Loh Gwo Burne (; born 26 February 1974) is a
Malaysian
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politician. He was the member of the
Malaysian Parliament
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for
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 ...
,
Selangor
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for one term from 2008 to 2013. He set in Parliament as a member of the
People's Justice Party
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(PKR) in the
Pakatan Rakyat
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(PR) opposition coalition then.
Loh first gained fame when a video that he shot lead to a
Royal Commission of Inquiry into the manipulation of judicial appointments.
In the
2008 election, he was named by
Keadilan
The People's Justice Party ( ms, Parti Keadilan Rakyat , often known simply as KEADILAN or PKR) is a reformist political party in Malaysia, formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party. The ...
to contest the 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 ...
, and subsequently defeated
Barisan Nasional
The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 ...
candidate
Lee Hwa Beng and independent Billi Lim Peng Soon.
Loh attended primary school at Sam Teck and secondary school at Poi Lam as well as
ACS in Singapore. He has a degree in law from London and a master in law from China.
Gwo Burne: Our Man in Kelana Jaya
from Din Merican: The Malaysian DJ Blogger. 28 March 2008
Election results
References
1974 births
Living people
People from London
Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent
People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians
Members of the Dewan Rakyat
Anglo-Chinese School alumni
Alumni of the University of Hull
China University of Political Science and Law alumni
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