Chor Chee Heung

Chor Chee Heung
Chor Chee Heung
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	曹智雄
Hanyu Pinyin	Cáo Zhìxióng
Yale Romanization	Chòuh Ji-hùhng
Jyutping	Cou4 Zi3 Hung4
Hokkien POJ	Chô Tì-hiông
Tâi-lô	Tsô Tì-hiông

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri

Chor Chee Heung

PSM SSDK SPSK DGSM SSAP DGMK DPMK DPMP JP
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Chor Chee Heung PSM SSDK SPSK DGSM SSAP DGMK DPMK DPMP JP
曹智雄
Ministerial roles
2008–2009	Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
2009–2010	Deputy Minister of Finance
2010–2013	Minister of Housing and Local Government
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1990–2013	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	15 March 1955; Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN); Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Spouse	Puan Sri Datin Seri Cheong Guek Mee
Children	3
Alma mater	City University London ; Master's degree (Business Law)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Chor Chee Heung (Chinese: 曹智雄; pinyin: Cáo Zhìxióng; Jyutping: Cou4 Zi3 Hung4; Cantonese Yale: Chòuh Ji-hùhng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chô Tì-hiông; born 15 March 1955) is a Malaysian politician and was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Alor Setar constituency in Kedah, Malaysia from 21 October 1990 to 5 May 2013. He was a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) in the then-governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and was the Minister for Housing and Local Government.

Chor was elected to the Alor Setar constituency in 1990. He retained the seat in the 2008 election by 184 votes, before being defeated in the 2013 election. In June 2010, he was promoted to Minister of Housing and Local Government. He had previously been a Deputy Minister, and had served in various Parliamentary Secretary and Deputy Minister positions since 1995.

Chor was a MCA Vice President.

Personal life

Chor was born in Alor Setar. Before entering politics, he was a lawyer. He is married with 3 children.

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1990	P007 Alor Setar, Kedah	Chor Chee Heung (MCA)	22,714	54.48%	Tengku Mohammad Farris (S46)	17,579	42.16%	41,695	5,135	70.50
1995	P009 Alor Setar, Kedah	Chor Chee Heung (MCA)	28,943	69.07%	Tunku Sofia Md Jewa (S46)	11,278	26.91%	41,904	17,665	67.93%
1999		Chor Chee Heung (MCA)	27,847	63.96%	George John K. M. George (DAP)	13,258	30.45%	43,538	14,589	68.37%
2004		Chor Chee Heung (MCA)	28,379	65.61%	Siti Nor Abdul Hamid (PKR)	13,864	32.05%	43,257	14,515	75.48%
2008		Chor Chee Heung (MCA)	20,741	48.00%	Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR)	20,557	47.58%	43,206	184	73.28%
2013		Chor Chee Heung (MCA)	25,401	43.86%	Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR)	27,364	47.25%	57,912	1,873	83.92%
					Abdul Fisol Mohd Isa (BERJASA)	3,530	6.23%
					Jawahar Raja Abdul Wahid (BERSAMA)	257	0.45%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Malaysia :
- Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2014)

Kedah :
- Justice of the Peace of Kedah (JP) (1992)
- Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (1998)
- Knight Commander of the Glorious Order of the Crown of Kedah (DGMK) – Dato' Wira (2008)
- Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SSDK) – Dato' Seri (2012)
Kelantan :
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (DPMK) – Dato' (2003)
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Loyalty to the Crown of Kelantan (SPSK) – Dato' (2009)
Malacca :
- Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2002)
- Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2011)
Pahang :
- Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2011)
Perlis :
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (DPMP) – Dato' (2004)