Khoo Poay Tiong
Khoo Poay Tiong (Chinese: 邱培栋; pinyin: Qiū Péidòng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khu Pôe-tòng; born 13 December 1970) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Melaka since May 2018. He served as Leader of the Opposition of Melaka from July 2013 to May 2018 and Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ayer Keroh from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He has served as the Assistant National Organising Secretary of DAP since November 2017.
Yang Berhormat Tuan Khoo Poay Tiong MP | |
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| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Melaka | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sim Tong Him (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 49,175 (2018) 46,420 (2022) |
| Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly for Ayer Keroh | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Seah Kwi Tong (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Kerk Chee Yee (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 3,205 (2008) 7,943 (2013) |
| State Leader of the Opposition of Melaka | |
| In office 1 July 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Governor | Mohd Khalil Yaakob |
| Chief Minister | Idris Haron |
| Preceded by | Goh Leong San |
| Succeeded by | Idris Haron |
| Constituency | Ayer Keroh |
| Assistant National Organising Secretary of the Democratic Action Party | |
| Assumed office 12 November 2017 Serving with Thomas Su Keong Siong (2017–2022) & Ng Suee Lim (since 2022) | |
| National Organising Secretary | Anthony Loke Siew Fook (2017–2022) Steven Sim Chee Keong (since 2022) |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng (2017–2022) Anthony Loke Siew Fook (since 2022) |
| National Chairman | Tan Kok Wai (2017–2022) Lim Guan Eng (since 2022) |
| Preceded by | Vincent Wu Him Ven |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Khoo Poay Tiong 13 December 1970 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Spouse | Lee Wei Cheng |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | B.A. (Honours) Economics, University of Malaya |
| Website | www.kotamelaka.com |
In the 14th General Election 2018 general election, Khoo was elected to the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kota Melaka constituency, winning 76,518 of the 105,276 votes cast.
Previously, Khoo was a former state assemblyman for Ayer Keroh state seat for two terms (2008 to 2013 and 2013 to 2018) and also a former State Opposition Leader for Malacca State Legislative Assembly for one term.