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{{short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Chen (surname)|Tan (陈)]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{Like resume|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    = [[Malay styles and titles#Honorary styles|Yang Berbahagia]] [[Malay styles and titles#State titles|Datuk Seri]]
| name                = Tan Chai Ho
| honorific-suffix    = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|SMW|PJN|KMN|AMN}}
| native_name = {{nobold|陈财和}}
| native_name_lang = zh-my
| image               =
| imagesize           =
| smallimage          =
| caption             = Tan Chai Ho
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1949|02|07|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Selangor]], [[Federation of Malaya]] (now [[Malaysia]])
| country             = 
| nationality         = 
| occupation          = [[Politician]]

| office              = [[Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia)|Deputy Minister of Home Affairs]]
| monarch             = [[Sirajuddin of Perlis|Sirajuddin]]<br />[[Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu|Mizan Zainal Abidin]]
| primeminister       = [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]
| minister            = [[Azmi Khalid]] (2004–2006)<br />[[Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad]] (2006–2008)
| predecessor         = [[Zainal Abidin Zin]]
| successor           = Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh <br> {{small|(Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I)}} <br> [[Chor Chee Heung]] <br> {{small|(Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II)}}
| term_start          = 27 March 2004
| term_end            = 18 March 2008
| constituency        = [[Bandar Tun Razak (federal constituency)|Bandar Tun Razak]]

| office2             = [[Ministry of Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment (Malaysia)|Deputy Minister of Energy, Water and Communications]]
| monarch2            = [[Salahuddin of Selangor|Salahuddin]]<br />Sirajuddin
| primeminister2      = [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br />Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
| minister2           = [[Leo Moggie Irok]]
| predecessor2        = [[Chan Kong Choy]] (Energy, Communications)
| successor2          = [[Shaziman Abu Mansor]]
| term_start2         = 15 December 1999
| term_end2           = 26 March 2004
| constituency2       = Bandar Tun Razak

| constituency_MP3     = [[Bandar Tun Razak (federal constituency)|Bandar Tun Razak]]
| parliament3         = Malaysian
| term_start3         = 25 April 1995
| term_end3           = 8 March 2008
| predecessor3        = ''Constituency established''
| successor3          = [[Abdul Khalid Ibrahim]] <br> ([[Pakatan Rakyat|PR]]–[[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|PKR]])
| majority3           = 14,735 ([[1995 Malaysian general election|1995]]) <br> 1,224 ([[1999 Malaysian general election|1999]]) <br> 17,527 ([[2004 Malaysian general election|2004]])

| party               = [[Malaysian Chinese Association]] (MCA)
| otherparty          = [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) <br> [[Perikatan Nasional]] (PN)
| spouse              = Kok Mew Chan (霍妙珍)
| children            = 4 (2 sons, 2 daughters)
| website             = 
}}

'''Tan Chai Ho''' ({{zh|t=陳財和|s=陈财和|p=Chén Cáihé|poj=Tân Châi-hô}}; born 7 February 1949) was [[Deputy Minister]] of [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Malaysia)]] from 29 March 2004 to 26 February 2008. He was a [[Member of Parliament]] of (P124) [[Bandar Tun Razak]] in Wilayah Persekutuan (Federal Territory) of Malaysia) representing the [[Barisan Nasional]] coalition for 3 terms until he lost to Tan Sri [[Abdul Khalid Ibrahim]] of [[Parti Keadilan Rakyat]] (PKR) in the [[2008 Malaysian general election|2008 general election]]. He subsequently announced that he will retire from politics prior to the [[2013 Malaysian general election|2013 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.themalaysiantimes.com.my/former-bandar-tun-razak-mp-wants-false-banners-taken-down/|title=Former Bandar Tun Razak MP wants 'false banners' taken down ⋆ The Malaysian Times|website=www.themalaysiantimes.com.my|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-24}}</ref>

== Background and Education ==
Tan Chai Ho was born on 7 February 1949 in Selangor. He underwent his primary education at SJK (C) Kepong, Kuala Lumpur from 1956 to 1961. He then completed his Senior Cambridge secondary education in 1967, and subsequently Form Six In 1969. His was a company secretary by profession. Before he enter politics, He involvedin his Family business in Company Secretarial Services and Director of Kojadi Cooperation

