Peter Chin Fah Kui
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Peter Chin Fah Kui (Template:Zh; born 31 August 1945) is a former Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Miri from 1985 to 2013 and served from 2004 to 2013 as a minister in the federal cabinet. From 2011 to 2014 he was the president of the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP). He is a Malaysian Chinese and of Hakka descent.[1]
Early life
Chin was born in Kuching, Sarawak. He is married to Puan Sri Ruby Wee Hui Kiang, with whom he has two daughters and one son. He was educated as a barrister-at-law at Gray's Inn, London in 1971.
Chin returned to Sarawak and joined the law firm, M/s Wan Ullok, Jugah & Chin and started his law practice in Miri, Sarawak, in 1972. Tan Sri Peter Chin was the chairman for Miri Municipal Council in 1984. He retired as a partner of the law firm upon his appointment as the parliamentary secretary to the Federal Ministry of Welfare in 1986.
Political career
He has been the Member of Parliament of Miri in Malaysia since 1985 and he was the party organising secretary of the Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP).
In 2004, he was appointed to the Cabinet of Malaysia as the minister of plantation industries and commodities. Prior to his full ministerial appointment, his previous posts were deputy minister of housing and local government and deputy minister of science, technology and environment.
On 10 April 2009, Chin was appointed as the minister of energy, green technology and water.
In 2011 he became the president of SUPP.[2] He retired from Parliament in 2013,[3] and stood down as SUPP's president in 2014.[4]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 1986 | P175 Lambir | rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Peter Chin Fah Kui (SUPP) | 15,933 | 55.01% | Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party | | Wong Ho Leng (DAP) | 10,380 | 35.84% | 29,486 | 5,553 | 60.06% |
| Template:Party shading/Independent | | Abang Ismail Abang Peel (IND) | 2,651 | 9.15% | |||||||||
| 1990 | P178 Miri | rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Peter Chin Fah Kui (SUPP) | 18,904 | 57.51% | Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party | | Lo Yung Tee (DAP) | 10,723 | 32.62% | 33,246 | 8,181 | 62.60% |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color | | Sarbini Morni (PERMAS) | 3,242 | 9.86% | |||||||||
| 1995 | P190 Miri | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Peter Chin Fah Kui (SUPP) | 23,977 | 63.82% | Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party | | Chong Kon Fatt (DAP) | 13,592 | 36.18% | 38,580 | 10,385 | 59.88% |
| 1999 | P191 Miri | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Peter Chin Fah Kui (SUPP) | 25,121 | 63.54% | Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party | | Yee Chai Yit (DAP) | 14,415 | 36.46% | 40,439 | 10,706 | 59.20% |
| 2004 | P217 Miri | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Peter Chin Fah Kui (SUPP) | Unopposed | ||||||||
| 2008 | P219 Miri | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Peter Chin Fah Kui (SUPP) | 19,354 | 57.79% | Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party | | Fong Pau Teck (DAP) | 14,138 | 42.21% | 33,969 | 5,216 | 60.70% |
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia :
- File:Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - PSM.svg Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2013)[6]
- File:Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak :
- File:MY-SAR Order of the Star of Sarawak - 2 ribbon PNBS -JBS-PBS-ABS-BBS.svg Officer of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PBS) (1989)[7]
- File:MY-SAR Order of the Star of the Hornbill (Bintang Kenyalang) - 3. Commander (PGBK).svg Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) – Datuk (1998)
- File:Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang :
- File:MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP.svg Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2009)[8]
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See also
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