Hou Kok Chung

Dato' Dr. Hou Kok Chung (Chinese: 何国忠; born 22 February 1963) is a Malaysian politician from the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) of the opposition Barisan National (BN) coalition.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Dr.

Hou Kok Chung

DIMP
何国忠
Deputy Minister of Higher Education I
In office
19 March 2008 – 15 May 2013
Serving with Idris Haron (2008–2009)
Saifuddin Abdullah (2009–2013)
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Najib Razak
MinisterMohamed Khaled Nordin
Preceded byOng Tee Keat
Succeeded byP. Kamalanathan
ConstituencyKluang
Vice-President of Malaysian Chinese Association
In office
21 December 2013 – 5 November 2018
PresidentLiow Tiong Lai
DeputyWee Ka Siong
Preceded byDonald Lim Siang Chai
Succeeded byTan Teik Cheng
ConstituencyKluang
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kluang
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byHoo Seong Chang (MCA–BN)
Succeeded byLiew Chin Tong (DAP)
Majority3,781 (2008)
Personal details
Born
Hou Kok Chung

(1963-02-22) 22 February 1963
Kluang, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Nationality Malaysia
Political partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
SOAS University of London
OccupationPolitician
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese何國忠
Simplified Chinese何国忠
Hanyu PinyinHé Guózhōng
Hokkien POJHô Koktiong
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Hou (何).

Personal life and education

Hailing from the state of Johor, his birthplace is Kluang, he received his early education at Kahang Chinese Primary School, Tengku Aris Bendahara Kluang National Secondary School, Sultan Abdul Jalil Kluang National Secondary School, Chong Hwa Chinese Secondary School and Kluang High School.[1]

Kok Chung is married to Lim Mooi Lang, and together has a son and two daughters.[2]

Kok Chung is an alumnus of University of Malaya (UM), and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the SOAS, University of London. He started as a lecturer in UM, moving up in his academic career as an associate professor, as Head of the East Asia Studies and most recently helm the Institute for China Studies in the same university as its director, when he opted for early retirement to contest in the 12th Malaysian general election.[1]

He had written, as well as co-authored numerous books, mostly related to the political, economic, education dan cultural endeavours of the Chinese community in Malaysia, and its connections to East Asian countries namely China, Japan dan Taiwan.

Kok Chung’s academic passion saw him appointed into Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Council as the deputy chairman; council member of Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TAR UC); Guest Professor to Xiamen University; and an adjunct professor of UTAR.

Political career

Formerly one of the four vice-presidents of MCA (2013-2018),[3] he secured the second highest number of votes during the party election held on 21 December 2013. Kok Chung is a 2nd term Senator in the Senate of Malaysia appointed in 2014 and ends in 2020.

In the 12th Malaysian general election, Kok Chung contested in the parliamentary constituency of Kluang (P.152) in the state of Johor as the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate, which he won. Winning in the 12th GE, Kok Chung’s earned a place as the deputy minister for Higher Education in the then newly-formed Malaysian Cabinet.[4]

In the 13th Malaysian general election in 2013, Kok Chung re-contested the constituency of Kluang, but was defeated by a Democratic Action Party (DAP) opponent, Liew Chin Tong.[5] In the 14th Malaysian general election, Kok Chung contested the Tebrau constituency (P.158) in Johor, but ultimately lost to Pakatan Harapan's Choong Shiau Yoon.[6][7]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[8][9][6][7]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P152 Kluang, Johor Hou Kok Chung (MCA) 27,970 53.62% Ng Lam Hua (DAP) 24,189 46.38% 52,159 3,781 76.60%
2013 Hou Kok Chung (MCA) 33,215 45.01% Liew Chin Tong (DAP) 40,574 54.99% 75,308 7,359 86.80%
2018 P158 Tebrau, Johor Hou Kok Chung (MCA) 27,310 26.27% Choong Shiau Yoon (PKR) 64,535 62.09% 105,420 37,225 85.68%
Abdullah Husin (PAS) 12,098 11.64%

Honours
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References
  1. "14th GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE PROFILE" (PDF). 28 April 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. "MCA's Dr Hou to contest Kluang seat". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  3. http://www.mca.org.my/2/Content/SinglePage?_param1=18-052018-120-05-201818&_param2=M
  4. "Two from MCA reappointed as senators". nst.com.my. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  5. https://undi.info/johor/r18/p152
  6. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. https://undi.info/johor/r18/p158
  8. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  9. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 13 Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri 2013". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  10. "Sultan of Pahang's birthday honours list 2010". The Star. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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