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 who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipoh Timor since November 2022. 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 opposition coalition. In DAP, he 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. [1] He was the 24th President of International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY).[2]
Howard Lee Chuan How | |
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| 李存孝 | |
| 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 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 |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Ipoh Timor | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Wong Kah Woh (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 43,888 (2022) |
| 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 | PH PR Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Spouse | Cherie Lai Cheau Yee |
| Alma mater | Great Yarmouth College |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Early life
Lee was born in Ipoh in 1983 and was schooled at SRJK (C) Poi Lam until primary 6. He then continued his secondary education at Great Yarmouth High School & Technology College, United Kingdom, and completed a BTEC National Diploma in Science at Great Yarmouth FE College in the East of England.
Lee has been involved in politics & activism as early as the age of 16 when he was elected Vice president of the local Student Union in the East of England. During his time as the general manager of one of the top, premium Food and Beverage businesses which was Pizza Hut in Norwich UK, having previously worked under Chef Richard Picton, whose young son vomited over Lee at an early age. Lee and a few of his counterparts founded a civil and society movement that revitalized a previously neglected section of Norwich City, into a heritage attraction and booming retail district. Active in local politics throughout his working life, he also contested as a candidate under the UK Liberal Democrats at a City Council by election.[3]
Lee returned to Malaysia at the end of 2007 saw the start of his involvement with DAP Malaysia. Seeing the injustice and corruption that he has read over the years, he immediately got involved and was inadvertently appointed campaign manager for the then first term candidate for the state assembly constituency of Canning, Sdr Wong Kah Woh.[4]
Since then, Lee has continued to play various key roles behind, as well as in front of the scenes in DAP Malaysia and the then Malaysian main opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat. As State Secretary of DAPSY Perak, he works tirelessly throughout the state, speaking in rural areas addressing village folk and bringing to them the latest political news, as well as regularly working the Urban ceramah (rally) circuit. Lee also heads PROSPECT, an opposition linked, independently funded policy thinktank charged with the task of crafting policies for Perak state political leaders through public and stakeholder engagement. Lee is also the director of the Pakatan Rakyat Alternative Budget Task-force, and the leader of the Pakatan Rakyat Perak Manifesto Team.
Political career
United Kingdom
In 2010, Lee contested in United Kingdom for the Norwich City Council by-election on a Liberal Democrats ticket but lost to the Labour Party candidate by 247 majority.[5]
Malaysia
During the 13th General Elections of Malaysia, Lee won the Perak State Legislative Assembly constituency of Pasir Pinji polling 17,896 votes defeating Barisan National candidate with 13,632 majority.[6]
In 2015, he was elected as one of the DAPSY central committee member[7] and also Perak DAPSY Chief.[8]
In 2016, Lee was also elected as the new President of IUSY, the largest political youth organisation in the world during the congress in Albania.[9] He is the first Southeast Asian to be elected to the position, and this is the highest international position that DAPSY has achieved.[10] He was also appointed into the Board of the Progressive Alliance, the highest forum of the global organisation in his capacity as the IUSY President. He is also standing member of SocDem Asia's Steering Committee, representing DAP at the regional level. He remains as instrumental player in global and regional progressive political party circles.
In 2017, Lee's loyalty towards Malaysia was questioned when it was revealed that he tried to obtain British naturalisation in 2002 and settlement visa in 2007 but were denied consecutively for both. He also had set up an online petition and a video plea seeking support to allow him to return to the United Kingdom upon coming back to Malaysia.[11]
During the 14th General Elections of Malaysia, Lee retained his state constituency of Pasir Pinji seat polling 23,282 votes, defeating Barisan Nasional candidate with 20,856 majority.
In May 2018, Lee was elected as one of the Perak State Executive Council. His current portfolio that he holds are Youth and Sports Development (PPBS). He is also a committee in Perak Investment Council of Advisory.
In December 2018, Lee won the National DAPSY Chief Election by defeating his opponent, Chow Hu Yui with 186 to 166 votes. Howard Lee succeeds Ipoh Timur MP, Wong Kah Woh. Subsequently, he was appointed as Deputy Chief for Pakatan Harapan Youth.
Election results
| Year | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Majority | |||
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| 2010 | Lee Chuan How (Liberal Democrats)[A] | 652 | 25.9% | Victoria MacDonald (Labour) | 899 | 35.7% | 247 | ||
| Kit Jones (Green) | 608 | 24.2% | |||||||
| Christopher Benjamin (Conservative) | 243 | 9.7% | |||||||
| Steve Emmens (UKIP) | 113 | 4.5% | |||||||
- [A]^ Contested as Howard Lee.
| Year | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Turn Out | Turnout | |||
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| 2013 | Lee Chuan How (DAP) | 17,896 | 79.90% | Thong Fah Chong (MCA) | 4,264 | 19.00% | 27,631 | 22,387 | 81.00% | ||
| 2018 | Lee Chuan How (DAP) | 23,282 | 90.10% | Ng Kai Cheong (MCA) | 2,426 | 7.30% | 33,219 | 26,010 | 78.30% | ||
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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| 2022 | P064 Ipoh Timor, Perak | Howard Lee Chuan How (DAP) | 57,549 | 72.14% | Nor Afzainzam Salleh (BERSATU) | 13,661 | 17.12% | 79,780 | 43,888 | 67.51% | ||
| Ng Kai Cheong (MCA) | 8,570 | 10.74% | ||||||||||
References
- ^ "MEK / MEN | Pemuda Sosialis DAP Malaysia (DAPSY)". www.dapsy.org. from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ . iusy.org. Archived from the original on 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ "Lib Dems announce by-election candidates (Norwich Liberal Democrats)". Norwichlibdems.org.uk. 2010-08-16. from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "kah woh's chamber: Mar 31, 2008". Wongkahwoh-canning25.blogspot.my. 2008-03-31. from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ a b "Local Election Results 2010 - Norwich". Local Elections Archive Project. from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Undiinfo : Perak". Undi.info. from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "Dyana Sofya squeezes on board DAP Youth committee, thanks to quota | Malaysia". Malay Mail Online. from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ 2015年8月29日. "新霹社青团团长 李存孝率队迎战大选 - e南洋商报Nanyang Siang Pau | e手快讯". Enanyang.my. from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "IUSY Congress, Kejdi Mehmetaj Elected as Deputy President". Albanian Daily News (in Albanian). from the original on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ "Congratulate DAPSY International Secretary and State Assemblyman for Pasir Pinji Howard Lee, who on 28 February 2016 was elected as the new President of IUSY". DAP Malaysia. 2016-03-10. from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ "Petition for Pasir Pinji rep to return to UK reaches its target". The Star. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ . undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Results only available for the 2013 election.
- ^ "Maklumat Calon dan Kawasan Pilihan Raya N27 PASIR PINJI Perak". Utusan Online PRU-13. from the original on 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perak". election.thestar.com.my. from the original on 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
External links
- Official website