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Lee Hwa Beng () is a

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n politician and the former Selangor State Assemblyman for

Subang Jaya Subang Jaya is a city in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third district of Petaling. It consists of the neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19, UEP Subang Jaya (USJ), Putra Heights, Batu Tiga as well as PJS7, PJS9 ...

for three terms from 1995 to 2008. He is an

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by training and served as

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chairman from 2008 to 2011. Lee is 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), a major component party of the ruling

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(BN) coalition. He first contested in 1990 general election, running for the

Damansara Utama Damansara Utama is a suburb of Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. The suburb is divided into two sections, SS20 in the east and SS21 in the west which are separated in the middle by the Damansara–Puchong Expressway, a heavily used six-lane expre ...

state seat. He lost but went on to win the

state seat for three terms in

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and

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

general elections. In the 2008 general elections, Lee contested the parliamentary seat of

Kelana Jaya Kelana Jaya is a suburb of Petaling Jaya city, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia, comprising sections SS3, SS4, SS5, SS6, and SS7. The Damansara–Puchong Expressway cuts through this neighbourhood. The shopping mall Paradigm Mall is located here ...

, but lost out to

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(PKR) newcomer

Loh Gwo Burne Loh Gwo Burne (; born 26 February 1974) is a Malaysian politician. He was the member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kelana Jaya, Selangor for one term from 2008 to 2013. He set in Parliament as a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in ...

. Following his defeat, Lee was appointed Port Klang Authority chairman by Transport Minister

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amid a cloud of controversy over the

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scandal. He wrote the book “PKFZ:A Nation’s Trust Betrayed.” He was sacked by MCA in 2012 for investigating & exposing the PKFZ Fiasco. To date he has not joined any political party

Election results

Honours

* : **

MY-SEL Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah - Knight Companion - DSSA

Knight Companion of the

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(DSSA) - Dato' (1999)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Hwa Beng Living people Malaysian people of Chinese descent Malaysian Chinese Association politicians Members of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly Year of birth missing (living people)