Tan Kee Kwong

Yang Berhormat Dato' Dr.
Tan Kee Kwong
MP
陈记光
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Wangsa Maju
Assumed office
8 March 2013
Preceded by Wee Choo Keong (PKRPR)
Majority 5,511 (9.5%) (2013)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Segambut
In office
8 March 1995  7 March 2008
Preceded by New constituency
Succeeded by Lim Lip Eng (DAPPR)
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
Tan Kee Kwong
Traditional Chinese 陳記光
Simplified Chinese 陈记光

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

Parliament of Malaysia[6][7]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Majority
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

  1. "The Future Direction of Malaysian Politics" (PDF). Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Tan Kee Kwong". Malaysian MP Reference Site. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  3. "Message for YB Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong MP of Segambut Rapid Bas U 11 - bas "hantu"". 9 August 2007. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  4. tunku (30 April 2008). "Quit as Gerakan adviser, Tan Kee Kwong tells Keng Yaik". Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  5. "Tan Kee Kwong, Y.B. Dato' Dr.". Official Portal of Parliament of Malaysia. Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  7. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 13 Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri 2013". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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