Teresa Kok
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| Yang Berhormat Puan Teresa Kok Suh Sim (Chinese : 郭素沁)
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| Assumed office 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Liew Ah Kim |
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Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Kinrara |
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| Assumed office 8 March 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Dr. Kow Chong Wei |
| Majority | 5,739 |
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Selangor Senior Executive Councillor
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| Assumed office March 2008 |
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| Born | 31 March 1964 |
| Political party |  DAP - Pakatan Rakyat |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament, Selongor State Legislative Member |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | TeresaKok.com |
Teresa Kok Suh Sim (Chinese: 郭素沁, born March 31, 1964) is a Malaysian Member of Parliament from the Democratic Action Party (DAP).
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[edit] Background
Kok is a member of the Hakka dialect group and her ancestors were from Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China. She speaks Malay, English and Chinese fluently. Kok is a devoted Catholic.[citation needed]
She earned her first degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), graduating in the School of Communication, and; a second degree from University Malaya in political science, and a master of philosophy. Her thesis was on UMNO, titled "Factionalism in Umno During Dr Mahathir's Era (1981 - 2001)".
[edit] Politics
Kok was political secretary to Parliamentary Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang from 1990 to 1995. In 1995, she contested the Ipoh Barat Parliamentary seat on a DAP ticket but was defeated by the MCA candidate. Kok resigned as political secretary after that to further her studies.
In the 1999 General Elections, Kok won the Parliamentary seat of Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur with a majority of 5,200 and was re-elected in 2004 with a majority of 12,895, the largest winning margin among the 13 elected DAP MPs. In the 2008 General Elections, Kok retained her Parliamentary seat of Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur with a majority of 36,492, the largest majority in any constituency in these elections. She also won a state seat, Kinrara in Selangor where she is contesting for the first time. In the new Selangor executive council, she was named senior executive councillor and put in charge of investment, trade and industry.
She is the DAP Publicity Secretary, the National Secretary of DAP Wanita (the women's wing of the DAP) and a member of the DAP Disciplinary Committee. In Parliament, she was a member of the Select Committee on Review of Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code.
Kok is the Secretary of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC). She was an active lobbyist for Burmese democracy and human rights since 1996 when she was the Coordinator of Political Leaders Network Promoting Democracy in Burma (PD Burma) in Southeast Asian region.
[edit] Book
In 2004, Kok published a book,琴声剑影, from a collection of articles she wrote for the then Chinese daily Sin Chew Jit Poh. She continues to write a weekly column for the Chinese daily Sin Chew.
[edit] Election results
- Parliament (Parlimen)
| Year | Parliamentary seat | Votes Obtained | Majority | Ballots Cast | Opponent | Turnout |
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| 1999 | P110 Seputeh | 28,657 | won by 5,200 | 52,705 | Dr Sua Chong Keh (BN - MCA) Liew Ah Kim (Malaysian Democratic Party (MDP)) |
73.59 % |
| 2004 | P122 Seputeh | 33,197 | won by 12,895 | 53,718 | Chin Yen Foo (BN - MCA) | 71.91% |
| 2008 | P122 Seputeh | 47,230 | won by 36,492 | 58,207 | Carol Chew Chee Lin (BN - MCA) | 75.70% |
- State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)
| Year | State Legislative Assembly seat | Votes Obtained | Majority | Ballots Cast | Opponent | Turnout |
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| 2008 | P103 Puchong N30 Kinrara | 12,990 | won by 5,739 | 20,496 | Kow Cheong Wei (BN - MCA) | 79.31 % |
[edit] References
- Kok, Teresa (2002). "Government Should Not Send The Rohingya Refugees Who Broke Into The UNHCR Office Back To Burma". Retrieved Nov. 5, 2005.
- Kok, Teresa (2005). "Teresa Kok Suh Sim". Retrieved Oct. 29, 2005.
