Lee Boon Chye

Lee Boon Chye
李文材
Deputy Minister of Health
In office
2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020
MonarchsMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2020)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterDzulkefly Ahmad
Preceded byHilmi Yahaya
Succeeded byNoor Azmi Ghazali
(Deputy Minister of Health I)
Aaron Ago Dagang
(Deputy Minister of Health II)
ConstituencyGopeng
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Gopeng
In office
8 March 2008 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byTing Chew Peh
(BNMCA)
Succeeded byTan Kar Hing
(PHPKR)
Majority7,768 (2008)
15,309 (2013)
29,778 (2018)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2008–2018People's Justice Party
2018–2022Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born
Lee Boon Chye

(1959-09-26) 26 September 1959 (age 65)
Segamat, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Nationality Malaysia
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(1999–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
SpouseLo Lee Hong
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionCardiologist
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Lee Boon Chye (Chinese: 李文材; pinyin: Lǐ Wéncái; born 26 September 1959) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Health in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gopeng from March 2008 to November 2022.[1] He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Lee Boon Chye, Y.B. Dr" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  2. ^ Tan, Joceline (25 October 2009). "Lobby for hot seat warms up". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Meet Malaysia's new Cabinet of 26 ministers, 23 deputy ministers". New Straits Times. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. ^ Yusof, Teh Athira (24 February 2020). "Cabinet is dissolved". New Straits Times. Retrieved 11 March 2020.