Victor Gu (full name ''Victor Gu Chian Peow'', born in 1977 in

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) is a former

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, was an active debater at

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. Gu is also a member of

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(MCA), and a DJ for Wah FM. On

, he hosted many shows, such as '' Bai Wan Fu Weng'', the Mandarin-language Malaysian version of ''

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''. Gu was chosen as

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(BN) candidate in the 2008 general election but he has lost.

Election results

Reality show participation

In 2015, Victor Gu has clinched the third place in ''I am Speaker'', a reality TV series in

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. He beat some 50 other contestants to reach the grand final of the show, which was aired last night on

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, after close to three months of intense battle. In his past appearances, Gu spoke passionately about Chinese education in Malaysia, justice and the death penalty.

References

1977 births Living people Malaysian television presenters Malaysian male actors Malaysian actor-politicians Malaysian Chinese Association politicians University of Malaya alumni {{Malaysia-politician-stub