Tan Kok Yew

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan (陈).

Tan Kok Yew
陈国耀
Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (Tourism, Local Government and Housing : 22 May 2018–1 August 2018) (Industry, Investment, Local Government and Housing : 1 August 2018–17 May 2020)
In office 22 May 2018 – 17 May 2020
Monarch	Sallehuddin
Menteri Besar	Mukhriz Mahathir
Preceded by	Mohd Rawi Abd Hamid (Tourism) Badrol Hisham Hashim (Local Government and Housing)
Succeeded by	Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (Industry and Investment) Mohd Hayati Othman (Local Government) Robert Ling Kui Ee (Housing)
Constituency	Derga
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Derga
In office 5 May 2013 – 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Cheah Soon Hai (BN–Gerakan)
Succeeded by	Muhamad Amri Wahab (PN–BERSATU)
Majority	1,156 (2013) 5,265 (2018)
Faction represented in Kedah State Legislative Assembly
2013–2018	Democratic Action Party
2018–2023	Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born	Tan Kok Yew (1967-04-27) 27 April 1967 (age 57) Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015)
Occupation	Politician

Tan Kok Yew
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳國耀
Simplified Chinese	陈国耀
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Guóyào Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Can4 Gwok3 Jiu6 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tân Kok-iāu Tâi-lô Tân Kok-iāu

Tan Kok Yew (simplified Chinese: 陈国耀; traditional Chinese: 陳國耀; pinyin: Chén Guóyào ; born 27 April 1967) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Menteri Besar Mukhriz Mahathir from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in May 2020 and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Derga from May 2013 to August 2023. He is a member and State Chairman of Kedah of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He was also the only DAP candidate to lose in the 2023 state elections.

Election results

Kedah State Legislative Assembly[1][2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	N11 Derga		Tan Kok Yew (DAP)	10,358	47.91%		Cheah Soon Hai (Gerakan)	9,202	42.56%	21,953	1,156	82.60%
							Abdul Fisol Mohd Isa (BERJASA)	2,061	9.53%
2018			Tan Kok Yew (DAP)	11,232	50.79%		Yahya Saad (PAS)	5,967	26.98%	22,495	5,265	80.80%
							Cheah Soon Hai (Gerakan)	4,916	22.23%
2023			Tan Kok Yew (DAP)	10,771	42.33%		Muhamad Amri Wahab (BERSATU)	14,433	56.72%	25,560	3,662	67.43%
							Noor Azman Basharon (IND)	241	0.95%

References

1. "Semakan Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Ke - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
2. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.