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Kerk Choo Ting

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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
MonarchSirajuddin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byMah Siew Keong
ConstituencySimpang Renggam
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Simpang Renggam, Johor
In office
21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byLiang Teck Meng
(BNGerakan)
Majority14,155 (2004)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Taiping, Perak
In office
20 October 1990 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byPaul Leong Khee Seong (BNGerakan)
Succeeded byM. Kayveas (BNPPP)
Majority2,585 (1990)
16,767 (1995)
3,969 (1999)
Personal details
Born(1941-10-14)14 October 1941
Died22 May 2018(2018-05-22) (aged 76)
NationalityMalaysian
Political partyParti 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]

Election results

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Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1982 P084 Kepong 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 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 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 Kerk Choo Ting (Gerakan) 18,997 79.69% Atan Gombang (PAS) 4,842 20.31% 24,888 14,155 72.69%

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ A cracker of a tale
  2. ^ Choo Ting cabar presiden
  3. ^ "Kerk: I'll have to find another job". The Star Online. 2006-02-15. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  4. ^ "Street-fighter Keng Yaik vs polished Kerk". Malaysiakini. 2005-08-26. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  5. ^ Chee, Ang Ming (2016-05-13). Institutions and Social Mobilization. Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. ISBN 9789814620079.
  6. ^ Parti Gerakan Deeply Mourns At The Demise Of Our Saudara Kerk Choo Ting
  7. ^ "DPMP 1997". pingat.perak.gov.my.