Gan Boon Leong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Gan (颜).

Datuk Wira Gan Boon Leong (25 August 1937 – 15 August 2022) was a Malaysian politician. He was a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Wira Gan Boon Leong JSM DCSM DMSM AMN
颜文龙
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Duyong
In office 1995–1999
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Bandar Hilir
In office 1982–1995
Personal details
Born	(1937-08-25)25 August 1937
Died	15 August 2022(2022-08-15) (aged 84)

Statue of Gan Boon Leong.

Early life

Gan was born on 25 August 1937.

Political career

Gan started his political career by winning the Bandar Hilir state constituency seat and defeated Lim Kit Siang with a large majority in 1986. He subsequently won the seat in 1990. In 1995 and 1999, Gan won to Duyong state constituency seat. He was retired from politics in 2004.

Death

Gan passed away on 15th August 2022 due to old age.^[1][2][3]

Election results

Malacca State Legislative Assembly^[4][5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1982	N20 Bandar Hilir		Gan Boon Leong (MCA)	6,447	65.29%		Lim Kit Siang (DAP)	3,384	34.27%	10,050	3,063	77.9%
							Lee Ching Sen (IND)	44	0.45%
1986	N16 Bandar Hilir		Gan Boon Leong (MCA)	7,870	53.23%		Ang Kwee Teng (DAP)	5,840	39.50%	15,141	2,030	75.65%
							Jaliluddin Abdul Wahid (PAS)	998	6.75%
							Rosnah Baharuddin (IND)	77	0.52%
1990			Gan Boon Leong (MCA)	8,560	52.36%		Tan Tong Chiew (DAP)	6,628	40.54%	10,763	4,867	79.11%
							Abdul Jani Abas (PAS)	1,161	7.10%
1995	N19 Duyong		Gan Boon Leong (MCA)	5,119	53.60%		Lee Kee Hiong (DAP)	3,439	36.01%	9,738	1,680	77.94%
							Mohd Ali Mohd Sharif (PAS)	993	10.40%
1999			Gan Boon Leong (MCA)	5,074	50.22%		Aw Boon Huan (DAP)	5,029	49.78%	10,326	45	77.56%

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1977)^[6]
  • Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (1997)^[7]
•  Malacca :
  • Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (1982)^[8]
  • Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (1995)^[9]

References

1. "'Father of Malaysian bodybuilding' Datuk Gan Boon Leong dies at 84". The Borneo Post. 15 August 1937.
2. "Datuk Wira Gan Boon Leong meninggal dunia". Harian Metro. 15 August 1937.
3. "马华元老颜文龙辞世 享寿92岁". 东方日报. 15 August 2022.
4. Malacca state election 1986 results. New Straits Times. 5 August 1986.
5. Malacca state election 1990 results. New Straits Times. 22 October 1990.
6. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1977" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
7. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1997" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
8. Musa gets state's highest award. New Straits Times. 9 June 1982.
9. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan". www.istiadat.gov.my.