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Lew Sip Hon (27 June 1925 – 7 June 2016) was a Malaysian politician and former vice president of the MCA. He was also a Member of Parliament for Shah Alam (1974-1986) and Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry of Malaysia. Other positions he has held include Ambassador of Malaysia to the United States, Chairman of the Council of the UTAR College.
Lew Sip Hon | |
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刘集汉 | |
Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry II | |
In office 1 January 1978 – 1 June 1983 Serving with Abdul Manan Othman (Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry I) | |
Preceded by | Mohamed Rahmat |
Succeeded by | Muhyiddin Yassin |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Shah Alam | |
In office 1974–1986 | |
Preceded by | new constituency |
Succeeded by | Rahmah Othman |
Personal details | |
Born | Bagan Serai, Perak, Federated Malay States | 27 June 1925
Died | 7 June 2016 90) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | (aged
Political party | ![]() |
Other political affiliations | Alliance Party Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Spouse | Datin Goh Min Check |
Children | 5 |
Lew initially ran for parliamentary seat of Bangsar but lost to DAP candidate Goh Hock Guan. In 1973, he was appointed as Senator of Dewan Negara.[1] He was successfully elected for MP of Shah Alam in 1974 and was subsequently appointed as Parliamentary Secretary of Primary Industries in 1976, Lew was promoted to Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry in 1978.[2] He resigned as Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry in 1983,[3] but he retained his post in MCA and MP of Shah Alam. Lew also resign as Chairman of UTAR council on 5 November 1983.[4]
Lew later served as Ambassador of Malaysia to the United States from January 1984 to January 1986.[5]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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1969 | P071 Bangsar, Selangor | Lew Sip Hon (MCA) | 9,648 | 20.66% | Goh Hock Guan (DAP) | 37,050 | 79.34% | 46,698 | 27,402 | 59.22% | ||
1974 | P080 Shah Alam, Selangor | Lew Sip Hon (MCA) | 17,882 | 61.72% | K. Ramasen (DAP) | 8,192 | 28.28% | 9,690 | ||||
J. P. Samuel Raj (PEKEMAS) | 2,898 | 10.00% | ||||||||||
1978 | Lew Sip Hon (MCA) | 29,098 | 57.74% | Liew Fatt Yuen (DAP) | 19,434 | 38.56% | 9,664 | |||||
J. P. Samuel Raj (PEKEMAS) | 1,862 | 3.69% | ||||||||||
1982 | Lew Sip Hon (MCA) | 47,020 | 66.07% | Wee Sin Chuan @ Gwee Sin Chuan (DAP) | 24,148 | 33.93% | 73,033 | 22,872 | 72.17% |
Lew was married to Datin Goh Min Check. Goh died on 10 January 2015.[5]
Lew died on 7 June 2016 in the age 90.[7]
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