| Yang Berhormat Batu Gajah Fong Po Kuan (Chinese : 冯宝君)
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| Assumed office November 29, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Yeong Chee Wah |
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| Born | 15 September 1973 Perak, Malaysia |
| Political party |  DAP - Pakatan Rakyat |
| Spouse | Tan Chen Choon |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Website | http://pokuan.blogsome.com |
Fong Po Kuan (Chinese : 冯宝君; pinyin: Féng Bǎojūn) (born 15 September 1973 in Perak) is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) political party. The Malay language has a complex system of Titles and Honorifics which is still extensively used in Malaysia and Brunei. Batu Gajah (population 34000 is a Town located in the state of Perak in Malaysia, about 24 km from Ipoh, the Perak state capital The Parliament of Malaysia (Parlimen Malaysia is the national Legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. Batu Gajah (population 34000 is a Town located in the state of Perak in Malaysia, about 24 km from Ipoh, the Perak state capital Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Perak is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is the second largest state in Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Democratic Action Party, or DAP (Parti Tindakan Demokratik is a Secular, multi-racial social democratic / democratic socialist Pakatan Rakyat or PR ( People's Pact) was established on April 1, 2008. The Dewan Rakyat (literally "Hall of the People" or House of Representatives is the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Perak is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is the second largest state in Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Democratic Action Party, or DAP (Parti Tindakan Demokratik is a Secular, multi-racial social democratic / democratic socialist She is able to communicate in Chinese, English, Malay and Arabic. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The Malay language ( ISO 639-1 code MS is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people and people of other ethnic groups who reside in the Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language
She did her STPM in Anglo Chinese School, Ipoh in 1992. After that she attended the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) from 1993 to 1997, and graduated with a law degree. The International Islamic University Malaysia ( IIUM)( Arabic:الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية ماليزيا is a private publicly-funded Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
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Political career
In the 1999 Malaysian general election, Fong won the Batu Gajah parliamentary seat in the Dewan Rakyat, and became the youngest Member of Parliament (MP) in Malaysia. The Dewan Rakyat (literally "Hall of the People" or House of Representatives is the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. The Parliament of Malaysia (Parlimen Malaysia is the national Legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. She won 19,867 out of 38,774 votes, winning by a majority of 2,071 with 67. 5% turnout. During her first term, she was suspended for six months from Parliament without wages or allowances for criticising the Speaker of the House. Her suspension was unique in that the Speaker had waived the seven day notice period required to raise the issue, and that the matter was never brought to the Parliamentary Committee of Privileges. The 83 MPs, all from the Speaker's party, who voted for suspension only constituted 43% of parliament; while this was a majority of those present in the hall, it did not have a simple majority of the total number of MPs. The suspension was widely seen to be vindictive.
In 2003, Fong inquired in parliament why she had been compelled to wear the tudung for her graduation ceremony at IIUM. For other uses see Headgear. Headscarves are scarves covering most or all of the top of a woman's hair and her head The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Mahadzhir Mohammad Khir, stated wearing the tudung was encouraged but not mandatory. A year later, the IIUM Senate made it compulsory for female students to wear the tudung to their convocation ceremony.
In 2005, having noticed a few non-Muslim women wearing the tudung in the gallery, she raised a point of order about whether wearing the tudung was compulsory in Parliament. It was not.
Fong initially decided not to defend her seat in the 2008 general election. The 12th Malaysian general election was held on March 8, 2008, in accordance with Malaysian laws for national elections, which states that a general election After DAP leaders asked her to reconsider, she finally agreed to run for re-election.
Following the recent 12th general elections in 8 March 2008, Fong Po Kuan won her incumbent Batu Gajah parliamentary seat with a majority of 24,627.
Election Results
| Year | Parliamentary seat | Votes Obtained | Majority | Ballots Cast | Opponent | Turnout |
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| 1999 | P63 Batu Gajah | 19,867 | won by 2,071 | 38,774 | Yeong Chee Wah (BN - MCA) Yang Kar Ming (MDP) |
65. 68% |
| 2004 | P66 Batu Gajah | 28,847 | won by 8,033 | 50,952 | Ong Ka Chuan (BN - MCA) | 69. Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan is a Malaysian politician and the current Minister of Housing and Local Government in the Malaysian cabinet. 66% |
| 2008 | P66 Batu Gajah | 39,922 | won by 24,627 | 56,270 | Cheah Yoke Can (BN - MCA) | 72. 78% |
Personal life
Fong, 34, is married to Johor DAP organising secretary Tan Chen Choon, 37, on January 12, 2008. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common They organised a quiet wedding ceremony solemnised by Ipoh Chin Woo Association's assistant registrar Datuk Ooi Foh Sing.
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