Betty Chew

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chew (周).
Betty Chew Gek Cheng
周玉清
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
for Kota Laksamana
In office
21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLai Keun Ban
Majority7,242
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
for Durian Daun
In office
29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byYew Kok Kee
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Majority3,369
Personal details
Born (1964-08-15) 15 August 1964 (age 60)
Tengkera, Malacca, Malaysia
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008-2015)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(1998-2004)
SpouseLim Guan Eng
Children4
OccupationPolitician

Betty Chew Gek Cheng (Chinese: 周玉清; pinyin: Zhōu Yùqīng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiu Ge̍k-chheng; born 15 August 1964) is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition who served as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kota Laksamana from March 2004 to May 2013 and Durian Daun from November 1999 to March 2004. She also served as Malacca State Women Chief of DAP of as of 2005. She is also the spouse and wife of Lim Guan Eng, the present National Chairman and former Secretary-General of DAP, former Minister of Finance and former Chief Minister of Penang as well as the daughter-in-law of another former Secretary-General and former National Chairman of DAP, Lim Kit Siang.[1]

In 2005, she suffered a surprise defeat when running for re-election to the DAP Malacca committee, placing second-last, finishing ahead of only her husband. However, while her husband automatically qualified to sit on the committee by virtue of his position as party Secretary-General, Chew did not.[1] Chew was "saddened by the results", but said she accepted her defeat.[2] However, Teresa Kok, a DAP Member of Parliament, suggested there was a conspiracy behind the defeat of Lim and Chew in their re-election campaigns.[3]

In 2006, it was reported that Chew would become the first Malacca assemblyman to give birth while in office. At the time, Chew had 4 children with Lim.[4]

In 2008, Chew defeated newcomer Lee Kiat Lee for the Kota Laksamana seat where she had 11043 votes while Lee had only 3801 votes.

  1. ^ a b "Guan Eng and wife voted out of Malacca DAP committee". (20 December 2005). The Star (Malaysia).
  2. ^ "Betty upset over her ouster". (19 December 2005). The Star (Malaysia).
  3. ^ Beh, Lih Yi (19 December 2005). "Mr and Mrs Lim's defeat a 'conspiracy'". Malaysiakini.
  4. ^ Conflicts and developments Archived 22 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine. (29 December 2006). Malaysia Today.