Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon
Chief Minister of the State of Penang
In office 1990 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu
Succeeded by	Lim Guan Eng
President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
Incumbent
Assumed office  8 April 2007
Preceded by	Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik
Born	1949 Penang, Malaysia
Nationality	Malaysian
Political party	Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan)
Spouse	Puan Sri Chui Kah Peng
Children	1 son 1 daughter
Religion	Buddhist

Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon (Chinese: 許子根, pinyin: Xu Zi Gen) is a Malaysian politician and served as the third Chief Minister of Penang. In the 2008 general election, Koh decided not to run for re-election in the state assembly, instead contesting a Parliamentary seat of Batu Kawan. However, the Democratic Action Party candidate, P Ramasamy, defeated Koh in a straight fight. This article is about the year. ... is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Tun Dato Seri Dr. Lim Chong Eu (Chinese :林蒼祐) was born in 1919 in Penang. ... Lim Guan Eng (Chinese : 林冠英) is the Secretary-General of DAP Malaysia. ... Parti Gerakan Logo The Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Malaysian Peoples Movement Party in English) formed on 24th March 1968, is a liberal party in Malaysia. ... Open seat redirects here. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Yang Berbahagia Dato Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik (Chinese : 林敬益) is the National President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia since 1980. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... State motto: Bersatu dan Setia (United and Loyal) (formerly Let Penang Lead) State anthem: Untuk Negeri Kita (For Our State) Capital George Town Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Tuan Yang Terutama Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas  - Ketua Menteri Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon History    - Ceded by... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malaysia. ... Parti Gerakan Logo The Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Malaysian Peoples Movement Party in English) formed on 24th March 1968, is a liberal party in Malaysia. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... The Malay language has a complex system of titles and honorifics, which is still extensively used in Malaysia and Brunei. ... The title of Chief Minister of Penang holds the responsibility as the head of government in the state level. ... Batu Kawan is a small town in Penang, Malaysia. ... Democratic Action Party (DAP) logo The Democratic Action Party (DAP, Parti Tindakan Demokratik in Malay) is Malaysias largest secular and Socialist opposition party. ...

He currently the President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, a member of the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional. Parti Gerakan Logo The Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Malaysian Peoples Movement Party in English) formed on 24th March 1968, is a liberal party in Malaysia. ... Barisan Nasional (National Front or BN) is a major political coalition in Malaysia. ...

Background

Koh was born in Penang in 1949. He attended Chung Ling High School and graduated as the top student in his batch. Prior to entering politics, he was a lecturer and the Deputy Dean of the School of Education in Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang from 1975 to 1982. He graduated from Princeton University, USA, in 1970 with a degree in physics, and obtained his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1977 in economics and sociology of education. Koh's PhD thesis title was Education, Entrepreneurial Formation and Entrepreneurial Behavior in Japan. He was also a Fulbright Fellow at Stanford University and the East-West Centre in Hawaii in 1981. State motto: Bersatu dan Setia (United and Loyal) (formerly Let Penang Lead) State anthem: Untuk Negeri Kita (For Our State) Capital George Town Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Tuan Yang Terutama Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas  - Ketua Menteri Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon History    - Ceded by... Chung Ling High School (Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Chung Ling in Malay, 钟灵中学 in Chinese) is a secondary school located in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. ... Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) (马来西亚理科大学,理大) is a public university with a main campus in Penang, Malaysia. ... State motto: Bersatu dan Setia (United and Loyal) (formerly Let Penang Lead) State anthem: Untuk Negeri Kita (For Our State) Capital George Town Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Tuan Yang Terutama Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas  - Ketua Menteri Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon History    - Ceded by... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... For other uses, see University of Chicago (disambiguation). ... Stanford redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

Political Involvement

Dr Koh joined Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional Coalition in 1982. He started his political career in 1982 with his election to the Malaysian Parliament. He then served as the Political Secretary to the former Chief Minister of Penang Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu from 1986 to 1990. Parti Gerakan Logo The Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Malaysian Peoples Movement Party in English) formed on 24th March 1968, is a liberal party in Malaysia. ... Barisan Nasional (National Front or BN) is a major political coalition in Malaysia. ... The Malaysian Houses of Parliament in Kuala Lumpur. ... The title of Chief Minister of Penang holds the responsibility as the head of government in the state level. ... Tun Dato Seri Dr. Lim Chong Eu (Chinese :林蒼祐) was born in 1919 in Penang. ...

Koh served as the National Chairman of the party’s Youth Wing from 1983 to 1990. A National Vice President from 1991-2005, he was also Penang State Chairman since 1996 and the National Deputy President since 2005. He became President of Gerakan on April 8, 2007, when Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik stepped down to allow new blood to take over. Yang Berbahagia Dato Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik (Chinese : 林敬益) is the National President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia since 1980. ...

Chief Minister of Penang

Koh was first elected as a State Assemblyman and the Chief Minister of Penang in the Malaysian General Elections of October 1990. A crisis occurred as the incumbent Chief Minister Lim Chong Eu lost his state seat and Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) had less seats than UMNO in the Penang State Assembly. A crisis was averted when Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik, then president of Gerakan, was able to convince the then Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad to allow a Chinese to continue being the Chief Minister. The title of Chief Minister of Penang holds the responsibility as the head of government in the state level. ... The Malaysian general election of 1990 was won by the UMNO under Mahathir Mohamad on the ideology of Ketuanan Melayu. ... Tun Dato Seri Dr. Lim Chong Eu (Chinese :林蒼祐) was born in 1919 in Penang. ... Parti Gerakan Logo The Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Malaysian Peoples Movement Party in English) formed on 24th March 1968, is a liberal party in Malaysia. ... The United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu in Malay, is the largest political party in Malaysia and a founding member of the Barisan Nasional coalition, which has ruled the country uninterrupted since independence. ... Yang Berbahagia Dato Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik (Chinese : 林敬益) is the National President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia since 1980. ... Mahathir bin Mohamad (born December 20, 1925 in Alor Star, Kedah) was the Prime Minister of Malaysia from July 16, 1981 to 2003. ...

As Chief Minister, Tan Sri Dr. Koh was the Chairman of the Penang Development Corporation, which is the development agency of the State Government responsible for the promotion of Penang's manufacturing and tourism sectors, urbanization and human resource development programmes. He chairs the State Planning Committee and State Development Council. In addition, he is the Chairman of the Board of “Invest Penang” which promotes investment, technology and business for Penang. State motto: Bersatu dan Setia (United and Loyal) (formerly Let Penang Lead) State anthem: Untuk Negeri Kita (For Our State) Capital George Town Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Tuan Yang Terutama Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas  - Ketua Menteri Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon History    - Ceded by...

Koh was re-elected to his second term in April 1995, third term in November 1999 and fourth term in March 2004.

Weeks before the 2008 general election, Dr. Koh announced that he was stepping down as the Chief Minister of Penang to contest the parliamentary seat of Batu Kawan to be able to be part of federal politics and the Malaysian Cabinet. However, the Democratic Action Party candidate, P Ramasamy, defeated Koh in a straight fight. The title of Chief Minister of Penang holds the responsibility as the head of government in the state level. ... Batu Kawan is a small town in Penang, Malaysia. ... The Cabinet of Malaysia is the executive branch of Malaysias government. ... Democratic Action Party (DAP) logo The Democratic Action Party (DAP, Parti Tindakan Demokratik in Malay) is Malaysias largest secular and Socialist opposition party. ...

Family

Tan Sri is married to Puan Sri Chui Kah Peng and they are blessed with a son, Yu Cheng and a daughter, Yu Jun, who is currently attending Princeton University. Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ...