Law Choo Kiang

Law Choo Kiang
Yang Berhormat Dato' Speaker; Law Choo Kiang; DMPN MLA
	刘子健
Speaker of Penang State Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 June 2013
Governor	Abdul Rahman Abbas
Chief Minister	Lim Guan Eng ; Chow Kon Yeow
Preceded by	Abdul Halim Hussain
Penang State Executive Councillor for Agriculture, Agro-based Industries, Rural Development and Flood Mitigation
	In office; 13 March 2008 – 8 May 2013
Governor	Abdul Rahman Abbas
Chief Minister	Lim Guan Eng
Preceded by	Azhar Ibrahim
Succeeded by	Afif Bahardin (Agriculture, Agro-based Industries, Rural Development) ; Chow Kon Yeow (Flood Mitigation)
Constituency	Bukit Tambun
Member of the Penang State Assembly; for Bukit Tambun
	In office; 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Lai Chew Hock (Gerakan – BN)
Succeeded by	Goh Choon Aik (PKR – PH)
Majority	5,129 (2008) ; 11,020 (2013)
Personal details
Born	Law Choo Kiang; 5 September 1970; Penang, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political; affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH); Pakatan Rakyat (PR); Barisan Alternatif (BA)
Alma mater	National Taipei University; Shanghai University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	State Legislative Assembly Speaker
Website	lawchookiang.wordpress.com

Law Choo Kiang (simplified Chinese: 刘子健; traditional Chinese: 劉子健; pinyin: Liú Zǐ Jiàn; born 5 September 1970) is the current speaker and member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly and politician from People's Justice Party (Malaysia).[1] He was state assemblyman for N18 - Bukit Tambun (2008-2018), Penang.[2]

Education

He obtained his formal education from Jit Sin Independent High School, Bukit Mertajam and his Bachelor of Business Administration from the National Taipei University, Taiwan in 1994. He has also obtained postgraduate degree in Mass Communication from Shanghai University.[3]

Political career

He joined National Justice Party (formerly known, prior changing to People's Justice Party) in 2000. He was appointed as the Chairman of People's Justice Party's Communication Bureau. He was the Chairman for People's Justice Party's branch of Bukit Mertajam.[3]

Law Choo Kiang was appointed as a Penang Exco member to handle Agricultural and Non-Urban Development portfolio in 2008. He was appointed as speaker for the Penang State Legislative Assembly in 2013.[3]

Election results

**Penang State Legislative Assembly**: N18 Bukit Tambun, P46 Batu Kawan[4][5][6]
Year		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	Law Choo Kiang (PKR)	9,855	67.7%	Huan Cheng Guan (Gerakan)	4,726	32.4%	14,826	5,129	81.4%
2013	Law Choo Kiang (PKR)	15,217	77.5%	Lai Chew Hock (Gerakan)	4,197	21.3%	19,950	11,020	88.6%
				A'ziss Zainal Abiddin (IND)	142	0.7%
				Loganathan Ayyayu (IND)	91	0.5%

**Parliament of Malaysia: P46 Batu Kawan, Penang**
Year			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004		Law Choo Kiang (PKR)	6,552	20.64%		Huan Cheng Guan (Gerakan)	17,097	53.85%	32,559	8,998	75.62%
2004		Law Choo Kiang (PKR)	6,552	20.64%		Tanasekharan Autherapady (DAP)	8,099	25.51%	32,559	8,998	75.62%

Honours

Penang :
- Companion of the Order of the Defender of State (DMPN) – Dato’ (2013)

References

"DAP picks Bukit Tambun's Law Choo Kiang as Penang State Assembly Speaker". The Malaysian Insider. The Malaysian Insider. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
"Malaysia's 13th General Election Results". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Publications. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
"Penang State Legislative Assembly". Penang State Legislative Assembly Official Portal. Penang State Government. 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
"Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

External links

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[1] "DAP picks Bukit Tambun's Law Choo Kiang as Penang State Assembly Speaker". The Malaysian Insider. The Malaysian Insider. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

[2] "Malaysia's 13th General Election Results". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Publications. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[auto-3] "Penang State Legislative Assembly". Penang State Legislative Assembly Official Portal. Penang State Government. 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2017-12-01.

[election_results-4] "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 1 May 2010.

[undiinfo-5] "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.

[6] "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.