Koh Tsu Koon
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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon 许子根 |
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Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Unity & Performance Management |
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In office 10 April 2009 – 5 May 2013 |
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| Constituency | Senator |
| 3rd Chief Minister of Penang | |
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In office 25 October 1990 – 11 March 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Lim Chong Eu |
| Succeeded by | Lim Guan Eng |
| 4th President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) | |
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In office 4 October 2008 – 16 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Lim Keng Yaik |
| Succeeded by | Chang Ko Youn (Acting President 2013) |
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Koh Tsu Koon 26 August 1949 Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) – Barisan Nasional |
| Spouse(s) | Chui Kah Peng (徐嘉平, deceased) |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Educator, politician |
| Religion | Buddhist |
Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon (born 26 August 1949; simplified Chinese: 许子根; traditional Chinese: 許子根; pinyin: Xǔ Zǐ Gēn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó Chú-kun) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Chief Minister of Penang from 1990 to 2008 and was appointed as a Senator; a member of the Dewan Negara, the upper house of the Malaysian Parliament. In April 2009, Koh was appointed Minister in the Prime Minister's Department by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak. He was famously known for contributing in "Sungai Pinang" campaign where he took almost 10 years to complete it.
He is the former president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan), a member of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, and also the first President of Gerakan not named a candidate in the Malaysian General Election.
Koh Tsu Koon was born in Penang in 1949 and attended Phor Tay Primary School and Chung Ling High School. He graduated from Princeton University in 1970 with a degree in physics, and obtained his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1977 in economics and sociology of education. He was a Fulbright scholar at Stanford University from 1980 to 1981.
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