Betty Chew Gek Cheng (; born 15 August 1964) is a
Malaysian
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politician
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from the
Democratic Action Party
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(DAP), a component party of the
Pakatan Harapan
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(PH) opposition coalition who served as Member of the
Melaka State Legislative Assembly
The Malacca State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Melaka) is the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is composed of 28 members who are elected from single-member constituencies throughout the state. Ele ...
(MLA) for
Kota Laksamana from March 2004 to May 2013 and
Durian Daun from November 1999 to March 2004. She also served as State Women Chief of DAP of
Melaka
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as of 2005. She is also the spouse and wife of
Lim Guan Eng
Lim Guan Eng (; born 8 December 1960) is a Malaysian politician and accountant from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bagan, Member of the ...
, the present National Chairman and former Secretary-General of DAP, former
Minister of Finance
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and former
Chief Minister of Penang
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as well as the daughter-in-law of another former Secretary-General and former National Chairman of DAP,
Lim Kit Siang
Lim Kit Siang (; born 20 February 1941) is a Malaysian politician. He is the longest-serving leader of the opposition in Malaysia, having held the position for a total of 29 years on three separate occasions. He is also former Secretary-Genera ...
.
["Guan Eng and wife voted out of Malacca DAP committee"](_blank)
(20 December 2005). ''The Star (Malaysia)
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''.
In 2005, she suffered a surprise defeat when running for re-election to the DAP Malacca committee, placing second-last, finishing ahead of only her husband. However, while her husband automatically qualified to sit on the committee by virtue of his position as party Secretary-General, Chew did not.
Chew was "saddened by the results", but said she accepted her defeat. However,
Teresa Kok
Teresa Kok Suh Sim (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Kwo̍k Su-tshim''; born 31 March 1964) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Primary Industries in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ...
, a DAP Member of Parliament, suggested there was a conspiracy behind the defeat of Lim and Chew in their re-election campaigns.
In 2006, it was reported that Chew would become the first Malacca assemblyman to give birth while in office. At the time, Chew had 4 children with Lim.
Conflicts and developments
. (29 December 2006). ''Malaysia Today''.
In 2008, Chew defeated newcomer Lee Kiat Lee
Lee Kiat Lee (; born 23 June 1975) is a Malaysian politician for the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), in Malaysia. He is also an advocate and solicitor by profession.
Biography
Born on 23 June 1975 in Melaka, Lee Kiat Lee is the eldest ...
for the Kota Laksamana seat where she had 11043 votes while Lee had only 3801 votes.
Election results
References
1964 births
People from Malacca
Malaysian people of Hokkien descent
Malaysian people of Chinese descent
20th-century Malaysian lawyers
Living people
Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians
Members of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Women MLAs in Malacca
Malaysian women lawyers
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