Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chow (周).

Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng (1927–28 December 2023) was a Malaysian politician who served as the first female chairman of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) from 1975 to 1985,^[1][2] Member of Parliament for Selayang from 1975 to 1978 and Ulu Langat from 1978 to 1986.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng PSM DPMS
周宝琼
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
In office 29 April 1982 – 1986
Monarchs	Sultan Ahmad Shah (1979–1984) Sultan Iskandar (1984–1989)
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by	Chin Hon Ngian
Succeeded by	Wang Choon Wing
Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Health
In office 1981–1982
Monarch	Sultan Ahmad Shah (1979–1984)
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Chong Hon Nyan
MCA Women Chief
In office 7 August 1975 – 11 December 1985
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Ulu Langat
In office 1978–1986
Preceded by	Lee Siok Yew (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by	Lee Kim Sai (BN–MCA)
Majority	941 (1978) 8,916 (1982)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Selayang
In office 14 June 1975 – 1978
Preceded by	Walter Loh Poh Khan (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by	Rafidah Aziz (BN–UMNO)
Majority	11,904 (1975)
Personal details
Born	1927 (1927)
Died	28 December 2023(2023-12-28) (aged 95–96)
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) (1970–2023)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (1970–2023)
Occupation	Politician

Death

Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng died on 28 December 2023.^[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1975	P077 Selayang		Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng (MCA)	19,338	70.96%		Idrus Idris (DAP)	7,434	27.28%	27,961	11,904	57.20%
							Ismail Man (IND)	481	1.76%
1978	P078 Ulu Langat		Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng (MCA)	12,539	44.85%		Ong Kwai Leng (DAP)	11,598	41.49%		941
							Zainal Abidin Mohd Sidek (PAS)	2,212	7.91%
							Kampo Radjo Bagindo Kayo (PRM)	902	3.23%
							Kamarulzaman Ibrahim (PEKEMAS)	706	2.53%
1982			Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng (MCA)	18,152	61.35%		Zainal Rampak (DAP)	9,236	31.21%	30,621	8,916	66.52%
							Yusof Siddiq (PAS)	2,201	7.44%

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2007)^[5]
• Selangor :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Datin Paduka (1981)^[6]