== Political career ==
Tan Chai Ho has served as Chairman of MCA Kepong Baru Division from 1976 to 1981, Chief of Kepong Division MCA Youth Wing and Deputy Chairman of MCA Youth Wing from 1981 to 1985, State Chairman of MCA Youth Wing from 1985 to 1990, Deputy Chairman of MCA National Youth Wing from 1987 to 1990, MCA Youth Movement Vanguard Chief from 1987 to 1990. In addition, he has been re-elected as the Central Committee of MCA in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|title=陳財和否認退隱‧"時間還沒有到"|url=https://guangming.com.my/%e9%99%b3%e8%b2%a1%e5%92%8c%e5%90%a6%e8%aa%8d%e9%80%80%e9%9a%b1%e2%80%a7%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e9%82%84%e6%b2%92%e6%9c%89%e5%88%b0|website=光明日报|date=2009-07-04|language=zh|access-date=|archive-date=2024-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417092253/https://guangming.com.my/%E9%99%B3%E8%B2%A1%E5%92%8C%E5%90%A6%E8%AA%8D%E9%80%80%E9%9A%B1%E2%80%A7%E6%99%82%E9%96%93%E9%82%84%E6%B2%92%E6%9C%89%E5%88%B0|url-status=live}}</ref> He also served as State Chairman of MCA Kuala Lumpur and Head of the National MCA Public Services and Complaints Bureau in 1990, Head of the National MCA Religious Bureau in 2005.

He has been appointed to the [[Dewan Negara]] in 1986 and has served as Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs on 11 May 1995 to 14 December 1999. After the 1999 general election, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia by then Prime Minister [[Mahathir Mohamad]] on 15 December 1999 until March 2004. After the 2004 election, he served as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs until 2008.

In the 2008 general election, Tan Chai Ho unable retain Bandar Tun Razak parliamentary seat and lost to [[Khalid Ibrahim|Abdul Khalid Ibrahim]] from [[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|People's Justice Party]]. In May 2010, he resigned as Chairman of the MCA Bandar Tun Razak Division.<ref>{{Cite web|title=陈财和退休，周连琼上阵|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/135685|website=Malaysiakini|date=2010-06-26|last=阿邦之邦|access-date=|archive-date=2024-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417092025/https://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/135685|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Election results==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ [[Dewan Rakyat|Parliament of Malaysia]]<ref name="election results">{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri |publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]] |language=Malay |accessdate=4 February 2017 }} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref><ref name="undiinfo">{{Cite web
  | title = Malaysia General Election 
  | work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data
  | publisher = [[Malaysiakini]]
  | url = http://undi.info/#
  | accessdate = 4 February 2017}} Results only available from the [[2004 Malaysian general election|2004 election]].</ref>
!|Year
!|Constituency
!colspan=2|Candidate
!|Votes
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opponent(s)
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Ballots cast
!|Majority
!|Turnout
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1990 Malaysian general election|1990]]
|rowspan=2|P102 [[Sungai Besi (federal constituency)|Sungai Besi]]
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|rowspan=2|Tan Chai Ho ([[Malaysian Chinese Association|MCA]])
|rowspan=2 align="right" |23,313
|rowspan=2|40.99%
|{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |
| '''[[Tan Kok Wai]]''' ([[Democratic Action Party (Malaysia)|'''DAP''']])
|align="right" |'''32,169'''
| '''56.56%'''
|rowspan=2|57,303
|rowspan=2|8,856	
|rowspan=2|70.87%	
|-
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |
|Abdul Hamid Selamat ([[Independent politician|IND]])
|align="right" |1,389	
|align=right|2.44%
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1995 Malaysian general election|1995]]
|rowspan=3|'''P112 [[Bandar Tun Razak (federal constituency)|Bandar Tun Razak]]'''
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|rowspan=2|{{nowrap|'''Tan Chai Ho'''}} ([[Malaysian Chinese Association|'''MCA''']])
|rowspan=2 align="right" |'''25,382'''
|rowspan=2| '''68.11%'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |
|Lee Yee Lian ([[Democratic Action Party (Malaysia)|DAP]])
|align="right" |10,647	
|28.57%
|rowspan=2|38,326
|rowspan=2|14,735	
|rowspan=2|71.39%	
|-
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|Abd. Malek Hussin ([[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]])
|align="right" |1,235	
|align=right|3.31%
|-
| [[1999 Malaysian general election|1999]]
| {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
| '''Tan Chai Ho''' ([[Malaysian Chinese Association|'''MCA''']])
| align="right" |'''22,273'''
| '''51.41%'''
|{{Party shading/Keadilan}} |
|{{nowrap|[[Chandra Muzaffar]]}} ([[Parti Keadilan Rakyat|keADILan]])
|align="right" |21,049
|48.59%
|45,041
|1,224
|76.10%
|-
| [[2004 Malaysian general election|2004]]
|rowspan=2|P124 [[Bandar Tun Razak (federal constituency)|Bandar Tun Razak]]
| {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
| '''Tan Chai Ho''' ([[Malaysian Chinese Association|'''MCA''']])
| align="right" |'''33,223'''
|| '''67.91%'''
|{{Party shading/Keadilan}} |
|{{nowrap|Rosli Ibrahim}} ([[Parti Keadilan Rakyat|PKR]])
|align="right" |15,696
|32.09%
|50,015
|17,527
|74.38%
|-
|[[2008 Malaysian general election|2008]]
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Tan Chai Ho ([[Malaysian Chinese Association|MCA]])
|align="right" |25,608	
|47.66%
|{{Party shading/Keadilan}} |
|{{nowrap|'''[[Abdul Khalid Ibrahim]]'''}} ([[Parti Keadilan Rakyat|'''PKR''']])
|align="right" |'''28,123'''
|'''52.34%'''
|54,995
|2,515
|75.72%
|}

