Phee Boon Poh

In this Chinese name, the family name is Phee (彭).

Phee Boon Poh (simplified Chinese: 彭文宝; traditional Chinese: 彭文寶; pinyin: Péng Wénbǎo; Jyutping: Paang4 Man4 Bou2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phêⁿ Bûn-pó; Tâi-lô: Phênn Bûn-pó; born 1 December 1951) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under Chief Ministers Lim Guan Eng and Chow Kon Yeow from March 2008 to August 2023, State Leader of the Opposition of Penang from 2004 to 2008 as well as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Puyu from March 2004 to August 2023 and Bagan Jermal from October 1990 to April 1995. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH and formerly PR, Barisan Alternatif (BA) and Gagasan Rakyat (GR) coalitions.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Seri Phee Boon Poh DGPN
彭文宝
Member of the Penang State Executive Council
In office 16 May 2018 – 13 August 2023
Governor	Abdul Rahman Abbas (2018–2021) Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak (2021–2023)
Chief Minister	Chow Kon Yeow
Portfolio	Welfare, Caring Society and Environment
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Lim Siew Khim (Welfare) Sundarajoo Somu (Environment) Portfolio abolished (Caring Society)
Constituency	Sungai Puyu
In office 9 May 2013 – 14 May 2018
Governor	Abdul Rahman Abbas
Chief Minister	Lim Guan Eng
Portfolio	Welfare, Caring Society and Environment
Preceded by	Himself (Welfare and Caring Society) Chow Kon Yeow (Environment)
Succeeded by	Himself
Constituency	Sungai Puyu
In office 13 March 2008 – 7 May 2013
Governor	Abdul Rahman Abbas
Chief Minister	Lim Guan Eng
Portfolio	Health, Welfare and Caring Society
Succeeded by	Himself (Welfare and Caring Society) Afif Bahardin (Health)
Constituency	Sungai Puyu
State Leader of the Opposition of Penang
In office 2004–2008
Governor	Abdul Rahman Abbas
Chief Minister	Koh Tsu Koon
Constituency	Sungai Puyu
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Puyu
In office 21 March 2004 – 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Lee Ah Lee (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by	Phee Syn Tze (PH–DAP)
Majority	407 (2004) 9,201 (2008) 16,207 (2013) 19,569 (2018)
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Bagan Jermal
In office 21 October 1990 – 25 April 1995
Preceded by	Lim Hock Seng (DAP)
Succeeded by	Sak Cheng Lum (BN–MCA)
Majority	4,781 (1990)
Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly
1990–1995	Democratic Action Party
2004–2018	Democratic Action Party
2018–2023	Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born	Phee Boon Poh (1951-12-01) 1 December 1951 (age 73) Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political affiliations	Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1990–1995) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015)
Children	Phee Syn Tze (daughter)
Occupation	Politician

Phee Boon Poh
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	彭文寶
Simplified Chinese	彭文宝
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Péng Wénbǎo Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Paang4 Man4 Bou2 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Phêⁿ Bûn-pó Tâi-lô Phênn Bûn-pó

Election results

Penang State Legislative Assembly^[1][2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1990	N07 Bagan Jermal		Phee Boon Poh (DAP)	11,244	63.50%		Loong Kok Khoon (MCA)	6,463	36.50%	18,048	4,781	79.97%
1995	N08 Bagan Jermal		Phee Boon Poh (DAP)	6,053	35.77%		Sak Cheng Lum (MCA)	10,871	64.23%	17,392	4,818	75.46%
1999	N07 Sungai Puyu		Phee Boon Poh (DAP)	9,789	47.41%		Lee Ah Lee (MCA)	10,859	52.59%	21,038	1,070	79.97%
2004			Phee Boon Poh (DAP)	7,808	52.02%		Lee Ah Lee (MCA)	7,201	47.98%	15,309	607	78.51%
2008			Phee Boon Poh (DAP)	13,025	77.30%		Teh Lay Cheng (MCA)	3,824	22.70%	17,061	9,201	82.39%
2013			Phee Boon Poh (DAP)	19,381	85.93%		Sum Yoo Keong (MCA)	3,174	14.07%	22,729	16,207	90.00%
2018			Phee Boon Poh (DAP)	21,705	90.17%		Lim Hai Song (MCA)	2,136	8.87%	24,234	19,569	87.60%
							Tan Lay Hock (PRM)	101	0.42%
							Neoh Bok Keng (MUP)	79	0.33%
							Ong Yin Yin (PFP)	51	0.21%

Honours

• Penang :
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) – Dato' Seri (2023)^[3]