Hou Kok Chung

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Dr.
Hou Kok Chung
何国忠
Vice-President of Malaysian Chinese Association
Assumed office
21 December 2013
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kluang, Johor
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by Hoo Seong Chang
Succeeded by Liew Chin Tong (DAP – PR)
Majority 3,781
Deputy Minister for Higher Education
In office
8 March 2008 – 3 April 2013
Personal details
Born (1963-02-22) 22 February 1963 (age 61)
Kluang, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party Malaysian Chinese Association – Barisan Nasional
Alma mater University of Malaya
Occupation Politician

Dr. Hou Kok Chung (simplified Chinese: 何国忠; traditional Chinese: 何國忠; born 22 February 1963) is a Malaysian politician and was one of the Deputy Ministers for Higher Education[1] along with Dato Saifuddin Abdullah in the Malaysian Cabinet. He is an alumnus of Malaya University and used to work as an academician in the same university before he stood for elections.

In the 12th Malaysian general elections, Hou Kok Chung contested in the Parliamentary area of P.152 Kluang on the Barisan Nasional ticket and polled 27,970 votes against his opponent Ng Lam Hua from the Democratic Action Party who got 24,189 votes, a victory of a slight margin.[2]

In the 13th Malaysian general elections, Hou Kok Chung contested again in the Parliamentary area of P.152 Kluang on the Barisan Nasional ticket and polled 33,215 votes against his opponent Liew Chin Tong from the Democratic Action Party who got 40,574 votes, a loss of greater margin.[3]

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