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Yap Pian Hon (; born 4 November 1943) is a

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politician from the

Malaysian Chinese Association The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA; zh, 马来西亚华人公会; ; ta, மலேசிய சீனர் சங்கம், initially known as the Malayan Chinese Association) is a uni-racial List of political parties in Malaysia, pol ...

(MCA), a component party in the

Barisan Nasional The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...

(BN). He is a veteran party leader from the state of

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

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. Yap was a former

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) member and had left the party for MCA in 1974.

Political career

Yap was the

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man for

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for five terms; representing DAP (1969-1974) and MCA (1974-1978; 1982–1995). Then Yap served as the

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for

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for three terms from 1995 to 2008. In the

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Yap was energetic and optimistic for being nominated again as the BN candidate for the Serdang parliamentary seat although already in his seventies. Somehow, unluckily he lost. Yap joined DAP in 1968 and successfully stand for 1969 general election in Serdang state seat. He won but the state assembly was suspended from 1969 to 1971 upon national emergency declared because of 13 May incident in 1969. In 1973, Yap approached Selangor ruling BN's Menteri Besar

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for help to solve the problem of 50 families were to be evicted after living for 50 years on mining land at the 8th mile Puchong Road to make way for a development project and the problem was solved in one month after the mining company allocated a piece of land for the families. Somehow Yap's actions had caused some disagreement and dispute with

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, then party secretary-general. Yap quit DAP just before he got axed to be

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. He joined MCA after wooed by MCA president

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in 1974 and stand for MCA in 1974 general election. Yap was a MCA former Youth chairman; a Serdang assemblyman and a Selangor executive councillor; was very outspoken regarding Chinese school and education matters. He was once detained under the Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) during

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in 1987. He was also formerly three terms being one of MCA four vice-presidents from 1990 to 1999. He failed in his following attempts to be re-elected as the party vice-president again in 1999, 2005 and 2008 party elections. Despite being elected three times as vice-president, Yap was never recommended for the position of a minister or deputy minister, unlike the other vice-presidents. He was often described as “ cat with nine lives” for his political tenacity. One of his most notable contribution for the community of Serdang is the establishment of 1Malaysia Clinic in the Serdang area. The clinic would cater to almost 200,000 individual in 30 housing areas in the particular area.

Election results

Honours

* : ** Member of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...

(AMN) (1977) * : ** MY-SEL_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Selangor - SMS - AMS

Companion of the

Order of the Crown of Selangor The Most Illustrious Order of the Crown of Selangor (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Selangor Yang Amat Mulia'') is an Order (distinction), order awarded by Sultan of Selangor as a reward for general services to the sultan and state of ...

(SMS) **

MY-SEL_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Selangor_-_Knight_Commander_-_DPMS

Knight Commander of the

(DPMS) – Dato' (1985)

External links

九命猫部落格 MPSerdang (1995-2008) Blog

马华史里肯邦安部落格 MCA Seri Kembangan Blog

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yap, Pian Hon 1943 births Living people People from Selangor Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent Former Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians Independent politicians in Malaysia Malaysian Chinese Association politicians Members of the Dewan Rakyat Members of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly Selangor state executive councillors 21st-century Malaysian politicians Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Knights Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor

Political career

Election results

Honours

See also

External links

References