Chor Chee Heung

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chor (曹).

Chor Chee Heung (Chinese: 曹智雄; pinyin: Cáo Zhìxióng; Jyutping: Cou4 Zi3 Hung4; Cantonese Yale: Chòuh Ji-hùhng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chô Tì-hiông; born 15 March 1955) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Housing and Local Government from June 2010 to May 2013, Deputy Minister of Finance II from April 2009 to June 2010, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II from March 2008 to April 2009, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Transport from 1995 to 1999 in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Mahathir Mohamad, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak and former Ministers Najib, Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, Syed Hamid Albar and Ling Liong Sik as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Alor Setar from October 1990 to May 2013. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition.^[1]

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Chor Chee Heung PSM DPMP SPSK SSDK SSAP DGSM DGMK DPMK DMSM DSDK JP
曹智雄
Minister of Housing and Local Government
In office 4 June 2010 – 15 May 2013
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin (2010–2011) Abdul Halim (2011–2013)
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Deputy	Lajim Ukin (2009–2012)
Preceded by	Kong Cho Ha
Succeeded by	Abdul Rahman Dahlan (Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government)
Constituency	Alor Setar
Deputy Minister of Finance II
In office 10 April 2009 – 4 June 2010 Serving with Awang Adek Hussin (Deputy Minister of Finance I)
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister	Najib Razak (Minister of Finance I) Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (Minister of Finance II)
Preceded by	Kong Cho Ha
Succeeded by	Donald Lim Siang Chai
Constituency	Alor Setar
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II
In office 19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009 Serving with Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I)
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Syed Hamid Albar
Preceded by	Tan Chai Ho
Succeeded by	Jelaing Mersat
Constituency	Alor Setar
Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Transport
In office 1995–1999
Monarchs	Ja'afar (1995–26 April 1999) Salahuddin (1999)
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Ling Liong Sik
Deputy Minister	Mohd Ali Rustam (1995–1996) Ibrahim Saad (1996–1999)
Preceded by	Mohamed Ujang
Succeeded by	Donald Lim Siang Chai
Constituency	Alor Setar
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Alor Setar
In office 21 October 1990 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Oo Gin Sun (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by	Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PR–PKR)
Majority	5,135 (1990) 17,665 (1995) 14,589 (1999) 14,515 (2004) 184 (2008)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1990–2013	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Chor Chee Heung (1955-03-15) 15 March 1955 (age 70) Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Cheong Guek Mee
Children	3
Alma mater	City, University of London (Master in Business Law)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Chor Chee Heung
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	曹智雄
Hanyu Pinyin	Cáo Zhìxióng
Yale Romanization	Chòuh Ji-hùhng
Jyutping	Cou4 Zi3 Hung4
Hokkien POJ	Chô Tì-hiông
Tâi-lô	Tsô Tì-hiông

Chor was elected to the Alor Setar constituency in 1990.^[2] He retained the seat in the 2008 election by 184 votes, before being defeated in the 2013 election.^[3] In June 2010, he was promoted to Minister of Housing and Local Government. He had previously been a Deputy Minister,^[4] and had served in various Parliamentary Secretary and Deputy Minister positions since 1995.^[5]

Chor was a MCA Vice President.

Personal life

Chor was born in Alor Setar. Before entering politics, he was a lawyer.^[5] He is married with 3 children.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[6][7][8]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1990	P007 Alor Setar		Chor Chee Heung (MCA)	22,714	54.48%		Tengku Mohammad Farris (S46)	17,579	42.16%	41,695	5,135	70.50
1995	P009 Alor Star		Chor Chee Heung (MCA)	28,943	69.07%		Tunku Sofia Md Jewa (S46)	11,278	26.91%	41,904	17,665	67.93%
1999			Chor Chee Heung (MCA)	27,847	63.96%		George John K. M. George (DAP)	13,258	30.45%	43,538	14,589	68.37%
2004			Chor Chee Heung (MCA)	28,379	65.61%		Siti Nor Abdul Hamid (PKR)	13,864	32.05%	43,257	14,515	75.48%
2008			Chor Chee Heung (MCA)	20,741	48.00%		Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR)	20,557	47.58%	43,206	184	73.28%
2013			Chor Chee Heung (MCA)	25,401	43.86%		Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR)	27,364	47.25%	57,912	1,873	83.92%
							Abdul Fisol Mohd Isa (BERJASA)	3,530	6.23%
							Jawahar Raja Abdul Wahid (BERSAMA)	257	0.45%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2014)^[9][10]
•  Kedah :
  • Justice of the Peace of Kedah (JP) (1992)^[11]
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (1998)^[9]
  • Knight Commander of the Glorious Order of the Crown of Kedah (DGMK) – Dato' Wira (2008)^[9][12]
  • Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SSDK) – Dato' Seri (2012)^[9][13]
•  Kelantan :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (DPMK) – Dato' (2003)^[9][14]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Loyalty to the Crown of Kelantan (SPSK) – Dato' (2009)^[9][15]
•  Malacca :
  • Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2002)^[9]
  • Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2011)^[9][16]
•  Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2011)^[9][17]
•  Perlis :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (DPMP) – Dato' (2004)^[9][18]