==Honours==
* {{Flag|Malaysia}}
** [[File:MY Darjah Jasa Negara - Order of Meritorious Service - PJN.svg|50px]] Commander of [[Order of Meritorious Service]] (PJN) – '''Datuk''' (1996)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1996.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1996|website=www.istiadat.gov.my}}</ref>
** [[File:MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan_Negara - Officer (K.M.N.).svg|50px]] Officer of the [[Order of the Defender of the Realm#Officer|Order of the Defender of the Realm]] (KMN) (1990)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1990.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1990|website=www.istiadat.gov.my}}</ref>
** [[File:MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg|50px]] Member of the [[Order of the Defender of the Realm#Member|Order of the Defender of the Realm]] (AMN) (1983)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1983.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1983|website=www.istiadat.gov.my}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Federal Territory (Malaysia)}}
** [[File:MY-FED Darjah Mahkota Wilayah - Grand Commander - SMW.svg|50px]] Grand Commander of the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the Malaysian states and federal territories|Order of the Territorial Crown]] (SMW) – '''Datuk Seri''' (2009)<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]|accessdate=25 September 2018|date=2 February 2009|title=Pandikar Amin heads FT Day awards, 282 conferred|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2009/02/02/pandikar-amin-heads-ft-day-awards-282-conferred/|work=[[Bernama]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.mcawp.net MCAWP.Net e-Service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403183455/http://www.mcawp.net/ |date=2007-04-03 }} [http://forum.mcawp.net Forum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521214706/http://forum.mcawp.net/ |date=2008-05-21 }}
* [http://www.moha.gov.my/eng/index.asp Ministry of Home Affairs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026121235/http://www.moha.gov.my/eng/index.asp |date=2007-10-26 }}
* [http://www.mcawp.org.my MCA Wilayah Persekutuan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070925131505/http://www.mcawp.org.my/ |date=2007-09-25 }}
* [http://www.mca.org.my/English/Pages/default.aspx Malaysian Chinese Association] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012103322/http://www.mca.org.my/English/Pages/default.aspx |date=2007-10-12 }}
* [http://www.mca.org.my/English/2004%20General%20Elections%20Results/Pages/FederalTerritory.aspx 2004 General Elections Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114233225/http://www.mca.org.my/English/2004%20General%20Elections%20Results/Pages/FederalTerritory.aspx |date=2007-11-14 }} 2004 General Elections Results
* [http://www.mcawp.net MCAWP.Net] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403183455/http://www.mcawp.net/ |date=2007-04-03 }} (created by MCA Youth Information Technology Bureau as a portal for [http://www.mcawp.net/demo e-Services] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214092811/http://www.mcawp.net/demo/ |date=2007-02-14 }}, Datuk Tan Chai Ho's [http://www.mcawp.net/program program] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070214092446/http://www.mcawp.net/program/ |date=2007-02-14 }}, [http://www.mcawp.net/forum discussion forum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102210311/http://www.mcawp.net/forum/ |date=2009-01-02 }} and community news)
* Previously [http://tanchaiho.wiie.net/ old website] is no longer available

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