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词条 Paul Leong Khee Seong
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  1. Background

  2. Political career

  3. Education

  4. Personal life

  5. Election results

  6. Honours

  7. See also

  8. References

{{EngvarB|date=December 2018}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}{{Chinese name|Leong (梁)}}{{Infobox Politician
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Dato'
| name = Paul Leong Khee Seong
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|梁棋祥}}}}
| honorific-suffix = DPCM
| image =
| imagesize=
| birth_name = Paul Leong Khee Seong
| birth_date = 1939 (age 78–79)
| birth_place = Ipoh, Perak, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia)
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = Minister of Primary Industries
| successor = Lim Keng Yaik
| predecessor = Abdul Taib Mahmud
| primeminister = Hussein Onn
Mahathir Mohamad
| deputy = Bujang Ulis
Megat Junid Megat Ayub
| term_start = 28 July 1978
| term_end = 10 August 1986
| monarch = Yahya Petra
Ahmad Shah
Iskandar
| constituency = Taiping
| office1 = Chancellor of HELP University
| predecessor1 = Inaugural holder
| successor1 =
| term_start1 = 2012
| term_end1 =
| president1 = Paul Chan Tuck Hoong
| office2 = Deputy Minister of Primary Industries
| successor2 = Bujang Ulis
| predecessor2 = Yusof Rawa
| primeminister2 = Abdul Razak Hussein
Hussein Onn
| minister2 = Musa Hitam
Abdul Taib Mahmud
| term_start2 = 1974
| term_end2 = 1978
| monarch2 = Abdul Halim
Yahya Petra
| constituency2 = Taiping
| constituency_MP3 = Taiping
| parliament3 = Malaysian
| successor3 = Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting (GERAKAN-BN)
| predecessor3 = Constituency established
| majority3 = 3,187 (1974)
8,022 (1978)
15,278 (1982)
5,644 (1986)
| term_start3 = 1974
| term_end3 = 1990
| party = Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) (1965–1972)
Malaysian People's Movement Party (GERAKAN)
| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)
| alma_mater = University of New South Wales
| citizenship = Malaysian
| occupation = Politician
| profession =
| relations =
| spouse =
| children =
| footnotes =
}}Dato' Paul Leong Khee Seong (born 1939[1]) was a Malaysian politician from the Malaysian People's Movement Party (GERAKAN) who served as four-term Member of Parliament (MP) of Malaysia for Taiping between 1974 and 1990. He was also Minister of Primary Industries of Malaysia between 1978 and 1986.[2] He is currently the Chancellor of HELP University.[3]

Background

Leong was born in Ipoh, Perak to a family involved in tin mining and plantation with ancestral roots in Guangdong, China. Before entering politics, he was working in his father's business.[4]

Political career

Leong entered the Malaysian politics scene after the 13 May incident. Prior to joining GERAKAN, he was a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and last served as its Perak Chairman in 1972.[4] Over the next two decades, he served in various posts within GERAKAN which saw him eventually occupy the office of Deputy chairman.[4]

Having being elected into Parliament between 1974 and 1990, Leong was appointed as Deputy Minister of Primary Industries in 1974 before being promoted to Minister of Primary Industries four years later.[4]

During his tenure as Malaysia's Minister of Primary Industries, he also held several international posts. These included Chairman of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Negotiating Committee in Tropical Products from 1986 to 1987 and Chairman of the Group of Fourteen on Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Co-operation and Integration in 1986.[4]

Education

Leong graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering in 1963.[5]

Personal life

Following his retirement from politics, Leong has been active in the corporate sector. Among the many offices he has held includes serving as the Executive Chairman of Nanyang Press Holdings Berhad (2007–2009) and Deputy Chairman of Sin Chew Media Corporation (2004–2007), Independent non-executive director of AirAsia (2004–2013) and TSH Resources Limited (2005–2014).[5][6]

Since 2010, he has been an Independent non-executive director of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (Malaysia).[5] In 2012, he was appointed as the first Chancellor of HELP University following the university's accordance of university status.[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
YearConstituencyVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots
cast
MajorityTurnout
1974Taiping{{nowrap|Paul Leong
Khee Seong
}}
(GERAKAN)
14,25353.19%Loh Poh Seng
(DAP)
11,066 41.30%27,5223,18775.62%
Chow Chong Leng
(PEKEMAS)
9993.73%
Ng Hoe Hun
(KITA)
4791.79%
1978{{nowrap|Paul Leong
Khee Seong
}}
(GERAKAN)
20,91557.21%Loh Poh Seng
(DAP)
12,89335.27%8,022
Abdul Samad Hussin
(PAS)
2,7527.53%
1982{{nowrap|Paul Leong
Khee Seong
}}
(GERAKAN)
25,84166.04%Kong Cheok Seng
(DAP)
10,56326.99%40,15415,27874.12%
Mohamed Junid
(PAS)
2,7266.97%
1986{{nowrap|Paul Leong
Khee Seong
}}
(GERAKAN)
20,96957.78%Kong Cheok Seng
(DAP)
15,32542.22%37,5435,64466.33%

Honours

  • {{Flag|Perak}} :
    • Knight of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (DPCM) – Dato'

See also

  • Taiping (federal constituency)

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://manmadewonders.tripod.com/hakka-people.html|accessdate=5 December 2018|title=The Hakka People|}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.mpic.gov.my/mpic/index.php/en/about-mpic/profile/overview|publisher=Ministry of Primary Industries|accessdate=5 December 2018|title=OVERVIEW}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/education/2012/04/29/former-minister-varsitys-new-chancellor/|work=Priya Kulasagaran and M L Soo|accessdate=5 December 2018|date=29 April 2012|title=Former minister, varsity's new chancellor}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://baike.baidu.com/item/梁棋祥|accessdate=5 December 2018|title=梁棋祥}}
5. ^{{cite web|accessdate=5 December 2018|url=https://www.help.edu.my/about-us-chancellery.html|publisher=HELP University|title=Dato’ Paul Leong Khee Seong}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.airasia.com/iwov-resources/my/common/pdf/AirAsia/IR/annual-report-corporate-2006.pdf|accessdate=5 December 2018|publisher=AirAsia|title=Annual Report 2006}}
{{Second Hussein cabinet}}{{First Mahathir cabinet}}{{Second Mahathir cabinet}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Leong, Paul Chee Seong}}

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