Lim Keng Yaik | |
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| 林敬益 | |
| Minister of Energy, Water and Communications | |
| In office 27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008 | |
| Monarchs | Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Deputy | Shaziman Abu Mansor |
| Preceded by | Leo Moggie Irok |
| Succeeded by | Shaziman Abu Mansor |
| Constituency | Beruas |
| Minister of Primary Industries | |
| In office 11 August 1986 – 26 March 2004 | |
| Monarchs | Iskandar Azlan Shah Ja'afar Salahuddin Sirajuddin |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Deputy | Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad Alias Ali Tengku Mahmud Tengku Mansor Siti Zainaboon Abu Bakar Hishammuddin Hussein Anifah Aman |
| Preceded by | Paul Leong Khee Seong |
| Succeeded by | Peter Chin Fah Kui (as Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities) |
| Constituency | Beruas |
| 3rd President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | |
| In office 1980 – 8 April 2007 | |
| Deputy | Kerk Choo Ting Koh Tsu Koon |
| Preceded by | Lim Chong Eu |
| Succeeded by | Koh Tsu Koon |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Beruas | |
| In office 3 August 1986 – 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Chen Wing Sum (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Ngeh Koo Ham (DAP) |
| Majority | 1,015 (1986) 863 (1990) 11,254 (1995) 1,455 (1999) 4,564 (2004) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lim Keng Yaik 8 April 1939 Tapah, Perak, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 22 December 2012 (aged 73) Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | MCA (1968–1973) Gerakan (1973–2008) |
| Other political affiliations | Alliance (1968–1973) Barisan Nasional (1973–2008) |
| Spouse | Toh Puan Wong Yoon Chuan |
| Children | Datuk Lim Si Pin Lim Si Ching Lim Poi Giok Lim Poi Jing |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
| Occupation | Medical doctor |
Tun Dr. Lim Keng Yaik SSM (Chinese: 林敬益; pinyin: Lín Jìngyì; Jyutping: Lam4 Keng3 Yik4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Kèng-ek; 8 April 1939 – 22 December 2012) was a Malaysian politician and former Minister of Energy, Water and Communications in the Malaysian cabinet. He was the third president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) from 1980 until stepping down on 8 April 2007 to pave the way for Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon.[1] Just before his death, he was among the only four living Chinese with Tunship holders in Malaysia.