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Chow Kon Yeow

Yang Berhormat Tuan
Chow Kon Yeow
MLA
曹观友
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tanjong, Penang
In office
1999–2013
Preceded by Lim Kit Siang
Succeeded by Ng Wei Aik
Member of the Penang State Assembly for Padang Kota
Assumed office
2008
Preceded by Teng Chang Yeow (GerakanBN)
Personal details
Born Chow Kon Yeow
(1958-11-14) 14 November 1958 (age 58)
Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party DAPPakatan Harapan
Spouse(s) Tan Lean Kee
Occupation Politician
Religion Buddhist

Chow Kon Yeow (simplified Chinese: 曹观友; traditional Chinese: 曹觀友; pinyin: Cáo Guān Yǒu; born 14 November 1958) is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of the Executive Council of the state of Penang as Chairman for the Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Committee and also as the state assemblyman represents the seat of Padang Kota in the Penang State Assembly. From 1999 until 2013 he was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Tanjong constituency in George Town, Penang.

Chow is also incumbent Democratic Action Party (DAP) Penang State Chairman.

Before entering politics, Chow was a journalist.



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