Kerk Choo Ting | |
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郭洙镇 | |
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry II | |
In office 27 March 2004 – 14 February 2006 Serving with
Mohd Shariff Omar | |
Monarch | Sirajuddin |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
Preceded by | New position |
Succeeded by | Mah Siew Keong |
Constituency | Simpang Renggam |
Member of the
Malaysian Parliament for Simpang Renggam, Johor | |
In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by |
Liang Teck Meng ( BN– Gerakan) |
Majority | 14,155 (2004) |
Member of the
Malaysian Parliament for Taiping, Perak | |
In office 20 October 1990 – 21 March 2004 | |
Preceded by | Paul Leong Khee Seong ( BN– Gerakan) |
Succeeded by | M. Kayveas ( BN– PPP) |
Majority | 2,585 (1990) 16,767 (1995) 3,969 (1999) |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 October 1941 |
Died | 22 May 2018 | (aged 76)
Nationality | Malaysian |
Political party | Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) (–2018) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) |
Dato' Seri Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting (14 October 1941–22 May 2018) was a former Taiping Member of Parliament and deputy president of the Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan). He was also the former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry and a Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based on Malaysia and Agriculture Agro-Based Industry II before being replaced by Mah Siew Keong. [1] [2] [3] His ministry was led by Muhyiddin Yassin at the time.
In the 1970s, Kerk served as legal counsel of a Chinese independent high school association. [4] In the 1982 Malaysian state election, Kerk stood as Gerakan candidate on a Chinese educationalist platform. [5] In 1999, he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
On May 22, 2018, Kerk Choo Ting died. [6]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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1982 | P084 Kepong, Kuala Lumpur | Kerk Choo Ting ( Gerakan) | 28,163 | 48.44% | Tan Seng Giaw ( DAP) | 29,368 | 50.51% | 59,465 | 1,205 | 76.94% | ||
Ishak Ibrahim ( IND) | 613 | 1.05% | ||||||||||
1990 | P054 Taiping, Perak | Kerk Choo Ting ( Gerakan) | 22,162 | 50.87% | Kong Cheok Seng ( DAP) | 19,577 | 44.94% | 44,642 | 2,585 | 71.14% | ||
Said Abu Hassan ( IND) | 1,827 | 4.19% | ||||||||||
1995 | P057 Taiping, Perak | Kerk Choo Ting ( Gerakan) | 30,459 | 68.99% | Haradeyan Singh @ Hardayal Singh ( DAP) | 13,692 | 31.01% | 47,930 | 16,767 | 70.13% | ||
1999 | Kerk Choo Ting ( Gerakan) | 24,531 | 53.65% | Lim Kean Ghee ( DAP) | 20,562 | 44.96% | 50,809 | 3,969 | 68.99% | |||
Ng Hoe Hun ( MDP) | 637 | 1.39% | ||||||||||
2004 | P151 Simpang Renggam, Johor | Kerk Choo Ting ( Gerakan) | 18,997 | 79.69% | Atan Gombang ( PAS) | 4,842 | 20.31% | 24,888 | 14,155 | 72.69% |
Kerk Choo Ting | |
---|---|
郭洙镇 | |
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry II | |
In office 27 March 2004 – 14 February 2006 Serving with
Mohd Shariff Omar | |
Monarch | Sirajuddin |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
Preceded by | New position |
Succeeded by | Mah Siew Keong |
Constituency | Simpang Renggam |
Member of the
Malaysian Parliament for Simpang Renggam, Johor | |
In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by |
Liang Teck Meng ( BN– Gerakan) |
Majority | 14,155 (2004) |
Member of the
Malaysian Parliament for Taiping, Perak | |
In office 20 October 1990 – 21 March 2004 | |
Preceded by | Paul Leong Khee Seong ( BN– Gerakan) |
Succeeded by | M. Kayveas ( BN– PPP) |
Majority | 2,585 (1990) 16,767 (1995) 3,969 (1999) |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 October 1941 |
Died | 22 May 2018 | (aged 76)
Nationality | Malaysian |
Political party | Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) (–2018) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) |
Dato' Seri Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting (14 October 1941–22 May 2018) was a former Taiping Member of Parliament and deputy president of the Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan). He was also the former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry and a Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based on Malaysia and Agriculture Agro-Based Industry II before being replaced by Mah Siew Keong. [1] [2] [3] His ministry was led by Muhyiddin Yassin at the time.
In the 1970s, Kerk served as legal counsel of a Chinese independent high school association. [4] In the 1982 Malaysian state election, Kerk stood as Gerakan candidate on a Chinese educationalist platform. [5] In 1999, he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
On May 22, 2018, Kerk Choo Ting died. [6]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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1982 | P084 Kepong, Kuala Lumpur | Kerk Choo Ting ( Gerakan) | 28,163 | 48.44% | Tan Seng Giaw ( DAP) | 29,368 | 50.51% | 59,465 | 1,205 | 76.94% | ||
Ishak Ibrahim ( IND) | 613 | 1.05% | ||||||||||
1990 | P054 Taiping, Perak | Kerk Choo Ting ( Gerakan) | 22,162 | 50.87% | Kong Cheok Seng ( DAP) | 19,577 | 44.94% | 44,642 | 2,585 | 71.14% | ||
Said Abu Hassan ( IND) | 1,827 | 4.19% | ||||||||||
1995 | P057 Taiping, Perak | Kerk Choo Ting ( Gerakan) | 30,459 | 68.99% | Haradeyan Singh @ Hardayal Singh ( DAP) | 13,692 | 31.01% | 47,930 | 16,767 | 70.13% | ||
1999 | Kerk Choo Ting ( Gerakan) | 24,531 | 53.65% | Lim Kean Ghee ( DAP) | 20,562 | 44.96% | 50,809 | 3,969 | 68.99% | |||
Ng Hoe Hun ( MDP) | 637 | 1.39% | ||||||||||
2004 | P151 Simpang Renggam, Johor | Kerk Choo Ting ( Gerakan) | 18,997 | 79.69% | Atan Gombang ( PAS) | 4,842 | 20.31% | 24,888 | 14,155 | 72.69% |