Chow Kon Yeow ( zh, s=曹观友, t=曹觀友, p=Cáo Guānyǒu, c=, poj=Chô Kuan-iú; born 14 November 1957) is a Malaysian

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who has served as 5th

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since May 2018, Member of the

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(MLA) for Padang Kota since March 2008 and

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(MP) for

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from November 1999 to May 2013 and again from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member, National Vice Chairman and State Chairman of

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of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the

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(PH) coalition governing the state.

Political career

He had served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the

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(PR) and

(PH) state administrations under former Chief Minister

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from March 2008 to his promotion to Chief Ministership in May 2018. He is also the MLA of Penang for Pengkalan Kota from October 1990 to April 1995.

Appointment as National Vice Chairman

On 20 March 2022, on the 17th

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National Congress, Chow was re-elected into the Central Executive Committee with 1641 votes, the 2nd highest vote, after Gobind Singh. He was then re-appointed as the Vice National Chairman under

Personal life

Chow was born on 14 November 1957 in

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, Malaysia. He holds a Bachelor in Social Sciences (Hons) degree from University of Science Malaysia (USM). Before entering politics, Chow was a journalist by profession. Chow married Tan Lean Kee and the couple has two sons. He tested positive for

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in 1 November 2022.

Election results

References

External links

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website Living people 1957 births People from Selangor Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent Malaysian journalists Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians Members of the Penang State Legislative Assembly Chief Ministers of Penang Penang state executive councillors Members of the Dewan Rakyat 21st-century Malaysian politicians {{Malaysia-politician-stub