Loke Yuen Yow

In this Chinese name, the family name is Loke (陆).

Loke Yuen Yow (Chinese: 陆垠佑; pinyin: Lù Yín Yòu; born 10 September 1952) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Malim from August 1986 to March 2008^[1] and Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports during 1995–1999 in Mahathir Mohamad cabinet. His biggest achievement in Ministry of Youth and Sports is the organization of 1998 Commonwealth Games led by the minister Muhyiddin Yassin.^[2]

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Loke Yuen Yow DPMP AMP JP
陆垠佑
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports
In office 8 May 1995 – 14 December 1999
Monarchs	Ja'afar Salahuddin
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin
Preceded by	Teng Gaik Kwan
Succeeded by	Ong Tee Keat
Constituency	Tanjong Malim
Deputy Minister of Finance II
In office 14 August 1989 – 3 May 1995 Serving with Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad (1987–1990) Abdul Ghani Othman (1990–1993) Mustapa Mohamed (1993–1995) (Deputy Minister of Finance I)
Monarchs	Azlan Shah Ja'afar
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Daim Zainuddin (1986–1991) Anwar Ibrahim (1991–1995)
Preceded by	Ng Cheng Kiat
Succeeded by	Wong See Wah
Constituency	Tanjong Malim
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tanjong Malim
In office 3 August 1986 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Mak Hon Kam (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by	Ong Ka Chuan (BN–MCA)
Majority	10,698 (1986) 15,246 (1990) 20,664 (1995) 11,222 (1999) 14,693 (2004)
Personal details
Born	(1952-09-10) 10 September 1952 (age 72)
Nationality	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)

Politics

Proposal to appoint President of MCA as second Deputy Prime Minister

He proposed to the then Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak to establish a Deputy Prime Minister II post and appoint a Malaysian Chinese for the post as a sign of power sharing in 2009.^[3]

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly^[4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1982	N20 Gopeng		Loke Yuen Yow (MCA)

Parliament of Malaysia^[1]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballot cast	Majority	Turnout
1986	P071 Tanjong Malim		Loke Yuen Yow (MCA)	18,693	62.65%		Liew Fatt Yuen (DAP)	7,995	26.80%	29,836	10,698	69.45%
							Ho Shing Chong @ Ghazali Ho (PAS)	2,464	8.26%
1990			Loke Yuen Yow (MCA)	23,953	70.54%		Abdul Rahim Mat Taib (DAP)	8,707	25.64%	33,956	15,246	69.82%
1995	P074 Tanjong Malim		Loke Yuen Yow (MCA)	25,752	80.70%		Wan Mokhtar Wan Endut (S46)	5,088	15.94%	31,910	20,664	60.90%
1999			Loke Yuen Yow (MCA)	22,150	64.11%		Ng Lum Yong (keADILan)	10,928	31.63%	34,549	11,222	63.17%
2004	P077 Tanjong Malim		Loke Yuen Yow (MCA)	24,283	68.84%		Shamsuddin Abdul Rahman (PKR)	9,590	27.19%	35,273	14,693	66.88%

Honours

• Perak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1989)^[5]
  • Member of the Order of the Perak State Crown (AMP) (1986)^[6]
  • Justice of the Peace (JP) (2002)^[7]