Chia Kwang Chye
Malaysian politician
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Chia Kwang Chye is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Minister of Information II in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and former minister Zainuddin Maidin from February 2006 to March 2008, Deputy Minister of Internal Security II under former Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Security Abdullah Ahmad Badawi from March 2004 to February 2006 as well as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Bendera from April 1995 to March 2008. He is a member of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan), a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN), formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.[2]
Chia Kwang Chye | |
|---|---|
谢宽泰 | |
| Deputy Minister of Information II | |
| In office 14 February 2006 – 18 March 2008 | |
| Minister | Zainuddin Maidin |
| Preceded by | Donald Lim Siang Chai |
| Succeeded by | Tan Lian Hoe |
| Constituency | Bukit Bendera |
| Deputy Minister of Internal Security II | |
| In office 27 March 2004 – 14 February 2006 | |
| Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Preceded by | new position |
| Succeeded by | Fu Ah Kiow |
| Constituency | Bukit Bendera |
| Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Communications and Multimedia | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Monarchs | Salahuddin Sirajuddin |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Constituency | Bukit Bendera |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bukit Bendera | |
| In office 25 April 1995 – 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Gooi Hock Seng (DAP) |
| Succeeded by | Liew Chin Tong (DAP) |
| Majority | 2,918 (1995) 104 (1999) 10,717 (2004) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1952[1] Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship |  Malaysia |
| Party |  Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)  Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2021) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career
Chia Kwang Chye first elected as MP for Bukit Bendera in 1995 general election. He reelected as MP for Bukit Bendera in 1999 and 2004 general election. He fail reelected as MP for Bukit Bendera in 2008 general election after lost to Liew Chin Tong from DAP.
In 1999 to 2004, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Communications and Multimedia under minister Leo Moggie Irok. In 2004 to 2006, he was appointed as newly created Deputy Minister of Internal Security II under minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. In 2006 to 2008, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Information II under minister Zainuddin Maidin after took over from Donald Lim Siang Chai who went on appointed as Deputy Minister of Tourism.
In 2013, Chia Kwang Chye elected as Tanjong Bunga Gerakan Division Chief.[3]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | P047 Bukit Bendera | Chia Kwang Chye (Gerakan) | 26,683 | 52.89% | Gooi Hock Seng (DAP) | 23,765 | 47.11% | 51,777 | 2,918 | 74.78% | ||
| 1999 | Chia Kwang Chye (Gerakan) | 24,280 | 50.11% | Lim Kit Siang (DAP) | 24,176 | 49.89% | 49,887 | 104 | 71.66% | |||
| 2004 | P048 Bukit Bendera | Chia Kwang Chye (Gerakan) | 28,281 | 61.69% | Zulkifli Mohd Noor (DAP) | 17,564 | 38.31% | 46,843 | 10,717 | 71.93% | ||
| 2008 | Chia Kwang Chye (Gerakan) | 15,131 | 32.63% | Liew Chin Tong (DAP) | 31,243 | 67.37% | 47,105 | 16,112 | 72.98% | |||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N22 Tanjong Bunga | Chia Kwang Chye (Gerakan) | 5,518 | 33.28% | Teh Yee Cheu (DAP) | 11,033 | 66.53% | 16,777 | 5,515 | 83.60% | ||
| Beh Seong Leng (IND) | 33 | 0.20% | ||||||||||
Honours
Penang
Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) – Dato' Seri (2006)[8]
