Tan Kee Kwong
| Yang Berhormat Dato' Dr. Tan Kee Kwong MP | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 陈记光 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Wangsa Maju | |||||||||||||||||||
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Assumed office 8 March 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Wee Choo Keong (PKR–PR) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 5,511 (9.5%) (2013) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Segambut | |||||||||||||||||||
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In office 8 March 1995 – 7 March 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | New constituency | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Lim Lip Eng (DAP–PR) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
Tan Kee Kwong 1947[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Malaysian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Political party |
PKR (2008–) Gerakan (1995–2008) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parents | Tan Chee Khoon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Universiti Malaya[2] (M.B.B.S.) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation |
Politician Medical Doctor | ||||||||||||||||||
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Dato' Dr. Tan Kee Kwong (陈记光) is a Malaysian politician of Chinese origin. He was the deputy minister of Land and Cooperative Development as a Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) Member of Parliament.[3] He later joined People's Justice Party and currently sits on the disciplinary board of People's Justice Party (PKR). His father, Tan Sri Tan Chee Khoon is the founder of the Gerakan party and the official leader of opposition between 1964 and 1978.
Professional career
A medical doctor by profession, Tan graduated from University of Malaya and worked in United Kingdom during 1977 and 1981. He later returned to Malaysia and started a private clinic on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman in Kuala Lumpur.[2]
Politics
In 1995, he joined Gerakan two month before the general election and Tan Sri Dato' Alex Lee nominated him as a candidate in the new created parliamentary seat of Segambut. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Segambut in the 1995 election and was re-elected in 1999 and 2004 elections.
Tan joined PKR in August 2008, quitting Gerakan as an advisor.[4] He did not contest in the 2008 election. In the 2013 election, he was elected as a Member of Parliament from Wangsa Maju.[5]
Election Results
| Year | Constituency | Government | Votes | Pct | Opposition | Votes | Pct | Majority | ||
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| 1995 | P106 Segambut, Wilayah Persekutuan | Tan Kee Kwong (Gerakan) | 24,259 | 66.72% | Abdul Muluk Daud (DAP) | 12,101 | 33.28% | 12,158 | ||
| 1999 | Tan Kee Kwong (Gerakan) | 24,926 | 60.41% | M. Manoharan (DAP) | 16,338 | 39.59% | 8,588 | |||
| 2004 | P117 Segambut, Wilayah Persekutuan | Tan Kee Kwong (Gerakan) | 28,061 | 71.67% | Kuan Perk Siong (DAP) | 11,093 | 28.33% | 16,968 | ||
| 2013 | P116 Wangsa Maju, Wilayah Persekutuan | Mohd Shafei Abdullah (UMNO) | 26,130 | 45.23% | Tan Kee Kwong (PKR) | 31,641 | 54.77% | 5,511 | ||
References
- ↑ "The Future Direction of Malaysian Politics" (PDF). Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Tan Kee Kwong". Malaysian MP Reference Site. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Message for YB Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong MP of Segambut Rapid Bas U 11 - bas "hantu"". 9 August 2007. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ tunku (30 April 2008). "Quit as Gerakan adviser, Tan Kee Kwong tells Keng Yaik". Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Tan Kee Kwong, Y.B. Dato' Dr.". Official Portal of Parliament of Malaysia. Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 13 Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri 2013". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 8 May 2016.