Loke Yuen Yow

Malaysian politician

Dato' Loke Yuen Yow (born 10 September 1952) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Tanjong Malim from 1986 to 2008^[1] and Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports during 1995–1999 in Mahathir Mohamad cabinet. His biggest achievement in Ministry of Youth and Sports is the organization of 1998 Commonwealth Games led by the minister Muhyiddin Yassin.^[2]

Politics

Proposal to appoint President of MCA as second Deputy Prime Minister

He proposed to the then Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak to establish a second Prime Minister post and appoint a Malaysian Chinese for the post as a sign of sharing power in 2009. At that time, he was a Minister in the Prime Minister Department and also the Secretary General of Malaysian Chinese Association.^[3]

Election results

Honours

•  Perak :
  • Member of the Order of the Perak State Crown (AMP) (1986)^[4]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1989)^[5]
  • Justice of the Peace (JP) (2002)^[6]

References

1. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
2. "Citizen Nades - Soccer reform at home?". www.thesundaily.my. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
3. "DPM II proposal was my personal view, says MCA's Loke". Malaysiakini. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
4. "AMP 1986". pingat.perak.gov.my.
5. "DPMP 1989". pingat.perak.gov.my.
6. "JP 2002". pingat.perak.gov.my.