Howard Lee Chuan How
Howard Lee Chuan How (Chinese: 李存孝; pinyin: Lǐ Cúnxiào; Jyutping: Lei5 Cyun4 Haau3; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Chûn-hàu; born 3 January 1983) is a Malaysian politician, activist and chef who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipoh Timor since November 2022. He is also a member of the Malaysian Foreign Minister's Consultative Council for Foreign Policy, and the sole Member of Parliament to be appointed in the Council. He also serves in the Parliamentary Special Select Committee for Foreign Affairs and International Trade. He is also an Executive Board Member of the Perak State Government Investment Facilitation Agency- Invest Perak.
Yang Berhormat Tuan Howard Lee Chuan How MP | |
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| 李存孝 | |
Lee in 2024 | |
| Member of the Perak State Executive Council (Youth, Sports and Human Capital Development) | |
| In office 19 May 2018 – 10 March 2020 | |
| Monarch | Nazrin Shah |
| Menteri Besar | Ahmad Faizal Azumu |
| Preceded by | Shahrul Zaman Yahya (Youth and Sports) Saarani Mohammad (Human Capital Development) |
| Succeeded by | Khairul Shahril Mohamed (Youth and Sports) Razman Zakaria (Human Capital Development) |
| Constituency | Pasir Pinji |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Ipoh Timor | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Wong Kah Woh (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 43,888 (2022) |
| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Pasir Pinji | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Su Keong Siong (PR–DAP) |
| Succeeded by | Goh See Hua (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 22,387 (2013) 26,010 (2018) |
| Youth Chief of the Democratic Action Party | |
| In office 2 December 2018 – 19 March 2022 | |
| Deputy | Chiong Yoke Kong |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng |
| Preceded by | Wong Kah Woh |
| Succeeded by | Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen |
| 4th Youth Chief of the Pakatan Harapan | |
| In office 12 September 2021 – 29 July 2022 | |
| President | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| Chairman | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Preceded by | Shazni Munir Mohd Ithnin |
| Succeeded by | Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2022– | Pakatan Harapan |
| Faction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2013–2018 | Democratic Action Party |
| 2018–2022 | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lee Chuan How 3 January 1983 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
| Political party | DAP |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Democrats (UK) (2010) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2013–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) Barisan Nasional (BN) (aligned:since 2022) |
| Spouse | Cherie Lai Cheau Yee |
| Alma mater | Great Yarmouth College |
| Occupation | Politician |
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He served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in March 2020 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pasir Pinji from May 2013 to November 2022.
He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. In DAP, he is a member of the highest leadership structure the Central Executive Committee at the federal level, and the State chapter Treasurer of DAP of Perak. He also served as Youth Chief or known as Chief of the DAP youth wing namely Democratic Action Party Socialist Youth (DAPSY) from December 2018 to March 2022 while in PH, he served as its 4th Youth Chief from September 2021 to July 2022 and previously served as its Deputy Youth Chief. He was the 24th President of International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY).