Loke Yuen Yow Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Loke Yuen Yow
Office1:Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports
Term Start1:8 May 1995
Term End1:14 December 1999
Monarch1:Ja'afar
Salahuddin
Primeminister1:Mahathir Mohamad
Minister1:Muhyiddin Yassin
Predecessor1:Teng Gaik Kwan
Successor1:Ong Tee Keat
Constituency1:Tanjong Malim
Office2:Deputy Minister of Finance II
Term Start2:14 August 1989
Term End2:3 May 1995
Alongside2:Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad
Abdul Ghani Othman
Mustapa Mohamed
Monarch2:Azlan Shah
Ja'afar
Primeminister2:Mahathir Mohamad
Predecessor2:Ng Cheng Kiat
Successor2:Wong See Wah
Constituency2:Tanjong Malim
Constituency Mp3:Tanjong Malim
Parliament3:Malaysian
Term Start3:3 August 1986
Term End3:8 March 2008
Predecessor3:Mak Hon Kam (BN–MCA)
Successor3:Ong Ka Chuan (BN–MCA)
Majority3:10,698 (1986)
15,246 (1990)
20,664 (1995)
11,222 (1999)
14,693 (2004)
Birth Date:10 September 1952
Nationality:Malaysian
Party: Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Otherparty:Barisan Nasional (BN)
Module:
Child:yes
Hide:no
T:陸垠佑
S:陆垠佑
Poj:Lio̍k Gûn-iū
Tl:Lio̍k Gûn-iū
J:Luk6 Ngan4 Jau6
Phfs:Lu̍k Ngiùn-iu
P:Lù Yín Yòu

Dato' Loke Yuen Yow (born 10 September 1952) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Tanjong Malim from 1986 to 2008 and Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports during 1995–1999 in Mahathir Mohamad cabinet. His biggest achievement in Ministry of Youth and Sports is the organization of 1998 Commonwealth Games led by the minister Muhyiddin Yassin.[1]

Politics

Proposal to appoint President of MCA as second Deputy Prime Minister

He proposed to the then Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak to establish a second Prime Minister post and appoint a Malaysian Chinese for the post as a sign of sharing power in 2009. At that time, he was a Minister in the Prime Minister Department and also the Secretary General of Malaysian Chinese Association.[2]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallot castMajorityTurnout
1986P071 Tanjong Malim, Perak (MCA)18,69362.65%Liew Fatt Yuen (DAP)7,99526.80%29,83610,69869.45%
Ho Shing Chong @ Ghazali Ho (PAS)2,4648.26%
1990 (MCA)23,95370.54%Abdul Rahim Mat Taib (DAP)8,70725.64%33,95615,24669.82%
1995P074 Tanjong Malim, Perak (MCA)25,75280.70%Wan Mokhtar Wan Endut (S46)5,08815.94%31,91020,66460.90%
1999 (MCA)22,15064.11%Ng Lum Yong (keADILan)10,92831.63%34,54911,22263.17%
2004P077 Tanjong Malim, Perak (MCA)24,28368.84%Shamsuddin Abdul Rahman (PKR)9,59027.19%35,27314,69366.88%

Honours

References

  1. Web site: Citizen Nades - Soccer reform at home? . 2022-03-05 . www.thesundaily.my . en-MY.
  2. Web site: 2017-01-23 . DPM II proposal was my personal view, says MCA's Loke . 2022-03-05 . Malaysiakini.
  3. Web site: AMP 1986. pingat.perak.gov.my.
  4. Web site: DPMP 1989. pingat.perak.gov.my.
  5. Web site: JP 2002. pingat.perak.gov.my.