Lee Chee Leong

Dato' Lee Chee Leong (Chinese: 李志亮; pinyin: Lǐ Zhìliàng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Chì-liōng; born 22 October 1957)[1] is a Malaysian politician from the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA). He served as one-term Member of Parliament (MP) of Malaysia for Kampar constituency in Perak, Malaysia from March 2008 to May 2013. As MP, he was twice appointed a deputy minister, first at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from April 2008 to June 2010 and later at the Ministry of Home Affairs from June 2010 to May 2013.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee (李).
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Lee Chee Leong

DPMP
李志亮
Deputy Minister of Finance II
In office
27 June 2016 – 10 May 2018
Serving with Othman Aziz
MonarchAbdul Halim
Muhammad V
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterNajib Razak (first)
Johari Abdul Ghani (second)
Preceded byChua Tee Yong
Succeeded byAmiruddin Hamzah
ConstituencySenator
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry
In office
27 June 2014 – 27 June 2016
Serving with Hamim Samuri (2014–2015)
Ahmad Maslan (2015–2016)
MonarchAbdul Halim
Muhammad V
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterMustapa Mohamed
Ong Ka Chuan (2015–2016)
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byChua Tee Yong
ConstituencySenator
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office
4 June 2010 – 15 May 2013
Serving with Abu Seman Yusop
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterHishammuddin Hussein
Preceded byJelaing Mersat
Succeeded byWan Junaidi
ConstituencyKampar
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
10 April 2009 – 4 June 2010
Serving with A. Kohillan Pillay
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterAnifah Aman
Preceded byAbdul Rahim Bakri
Succeeded byRichard Riot Jaem
ConstituencyKampar
Vice-President of Malaysian Chinese Association
In office
21 December 2013 – 3 November 2018
PresidentLiow Tiong Lai
DeputyWee Ka Siong
Preceded byNg Yen Yen
Succeeded byLim Ban Hong
ConstituencyKampar
Treasurer-General of Malaysian Chinese Association
Assumed office
4 November 2018
PresidentWee Ka Siong
DeputyLawrence Low Ah Keong
Preceded byKuan Peng Soon
ConstituencyKampar
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kampar
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byHew See Tong (MCA–BN)
Succeeded byKo Chung Sen (DAP)
Majority2,697 (2008)
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Malim Nawar
In office
24 April 1995 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byChoo Kiang Seong (MCA–BN)
Succeeded byKeshvinder Singh (DAP)
Majority7,043 (1995)
5,979 (1999)
6,890 (2004)
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Tanjong Tualang
In office
20 October 1990 – 24 April 1995
Preceded byNgan Siong Hing (MCA–BN)
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Majority1,946 (1990)
Personal details
Born
Lee Chee Leong

(1957-10-22) 22 October 1957
Ipoh, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Nationality Malaysia
Political partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Spouse(s)Lee Sieng Shuen
Children4
ResidenceIpoh, Perak, Malaysia
Alma materBristol Polytechnic
OccupationPolitician

He is currently serving as the treasurer-general of MCA, having previously been in office as one of four MCA vice-presidents between 2013 and 2018.[2] He is also chairperson of the Kedah MCA state liaison committee and MCA Kampar division.[3]

Early life and education

Lee was born in Ipoh, Perak and completed his GCE Advanced Level at England's Hitchin College in 1978.[4] He graduated from Bristol Polytechnic with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in accounting and finance in 1981. He is married to Karen Lee Sieng Shuen and has four daughters.[5]

Political career

Lee was elected to the Perak State Legislative Assembly in 1990,[5] holding the seat of Tanjung Tualang and was a Perak state executive council (EXCO) member. Lee was successful in his candidacy for the parliamentary seat of Kampar in the 12th Malaysian general election and was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs under the cabinet of Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak, in April 2009. He was then appointed as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs in a minor cabinet reshuffle in June 2010.[6]

After failing to retain the Kampar parliamentary seat in the 13th Malaysian general election held in 2013, Lee was nominated as one of two senators from Perak in 2014.[7] Soon thereafter, he was sworn-in as Second Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry on 27 June 2014.[8][9]

In June 2016, prime minister Najib reshuffled his cabinet and Lee was made Deputy Minister of Finance II.[10] He would serve in this capacity until May 2018 when the National Front (BN), together with its component parties including the MCA, was sensationally defeated in the 14th Malaysian general election. Lee failed to regain the Kampar parliamentary seat whilst suffering a decreased share of votes.[11]

Election results
Perak State Legislative Assembly[12][13]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
1990 Tanjung Tualang Lee Chee Leong (MCA) 6,783 54% Wong Yoon Choong (DAP) 4,837 38%
1995 Malim Nawar Lee Chee Leong (MCA) 11,444 70% Yew Swee Fong (DAP) 4,401 27%
1999 Lee Chee Leong (MCA) 10,678 67% Su Keong Siong (DAP) 4,699 30%
2004 Lee Chee Leong (MCA) 10,493 72% Hong Chin Poe (DAP) 3,603 5%
Parliament of Malaysia[12][13][14][15]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 Kampar Lee Chee Leong (MCA) 20,126 53.59% Keong Meng Sing (DAP) 17,429 46.41% 38,953 2,697 65.16%
2013 Lee Chee Leong (MCA) 21,463 44.41% Ko Chung Sen (DAP) 26,863 55.59% 49,265 5,400 77.44%
2018 Lee Chee Leong (MCA) 18,415 35.08% Su Keong Siong (DAP) 30,216 57.56% 53,567 11,801 77.15%
Yougan Mahalingam (PAS) 3,864 7.36%

Honours

See also

References
  1. "Deputy Foreign Minister". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  2. "MCA polls: New leaders will bring a breath of fresh air, says Lee". The Star (Malaysia). 22 December 2013.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Lee Chee Leong". 13 March 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. Pek Yee, Foong (10 May 2009). "From Kampar to Putrajaya". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  6. Kong, Lester (4 June 2010). "Chee Leong prefers to let his work do the talking". The Star. Star Publications. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  7. "MCA V-P Lee Chee Leong made senator". The Star (Malaysia). 4 April 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. "Liow Tiong Lai named Malaysia transport minister; reshuffle includes other MCA and Gerakan reps". The Straits Times. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  9. Lai, Adrian (26 June 2014). "New picks pledge to work hard". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  10. "Najib's full 2016 cabinet line-up". Malaysiakini. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  11. "Gugurnya jaguh BN: 8 menteri, 19 timb menteri" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  12. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2010. Percentage figures are based on total turnout and include votes for candidates not listed.
  13. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  14. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2010..
  15. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 13 Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri 2013". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 8 May 2016.


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