Khoo Poay Tiong
Khoo Poay Tiong | |
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邱培栋 | |
| Chairman of the Secretariat of the Malaysian Chinese New Village Division | |
| Assumed office 15 May 2024 | |
| Minister | Nga Kor Ming |
| Preceded by | Wong Kah Woh |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Melaka | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sim Tong Him (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 49,175 (2018) 46,420 (2022) |
| Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Ayer Keroh | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Seah Kwi Tong (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Kerk Chee Yee (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 3,205 (2008) 7,943 (2013) |
| State Leader of the Opposition of Malacca | |
| In office 1 July 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Governor | Mohd Khalil Yaakob |
| Chief Minister | Idris Haron |
| Preceded by | Goh Leong San |
| Succeeded by | Idris Haron |
| Constituency | Ayer Keroh |
| National Organising Secretary of the Democratic Action Party | |
| Assumed office 16 March 2025 | |
| Assistant | Lee Chin Chen Tan Hong Pin |
| Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| Preceded by | Steven Sim Chee Keong |
| Assistant National Organising Secretary of the Democratic Action Party | |
| In office 12 November 2017 – 16 March 2025 | |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng (2017–2022) Anthony Loke Siew Fook (2022–2025) |
| National Organising Secretary | Anthony Loke Siew Fook (2017–2022) Steven Sim Chee Keong (2022–2025) |
| Preceded by | Vincent Wu Him Ven |
| Succeeded by | Lee Chin Chen |
| State Chairman of the Democratic Action Party of Malacca | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2024 | |
| Deputy | Saminathan Ganesan |
| Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| Preceded by | Tey Kok Kiew |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Khoo Poay Tiong 13 December 1970 Malacca, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (since 1999) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999v2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Spouse | Lee Wei Cheng |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | B.A. (Honours) Economics, University of Malaya |
| Website | www.kotamelaka.com |
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| Traditional Chinese | 邱培棟 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 邱培栋 | ||||||||||
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Khoo Poay Tiong (simplified Chinese: 邱培栋; traditional Chinese: 邱培棟; pinyin: Qiū Péidòng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khu Pôe-tòng; born 13 December 1970) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Chairman of the Secretariat of the Malaysian Chinese New Village Division since May 2024 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Melaka since May 2018. He served as Leader of the Opposition of Malacca from July 2013 to May 2018 and Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ayer Keroh from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He has served as the National Organising Secretary of DAP since March 2025 and State Chairman of DAP of Malacca since June 2024. He served as the Assistant National Organising Secretary of DAP from November 2017 to his promotion in March 2025. He was the State Vice Chairman prior to his promotion to the state chairmanship. He is presently the sole Malacca DAP MP.