Yang Berhormat Tuan Chow Kon Yeow MLA |
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曹观友 | |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tanjong, Penang |
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In office 1999–2013 |
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Preceded by | Lim Kit Siang |
Succeeded by | Ng Wei Aik |
Member of the Penang State Assembly for Padang Kota | |
Assumed office 2008 |
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Preceded by | Teng Chang Yeow (Gerakan – BN) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Chow Kon Yeow 14 November 1958 Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | DAP – Pakatan 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.