Ting Chew Peh | |
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陈祖排 | |
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | |
| In office 27 October 1990 – 14 December 1999 | |
| Monarchs | Sultan Azlan Shah Tuanku Ja'afar |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Daud Taha(1990–1995) Osu Sukam(1990–1994) Jeffrey Kitingan(1994–1995) |
| Preceded by | Lee Kim Sai |
| Succeeded by | Ong Ka Ting |
| Constituency | Gopeng |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forGopeng, Perak | |
| In office 16 May 1987 – 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Tan Koon Swan (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Lee Boon Chye (PR–PKR) |
| Majority | 4,523 (1987) 6,051 (1990) 14,788 (1995) 6,406 (1999) 14,782 (2004) |
| Secretary-General of theMalaysian Chinese Association | |
| In office July 1990 – 30 August 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Ng Cheng Kiat |
| Succeeded by | Ong Ka Chuan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1943-03-21)21 March 1943 (age 82) |
| Party |  Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya University of London University of Warwick |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Associate professor |
Ting Chew Peh (simplified Chinese:陈祖排;traditional Chinese:陳袓排;pinyin:Chén Zhǔpái; born 1943) is a Malaysian politician from theMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of theBarisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was the former member of theParliament of Malaysia for theGopeng constituency inPerak for five terms from 1987 to 2008. At the grassroots level, he was known for being the MCA former secretary-general for fifteen years from 1990 to 2005.
He is also the chairman of University Council forUniversiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) inMalaysia.
Ting graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from theUniversity of Malaya in 1970 andobtained a master's degree in sociology from theUniversity of London in 1972. He also holds a doctorate in philosophy, which he obtained from theUniversity of Warwick in 1976.
Ting started his career as a lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at theUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) from 1974 to 1980 and was subsequently an associate professor at the faculty until 1987. He joined the MCA in 1981 at the age of 38, but continued to be very vocal on issues affecting the Chinese community, particularly on education and culture and the MCA's role, through newspaper articles.[1]
Ting was elected toParliament of Malaysia in the1987 Gopeng by-election following the resignation of incumbent,Tan Koon Swan, who was serving a prison term in Singapore for thePan-El case.
He was then appointed as theMinister of Housing and Local Government in 1990, a post he held until 1999, by Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad. In 1990 and1995 general elections he won theGopeng parliamentary seat under theBN –MCA ticket. In1999 general election Ting retainedGopeng with a majority of 6406. He defeated Syed Ahmad Said Abas (MDP) and Abdul Rahman Said Alli (DAP). In2004 general election, he defeated DrLee Boon Chye ofPKR with a majority of 14,260 votes.
During the MCA General Assembly in 2005, for the MCA deputy president election, Ting got 738 votes was beaten byChan Kong Choy with 1315 votes.[2]
In the2008 general election, his name was dropped together with other MCA leaders likes DatukChua Jui Meng (Bakri), DatukLoke Yuen Yow (Tanjung Malim), DatukYap Pian Hon (Serdang), DatukWong Kam Hoong (Bayan Baru) danTan Yee Kew (Klang).[3]
In the business sector, Ting was the chairman of thePort Klang Authority (LPK) in 2002 and was questioned on 3 September 2009 byPAC followingPort Klang Free Zone losses. PKK's chairman received only RM2,259.95 per month allowance. Each board member gets an allowance of RM500 a month. As LPK chairman. Ting did not get big salaries.
He was also the Independent non-executive director of Puncak Niaga Holdings Berhad.[4]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 1987 | P064Gopeng | Ting Chew Peh (MCA) | 12,619 | 60.62% | Ahmad Nor (DAP) | 8,096 | 38.89% | N/A | 4,523 | N/A | ||
| Tan Kee Chye (IND) | 103 | 0.49% | ||||||||||
| 1990 | Ting Chew Peh (MCA) | 14,991 | 62.64% | Hong Chin Poh (DAP) | 8,940 | 37.36% | 24,725 | 6,051 | 68.02% | |||
| 1995 | P067Gopeng | Ting Chew Peh (MCA) | 22,774 | 74.04% | Lim Meng Loong (DAP) | 7,986 | 25.96% | 32,078 | 14,788 | 68.01% | ||
| 1999 | Ting Chew Peh (MCA) | 21,254 | 57.56% | Abdul Rahman Said Alli (DAP) | 14,848 | 40.20% | 38,419 | 6,406 | 69.17% | |||
| Syed Ahmad Imdadz Said Abas (MDP) | 829 | 2.24% | ||||||||||
| 2004 | P071Gopeng | Ting Chew Peh (MCA) | 30,312 | 66.12% | Lee Boon Chye (PKR) | 15,530 | 33.88% | 47,566 | 14,782 | 69.47% | ||
Malaysia
Commander of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) –Tan Sri (2003)[7]
Perak
Knight Grand Commander of theOrder of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) –Dato' Seri (2001)[8].svg)
Knight Commander of theOrder of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) –Dato' (1992)[9]
Selangor
Knight Commander of theOrder of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) –Dato' (1996)[10]The Chinese in Peninsular Malaysia: a study of race relations in a plural society, 1976[11]
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