Teng_Boon_Soon

Teng Boon Soon

Teng Boon Soon

Malaysian politician

Teng Boon Soon (simplified Chinese: 邓文村; traditional Chinese: 鄧文村; born 30 August 1941) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and former Minister Shafie Apdal from March 2008 to April 2009 and Member of Parliament (MP) Tebrau from March 2004 to May 2013. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition. He is the uncle of Teng Chang Khim, former Senior Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and his younger brother Teng Chang Yeow, former Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Padang Kota formerly of the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Teng (邓).
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Teng was elected to federal Parliament in the 2004 general elections, succeeding United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) member Mohd Ali Hassan in the seat of Tebrau.[2][3] After the 2008 general election, he was appointed Deputy Minister for Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage by Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi.[4] His ministerial post came under threat in November 2008 after he was defeated for a position on the MCA's Central Committee,[5] and he was subsequently left out of the ministry named by incoming Prime Minister Najib Razak in April 2009.[6] His parliamentary career was also ended in 2013, when Khoo Soo Seang replaced him as the MCA's candidate and won the Tebrau seat in the 2013 general election.

Election results

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Honours

References

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    67歲門外漢當官‧鄧文村："我還能走很遠的路". Guangming Daily (in Chinese). 28 March 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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    "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 31 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout. Includes results from the 2004 election.
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    "Pas rep spoils Johor BN's dream of a clean sweep". Utusan. Utusan Group. 14 March 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
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    "Cabinet Can Discharge Responsibility Effectively – Ghani". Berita Wilayah. Bernama. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
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    "MCA No Hurry To Decide Fate of Minister". mysinchew.com. Sin Chew Daily. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
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    "Najib names 28-member Cabinet (Update 6)". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). 9 April 2009. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
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    "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
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    "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 24 February 2018. Results only available from the 2004 election.
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    "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".


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