Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Paul Leong Khee Seong
DPCM
梁棋祥
Minister of Primary Industries
In office
28 July 1978 – 10 August 1986
MonarchsYahya Petra
Ahmad Shah
Iskandar
Prime MinisterHussein Onn
Mahathir Mohamad
DeputyBujang Ulis
Megat Junid Megat Ayub
Preceded byAbdul Taib Mahmud
Succeeded byLim Keng Yaik
ConstituencyTaiping
Chancellor of HELP University
Assumed office
2012
PresidentPaul Chan Tuck Hoong
Preceded byInaugural holder
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries
In office
1974–1978
MonarchsAbdul Halim
Yahya Petra
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein
Hussein Onn
MinisterMusa Hitam
Abdul Taib Mahmud
Preceded byYusof Rawa
Succeeded byBujang Ulis
ConstituencyTaiping
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Taiping
In office
1974–1990
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byKerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting (GERAKAN-BN)
Majority3,187 (1974)
8,022 (1978)
15,278 (1982)
5,644 (1986)
Personal details
Born
Paul Leong Khee Seong

1939 (age 84–85)
Ipoh, Perak, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA) (1965–1972)
Malaysian People's Movement Party (GERAKAN)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
OccupationPolitician

Dato' Paul Leong Khee Seong (born 1939[1]) was a Malaysian politician from the Malaysian People's Movement Party (GERAKAN) who served as four-term Member of Parliament (MP) of Malaysia for Taiping between 1974 and 1990. He was also Minister of Primary Industries of Malaysia between 1978 and 1986.[2] He is currently the Chancellor of HELP University.[3]

Background

Leong was born in Ipoh, Perak to a family involved in tin mining and plantation with ancestral roots in Guangdong, China. Before entering politics, he was working in his father's business.[4]

Political career

Leong entered the Malaysian politics scene after the 13 May incident. Prior to joining GERAKAN, he was a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and last served as its Perak Chairman in 1972. Over the next two decades, he served in various posts within GERAKAN which saw him eventually occupy the office of Deputy chairman.[4]

Having been elected into Parliament between 1974 and 1990, Leong was appointed as Deputy Minister of Primary Industries in 1974 before being promoted to Minister of Primary Industries four years later.[4]

During his tenure as Malaysia's Minister of Primary Industries, he also held several international posts. These included Chairman of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Negotiating Committee in Tropical Products from 1986 to 1987 and Chairman of the Group of Fourteen on Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Co-operation and Integration in 1986.[4]

Education

Leong graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering in 1963.[4]

Personal life

Following his retirement from politics, Leong has been active in the corporate sector. Among the many offices he has held includes serving as the Executive Chairman of Nanyang Press Holdings Berhad (2007–2009) and Deputy Chairman of Sin Chew Media Corporation (2004–2007), Independent non-executive director of AirAsia (2004–2013) and TSH Resources Limited (2005–2014).[4][5]

Since 2010, he has been an Independent non-executive director of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (Malaysia).[4] In 2012, he was appointed as the first Chancellor of HELP University following the university's accordance of university status.[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1974 P049 Taiping, Perak Paul Leong Khee Seong (GERAKAN) 14,253 53.19% Loh Poh Seng (DAP) 11,066 41.30% 27,522 3,187 75.62%
Chow Chong Leng (PEKEMAS) 999 3.73%
Ng Hoe Hun (KITA) 479 1.79%
1978 Paul Leong Khee Seong (GERAKAN) 20,915 57.21% Loh Poh Seng (DAP) 12,893 35.27% 8,022
Abdul Samad Hussin (PAS) 2,752 7.53%
1982 Paul Leong Khee Seong (GERAKAN) 25,841 66.04% Kong Cheok Seng (DAP) 10,563 26.99% 40,154 15,278 74.12%
Mohamed Junid (PAS) 2,726 6.97%
1986 P054 Taiping, Perak Paul Leong Khee Seong (GERAKAN) 20,969 57.78% Kong Cheok Seng (DAP) 15,325 42.22% 37,543 5,644 66.33%

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "The Hakka People". Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "OVERVIEW". Ministry of Primary Industries. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Former minister, varsity's new chancellor". Priya Kulasagaran and M L Soo. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Dato' Paul Leong Khee Seong". HELP University. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Annual Report 2006" (PDF). AirAsia. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "DPCM 1979". pingat.perak.gov.my. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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