# Chor Chee Heung

Chor Chee Heung (Chinese: 曹智雄; pinyin: Cáo Zhìxióng; Jyutping: Cou4 Zi3 Hung4; Cantonese Yale: Chòuh Ji-hùhng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chô Tì-hiông; born 15 March 1955) is a Malaysian politician and was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Alor Setar constituency in Kedah, Malaysia from 21 October 1990 to 5 May 2013. He was a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) in the then-governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and was the Minister for Housing and Local Government.
Chor was elected to the Alor Setar constituency in 1990. He retained the seat in the 2008 election by 184 votes, before being defeated in the 2013 election. In June 2010, he was promoted to Minister of Housing and Local Government. He had previously been a Deputy Minister, and had served in various Parliamentary Secretary and Deputy Minister positions since 1995.
Chor was a MCA Vice President.

## Personal life

Chor was born in Alor Setar. Before entering politics, he was a lawyer. He is married with 3 children.

## Election results

Parliament of Malaysia :
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout |
| 1990 | P007 Alor Setar | Chor Chee Heung (MCA) | 22,714 | 54.48% | Tengku Mohammad Farris (S46) | 17,579 | 42.16% | 41,695 | 5,135 | 70.50 |
| 1995 | P009 Alor Star | Chor Chee Heung (MCA) | 28,943 | 69.07% | Tunku Sofia Md Jewa (S46) | 11,278 | 26.91% | 41,904 | 17,665 | 67.93% |
| 1999 | P009 Alor Star | Chor Chee Heung (MCA) | 27,847 | 63.96% | George John K. M. George (DAP) | 13,258 | 30.45% | 43,538 | 14,589 | 68.37% |
| 2004 | P009 Alor Star | Chor Chee Heung (MCA) | 28,379 | 65.61% | Siti Nor Abdul Hamid (PKR) | 13,864 | 32.05% | 43,257 | 14,515 | 75.48% |
| 2008 | P009 Alor Star | Chor Chee Heung (MCA) | 20,741 | 48.00% | Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR) | 20,557 | 47.58% | 43,206 | 184 | 73.28% |
| 2013 | P009 Alor Star | Chor Chee Heung (MCA) | 25,401 | 43.86% | Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR) | 27,364 | 47.25% | 57,912 | 1,873 | 83.92% |
| 2013 | P009 Alor Star | Chor Chee Heung (MCA) | 25,401 | 43.86% | Abdul Fisol Mohd Isa (BERJASA) | 3,530 | 6.23% | 57,912 | 1,873 | 83.92% |
| 2013 | P009 Alor Star | Chor Chee Heung (MCA) | 25,401 | 43.86% | Jawahar Raja Abdul Wahid (BERSAMA) | 257 | 0.45% | 57,912 | 1,873 | 83.92% |

## Honours
### Honours of Malaysia

* Malaysia :
** Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2014)
* Kedah :
** Justice of the Peace of Kedah (JP) (1992)
** Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (1998)
** Knight Commander of the Glorious Order of the Crown of Kedah (DGMK) – Dato' Wira (2008)
** Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SSDK) – Dato' Seri (2012)
* Kelantan :
** Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (DPMK) – Dato' (2003)
** Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Loyalty to the Crown of Kelantan (SPSK) – Dato' (2009)
* Malacca :
** Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2002)
** Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2011)
* Pahang :
** Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2011)
* Perlis :
** Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (DPMP) – Dato' (2004)