Hou Kok Chung

Yang Berhormat Senator Dr. Hou Kok Chung
何国忠
Vice-President of Malaysian Chinese Association
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 December 2013
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kluang, Johor
In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Hoo Seong Chang
Succeeded by	Liew Chin Tong (DAP – PR)
Majority	3,781
Deputy Minister for Higher Education
In office 8 March 2008 – 3 April 2013
Personal details
Born	Hou Kok Chung 22 February 1963 Kluang, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association – Barisan Nasional
Alma mater	University of Malaya
Occupation	Politician

Dr. Hou Kok Chung (simplified Chinese: 何国忠; traditional Chinese: 何國忠; pinyin: Hé Guó Zhōng; born 22 February 1963) is a Malaysian politician and was one of the Deputy Ministers for Higher Education^[1] along with Dato Saifuddin Abdullah in the Malaysian Cabinet. He is an alumnus of Malaya University and used to work as an academician in the same university before he stood for elections.

In the 12th Malaysian general elections, Hou Kok Chung contested in the Parliamentary area of P.152 Kluang on the Barisan Nasional ticket and polled 27,970 votes against his opponent Ng Lam Hua from the Democratic Action Party who got 24,189 votes, a victory of a slight margin.^[2]

In the 13th Malaysian general elections, Hou Kok Chung contested again in the Parliamentary area of P.152 Kluang on the Barisan Nasional ticket and polled 33,215 votes against his opponent Liew Chin Tong from the Democratic Action Party who got 40,574 votes, a loss of greater margin.^[3]

References

1. Hui, Lee ting. Chinese schools in peninsular. Institute of Southeast Asian. pp. 239–. ISBN 978-981-4279-21-5. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
2. "Johor – Keputusan Penuh Pilihan Raya Umum 2008". Harian Metro Online (in Malay) (Kuala Lumpur). Retrieved 19 May 2013.
3. "P.125 Kluang". Sinar Harian (in Malay) (Kuala Lumpur). Retrieved 19 May 2013.

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