Woo Kah Leong simplified Chinese: 吴家良; traditional Chinese: 吳家良; pinyin: Wú Jiā Liáng; born 1991) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad[1] and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pasir Bedamar since November 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He is also presently the youngest Perak EXCO Member and the Youth Publicity Secretary of DAP or known as the Publicity Secretary of the Youth Wing of DAP namely the DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY).[2]
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吴家良 | |
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| Member of the Perak State Executive Council (Domestic Trade, Cooperatives, Consumer Affairs & Chinese New Villages : since 23 November 2022)[note 1] | |
| Assumed office 22 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Nazrin Shah |
| Menteri Besar | Saarani Mohamad |
| Preceded by | Abdul Yunus Jamahri (Domestic Trade & Consumer Affairs) Zainol Fadzi Paharudin (Cooperatives) Portfolio established (Chinese New Villages) |
| Constituency | Pasir Bedamar |
| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Pasir Bedamar | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Terence Naidu (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 17,446 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Woo Kah Leong 1991 (age 32–33) Kampong Baru Pasir Bedamar, Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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| Traditional Chinese | 吳家良 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴家良 | ||||||
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Background
editWoo was born in the Kampong Baru Pasir Bedamar, Teluk Intan, Perak in year 1991. He attended his secondary school in SMJK San Min, Teluk Intan, and continued his tertiary study at the University of Malaya for the course of Bachelor of Law (LLB.). Upon the completion of his study, Woo worked as a Legal Associate at the A M Ong & Partners before stepping into the political arena.
Political career
editMember of the Perak State Executive Council (since 2022)
editThe 2022 Perak state election elected a hung assembly. Barisan Nasional (BN) later returned to power by forming a coalition state government with PH. Following that, Kota Tampan MLA Saarani of BN was reappointed as the Menteri Besar. Woo was appointed as the Perak EXCO Member in charge of Domestic Trade, Consumer Affairs, Cooperatives and Chinese New Villages by Menteri Besar Saarani.
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (since 2022)
edit2022 Perak state election
editIn the 2022 Perak state election, Woo made his electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest for the Pasir Bedamar state seat. Woo won the seat and was elected to the Perak State Legislative Assembly as the Pasir Bedamar MLA after defeating Kong Sun Chin of BN and Suriyanarayanan Sannasy Naidu of Perikatan Nasional (PN) by a majority of 17,446 votes.
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2022 | N55 Pasir Bedamar | Woo Kah Leong (DAP) | 21,061 | 76.64% | Kong Sun Chin (MCA) | 3,615 | 13.16% | 27,479 | 17,446 | 70.25% | ||
| Suriyanarayanan Sannasy Naidu (PAS) | 2,803 | 10.20% | ||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Assumed portfolios on 23 November 2022.
References
edit- ^ NOR, LUQMAN RIDHWAN MOHAMED (2023-05-22). "33 ADUN Kerajaan Perpaduan Perak komited sokong kestabilan negeri". Kosmo Digital (in Malay). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "WOO KAH LEONG". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Perak ke-15". Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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