Chor Chee Heung (; born 15 March 1955) is a

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and was the

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for the

Alor Setar Alor Setar ( Jawi: الور ستار, Kedahan: ''Loqstaq'') is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is the second-largest city in the state after Sungai Petani and one of the most-important cities on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia ...

constituency in

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from 21 October 1990 to 5 May 2013. He was a member of the

Malaysian Chinese Association The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA; zh, 马来西亚华人公会; ; ta, மலேசிய சீனர் சங்கம், initially known as the Malayan Chinese Association) is a uni-racial political party in Malaysia that seeks to ...

(MCA) in the then-governing

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(BN) coalition and was the Minister for Housing and Local Government. Chor was elected to the Alor Setar constituency in 1990. He retained the seat in the 2008 election by 184 votes, before being defeated in the 2013 election. In June 2010, he was promoted to

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. He had previously been a Deputy Minister, and had served in various Parliamentary Secretary and Deputy Minister positions since 1995. Chor was a MCA Vice President.

Personal life

Chor was born in Alor Setar. Before entering politics, he was a lawyer. He is married with 3 children.

Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

* : **

Commander of the

Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign. The order was instituted on ...

(PSM) - Tan Sri (2014) * : ** Knight Companion of the

Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah The Illustrious Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Yang Mulia Setia di-Raja'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kedah History It was founded by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 21 September 1973. C ...

(DSDK) - Dato' (1998) ** Knight Commander of the Glorious Order of the Crown of Kedah (DGMK) - Dato' Wira (2008) ** Knight Grand Companion of the

(SSDK) - Dato' Seri (2012) * : ** MY-KEL Order of the Crown of Kelantan - Star of Muhammad

Knight Commander of the

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(DPMK) - Dato' (2003) ** My-KEL Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Kelantan

Knight Grand Commander of the

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(SPSK) - Dato' (2009) * : ** MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca

Companion Class I of the

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(DMSM) - Datuk (2002) ** MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca

Grand Commander of the

(DGSM) - Datuk Seri (2011) * : ** MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP

Grand Knight of the

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(SSAP) - Dato' Sri (2011) * : ** MY-PERL Order of the Crown of Perlis - Knight Commander - DPMP

Knight Commander of the

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(DPMP) - Dato' (2004)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chor, Chee Heung 20th-century Malaysian lawyers Living people Malaysian Chinese Association politicians Malaysian people of Hakka descent Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent People from Dabu People from Alor Setar 1955 births Malaysian Buddhists Government ministers of Malaysia Members of the Dewan Rakyat Alumni of City, University of London Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia Knights Grand Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah