Liew Vui Keong

Liew Vui Keong
刘伟强
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
Legal Affairs
In office
2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020
MonarchsMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2020)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
DeputyMohamed Hanipa Maidin
Preceded byAzalina Othman Said
Succeeded byTakiyuddin Hassan
ConstituencyBatu Sapi
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
Legal Affairs
In office
10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013
MonarchsMizan Zainal Abidin
(2009–2011)
Abdul Halim
(2011–2013)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterMohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
Preceded byHasan Malek
Succeeded byRazali Ibrahim
ConstituencySandakan
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry I
In office
19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
Serving with Jacob Dungau Sagan
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
Preceded byAhmad Husni Hanadzlah
Succeeded byMukhriz Mahathir
ConstituencySandakan
3rd President of Liberal Democratic Party
In office
18 August 2006 – 2014
DeputyChin Su Phin
Preceded byChong Kah Kiat
Succeeded byTeo Chee Kang
ConstituencySandakan
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Batu Sapi
In office
9 May 2018 – 2 October 2020
Preceded byTsen Thau Lin
(BNPBS)
Succeeded byKhairul Firdaus Akbar Khan (GRSSabah BERSATU)
Majority4,619 (2018)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Sandakan
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byChong Hon Min (IND)
Succeeded byWong Tien Fatt (DAP)
Majority176 (2008)
Personal details
Born(1960-01-18)18 January 1960
Kota Belud, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Died2 October 2020(2020-10-02) (aged 60)
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Resting placeNirvana Memorial Park Kota Kinabalu, Mile 17, Old Tuaran Road, Telipok, Kota Kinabalu
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party (LDP)
(1994–2018)
Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN)
(2018–2020)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(1994-2018)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(allied) (2018–2020)
SpouseLindai Lee
OccupationPolitician

Zachary David Liew Vui Keong[1] (simplified Chinese: 刘伟强; traditional Chinese: 劉偉強; pinyin: Liú Wěiqiáng; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Liù Vî-khiòng; 18 January 1960 – 2 October 2020) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of legal affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department also in charge of legal affairs as well as Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry I in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak from March 2008 to May 2013. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Sapi from May 2018 till his death in October 2020 and for Sandakan from March 2008 to his defeat in May 2013. He served as the 3rd President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2014, when he was replaced by Teo Chee Kang in a rancorous internal dispute. He disputed Teo's claim of the LDP party presidency with the Registrar of Societies (RoS).[2] In 2018, Liew led about 200 LDP members to leave the party. He then joined another Sabah-based political party, Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) led by former Chief Minister of Sabah Shafie Apdal and served as its Permanent Chairman.[3][4][5]

On 2 October 2020, Liew died at the age of 60 from pneumonia while being treated for a slipped disc.[1][6]

  1. ^ a b "Obituary: Datuk Zachary David Liew Vui Keong". Ben Mansul. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020 – via Facebook.
  2. ^ "Teo unperturbed by LDP faction elections". The Borneo Post. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Liew leaves LDP with 200 members". The Borneo Post. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. ^ "VK Liew appointed Warisan permanent chairman". The Borneo Post. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018 – via PressReader.
  5. ^ "New Cabinet all sworn-in before King (Full List)". The Star. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Former minister and Batu Sapi MP VK Liew dies". Malay Mail. MalayMail.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.