Choo Wee Khiang
| Choo Wee Khiang | |
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| 朱为强 | |
| Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC (Whampoa) |
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In office 1997–2001 |
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| Preceded by | Seat Created |
| Succeeded by | Heng Chee How |
| Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC (Kallang) |
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In office 1991–1997 |
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| Preceded by | S Dhanabalan (Kallang SMC) |
| Succeeded by | Yaacob Ibrahim (Jalan Besar GRC-Kolam Ayer) |
| Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC (Joo Chiat) |
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In office 1988–1991 |
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| Preceded by | Yeoh Ghim Seng (Joo Chiat SMC) |
| Succeeded by | Lim Chee Onn |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party (1988-2001) |
Choo Wee Khiang (simplified Chinese: 朱为强; traditional Chinese: 朱為強; pinyin: Zhū Wéi Qiáng) is a Singaporean former politician. A former member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) in three elections. Choo resigned from his MP position and PAP membership before being convicted for cheating. He was charged in 2011 with three counts of corruption and one of criminal breach of trust during his tenure at the Singapore Table Tennis Association (of which he served as President from 1991–98 and from 2002–08).
Choo first became a Member of Parliament (MP) after the 1988 general elections where his party, PAP, contested and won the election in Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC) against the Singapore Justice Party.
In the 1991 general elections, Choo moved to Jalan Besar GRC and was re-elected via a walkover. In March 1992, Choo caused controversy when he remarked in Parliament about driving through Little India and finding the neighbourhood in "complete darkness" "not because there was no light, but because there were too many Indians around there". This led to calls for his resignation. Choo later apologised, calling his remarks a "joke". In the 1997 general elections, Choo contested in Jalan Besar GRC again and his team won the elections against the team from Singapore Democratic Party. In December 1999, Choo resigned from his MP position and PAP membership before pleading guilty to cheating charges in court. With Choo's resignation, Acting Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the other Jalan Besar GRC MPs will continue to serve the constituents.
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