Chor Chee Heung

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chor (曹).
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Chor Chee Heung
PSM SSDK SPSK DGSM SSAP DGMK DPMK DPMP JP
曹智雄
Minister of Housing and Local Government
In office
4 June 2010 – 15 May 2013
MonarchsMizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyLajim Ukin (2009–2012)
ConstituencyAlor Setar
Deputy Minister of Finance II
In office
10 April 2009 – 4 June 2010
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterNajib Razak (Minister of Finance I)
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (Minister of Finance II)
ConstituencyAlor Setar
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II
In office
19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
Serving with Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I)
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
MinisterSyed Hamid Albar
ConstituencyAlor Setar
Parliamentary Secretary of the
Ministry of Transport
In office
1995–1999
MonarchsJa'afar
Salahuddin
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterLing Liong Sik
Deputy MinisterMohd Ali Rustam (1995–1996)
Ibrahim Saad (1996–1999)
Preceded byMohamed Ujang
Succeeded byDonald Lim Siang Chai
ConstituencyAlor Star
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1990–2013Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born (1955-03-15) 15 March 1955 (age 69)
Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
SpousePuan Sri Datin Seri Cheong Guek Mee
Children3
Alma materCity University London
Master's degree (Business Law)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
Chor Chee Heung
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese曹智雄
Hanyu PinyinCáo Zhìxióng
Yale RomanizationChòuh Ji-hùhng
JyutpingCou4 Zi3 Hung4
Hokkien POJChô Tì-hiông
Tâi-lôTsô Tì-hiông

Chor Chee Heung (Chinese: 曹智雄; pinyin: Cáo Zhìxióng; Jyutping: Cou4 Zi3 Hung4; Cantonese Yale: Chòuh Ji-hùhng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chô Tì-hiông; born 15 March 1955) is a Malaysian politician and was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Alor Setar constituency in Kedah, Malaysia from 21 October 1990 to 5 May 2013. He was a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) in the then-governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and was the Minister for Housing and Local Government.[1]

Chor was elected to the Alor Setar constituency in 1990.[2] He retained the seat in the 2008 election by 184 votes, before being defeated in the 2013 election.[3] In June 2010, he was promoted to Minister of Housing and Local Government. He had previously been a Deputy Minister,[4] and had served in various Parliamentary Secretary and Deputy Minister positions since 1995.[5]

Chor was a MCA Vice President.

  1. ^ "Chor Chee Heung, Y.B. Dato' Wira" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  2. ^ "YB Dato' Chor Chee Heung". MyKedah.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  4. ^ Tan, Joceline (2 June 2010). "Winds of change in Cabinet". The Star. Star Publications. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Chor Finally Makes It As Full Minister". Bernama. 1 June 2010.