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

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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

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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 The Democratic Action Party ( abbreviation: DAP; ms, Parti Tindakan Demokratik; ; ta, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Malaysia. As one of four component parties of th ...

(DAP), a component party of the

Pakatan Harapan The Alliance of Hope ( ms, Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH; stylized as HARAPAN) is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. It has been the ...

(PH) coalition governing the state.

Political career

He had served as Member of the

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(EXCO) in the

Pakatan Rakyat The People's Alliance ( ms, Pakatan Rakyat; abbrev: PR) was an informal Malaysian political coalition and successor to Barisan Alternatif (BA). The political coalition was formed by the People's Justice Party (PKR), Democratic Action Party ( ...

(PR) and

(PH) state administrations under former Chief Minister

Lim Guan Eng Lim Guan Eng (; born 8 December 1960) is a Malaysian politician and accountant from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bagan, Member of ...

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 Guru Gobind Singh (; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708), born Gobind Das or Gobind Rai the tenth Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. When his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was executed by Aurangzeb, Guru Gobind Sing ...

. 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

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(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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