Kerk Choo Ting

Taiping Member of Parliament (died 2018)
郭洙镇Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry IIIn office
27 March 2004 – 14 February 2006
Serving with Mohd Shariff Omar
MonarchSirajuddinPrime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad BadawiMinisterMuhyiddin YassinPreceded byNew positionSucceeded byMah Siew KeongConstituencySimpang RenggamMember of the Malaysian Parliament
for Simpang Renggam, JohorIn office
21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008Preceded byNew constituencySucceeded byLiang Teck Meng
(BN–Gerakan)Majority14,155 (2004)Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Taiping, PerakIn office
20 October 1990 – 21 March 2004Preceded byPaul Leong Khee Seong (BN–Gerakan)Succeeded byM. Kayveas (BN–PPP)Majority2,585 (1990)
16,767 (1995)
3,969 (1999) Personal detailsBorn(1941-10-14)14 October 1941Died22 May 2018(2018-05-22) (aged 76)NationalityMalaysianPolitical partyParti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) (–2018)Other political
affiliationsBarisan 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

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

Honours

References

  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.


  • v
  • t
  • e