Koh Tsu Koon | |
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| 许子根 | |
.jpg) Koh in 2011 | |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | |
| In office 10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013 (Unity & Performance Management) Serving with Idris Jala | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin (2009–2011) Abdul Halim (2009–2013) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Deputy | Devamany S. Krishnasamy |
| Preceded by | Shafie Apdal as Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Kurup |
| Constituency | Senator |
| 3rd Chief Minister of Penang | |
| In office 25 October 1990 – 11 March 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad (1990–2003) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2003–2008) |
| Governor | Hamdan Sheikh Tahir (1990–2001) Abdul Rahman Abbas (2001–2008) |
| Deputy | Ibrahim Saad (1990–1995) Mohd Shariff Omar (1995–1999) Hilmi Yahaya (1999–2004) Abdul Rashid Abdullah (2004–2008) |
| Preceded by | Lim Chong Eu |
| Succeeded by | Lim Guan Eng |
| Constituency | Tanjong Bunga |
| 4th President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | |
| In office 4 October 2008 – 16 May 2013 | |
| Deputy | Chang Ko Youn |
| Preceded by | Lim Keng Yaik |
| Succeeded by | Chang Ko Youn (Acting) Mah Siew Keong |
| Constituency | Tanjong |
| Senator Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong | |
| In office 9 April 2009 – 8 April 2015 | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin (2009–2011) Abdul Halim (2011–2015) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Bunga | |
| In office 21 October 1990 – 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Khoo Boo Yeang (BN–Gerakan) |
| Succeeded by | Teh Yee Cheu (DAP) |
| Majority | 1,012 (1990) 7,703 (1995) 6,861 (1999) 6,224 (2004) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tanjong | |
| In office 26 April 1982 – 3 August 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Wong Hoong Keat (BN–Gerakan) |
| Succeeded by | Lim Kit Siang (DAP) |
| Majority | 834 (1982) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Koh Tsu Koon 26 August 1949 Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–) |
| Spouse(s) | Chui Kah Peng (徐嘉平, deceased) |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Princeton University University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Educator |
Koh Tsu Koon (born 26 August 1949; simplified Chinese: 许子根; traditional Chinese: 許子根; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘ Chú-kun; pinyin: Xǔ Zǐgēn) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Chief Minister of Penang from 1990 to 2008, Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong from 1982 to 1986 and was appointed as a Senator from 2009 to 2015. A year after resigning as Chief Minister of Penang, Koh was appointed Minister in the Prime Minister's Department by Prime Minister Najib Razak. He was famously known for contributing in the Sungai Pinang campaign where he took almost 10 years and failed to complete it.
He was the fourth president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan), a former component Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition (currently a component of the Perikatan Nasional coalition) and also the first President of Gerakan not named a candidate in the Malaysian General Election.[1]