Chow Kon Yeow
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Khairil Yusof
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Yang Berhomat Chow Kon Yeow (Chinese: 曹观友; pinyin: Cáo Guānyǒu) is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Tanjong constituency in Penang, Malaysia. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and is a shadow Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.
- B. Social Sciences (Hons) USM
Political Secretary to Lim Kit Siang, October 1986-1990
Small business 1995-1998
Journalist
Political secretary to Lim Kit Siang, October 1986
Member of Parliament, Pengkalan Kota state seat, 1990.
Candidate for MP, lost in 1995
- Owns and drives Proton Wira
Other Notes
- Likes to sing Mandarin and Cantonese songs.
- Reads motivational and political-economy books.
- Favourite Sports - Table Tennis, Nowadays walking and hiking.
- Likes local hawker food
- Recycles whenever possible and makes sure that I turn off the lights and air conditioner when I leave the room.
Sources
- The Star - So Into Politics, Tuesday April 22, 2008
Contact Record
- Oct 17 2012 - Emailed work address for official information from source on profiles
Steven Sim
