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Howard Lee Chuan How (Chinese: 李存孝; pinyin: Lǐ Cúnxiào; Jyutping: Lei5 Cyun4 Haau3; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Chûn-hàu; born 3 January 1983) is a Malaysian politician, activist and chef who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipoh Timor since November 2022. He is also a member of the Malaysian Foreign Minister's Consultative Council for Foreign Policy, and the sole Member of Parliament to be appointed in the Council. He also serves in the Parliamentary Special Select Committee for Foreign Affairs and International Trade. He is also an Executive Board Member of the Perak State Government Investment Facilitation Agency- Invest Perak.

Howard Lee Chuan How
李存孝
Lee in 2024
Member of the
Perak State Executive Council
(Youth, Sports and Human Capital Development)
In office
19 May 2018 – 10 March 2020
MonarchNazrin Shah
Menteri BesarAhmad Faizal Azumu
Preceded byShahrul Zaman Yahya (Youth and Sports)
Saarani Mohammad (Human Capital Development)
Succeeded byKhairul Shahril Mohamed (Youth and Sports)
Razman Zakaria (Human Capital Development)
ConstituencyPasir Pinji
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Ipoh Timor
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byWong Kah Woh
(PHDAP)
Majority43,888 (2022)
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Pasir Pinji
In office
5 May 2013 – 19 November 2022
Preceded bySu Keong Siong
(PR–DAP)
Succeeded byGoh See Hua
(PH–DAP)
Majority22,387 (2013)
26,010 (2018)
Youth Chief of the
Democratic Action Party
In office
2 December 2018 – 19 March 2022
DeputyChiong Yoke Kong
Secretary-GeneralLim Guan Eng
Preceded byWong Kah Woh
Succeeded byKelvin Yii Lee Wuen
4th Youth Chief of the Pakatan Harapan
In office
12 September 2021 – 29 July 2022
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
ChairmanAnwar Ibrahim
Preceded byShazni Munir Mohd Ithnin
Succeeded byKelvin Yii Lee Wuen
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2022–Pakatan Harapan
Faction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly
2013–2018Democratic Action Party
2018–2022Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born
Lee Chuan How

(1983-01-03) 3 January 1983 (age 41)
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Political partyDAP
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Democrats (UK)
(2010)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2013–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(aligned:since 2022)
SpouseCherie Lai Cheau Yee
Alma materGreat Yarmouth College
OccupationPolitician
Howard Lee Chuan How
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李存孝
Simplified Chinese李存孝

He served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in March 2020 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pasir Pinji from May 2013 to November 2022.

He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. In DAP, he is a member of the highest leadership structure the Central Executive Committee at the federal level, and the State chapter Treasurer of DAP of Perak. He also served as Youth Chief or known as Chief of the DAP youth wing namely Democratic Action Party Socialist Youth (DAPSY) from December 2018 to March 2022 while in PH, he served as its 4th Youth Chief from September 2021 to July 2022 and previously served as its Deputy Youth Chief. [1] He was the 24th President of International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY).[2]

Early life edit

Lee was born in Ipoh in 1983 and was schooled at SRJK (C) Poi Lam until primary 6. He then continued his secondary education at Great Yarmouth High School & Technology College, United Kingdom, and completed a BTEC National Diploma in Science at Great Yarmouth FE College in the East of England.

Lee has been involved in politics & activism as early as the age of 16 when he was elected Vice president of the local Student Union in the East of England. HE was the general manager of a Pizza Hut in Norwich UK Lee and a few of his counterparts founded a civil and society movement that revitalized a previously neglected section of Norwich City, into a heritage attraction and booming retail district. Active in local politics throughout his working life, he also contested as a candidate under the UK Liberal Democrats at a City Council by election.[3]

Lee returned to Malaysia at the end of 2007 saw the start of his involvement with DAP Malaysia. He was appointed campaign manager for the then first term candidate for the state assembly constituency of Canning, Sdr Wong Kah Woh.[4]

Since then, Lee has continued to play various key roles in DAP Malaysia and the then Malaysian main opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat. As State Secretary of DAPSY Perak, he works throughout the state, speaking in rural areas, as well as regularly working the Urban ceramah (rally) circuit. Lee also heads PROSPECT, an opposition linked, independently funded policy thinktank charged with the task of crafting policies for Perak state political leaders through public and stakeholder engagement. Lee is also the director of the Pakatan Rakyat Alternative Budget Task-force, and the leader of the Pakatan Rakyat Perak Manifesto Team.

Political career edit

United Kingdom edit

In 2010, Lee contested in United Kingdom for the Norwich City Council by-election on a Liberal Democrats ticket but lost to the Labour Party candidate by 247 majority.[5]

Malaysia edit

During the 13th General Elections of Malaysia, Lee won the Perak State Legislative Assembly constituency of Pasir Pinji polling 17,896 votes defeating Barisan National candidate with 13,632 majority.[6]

In 2015, he was elected as one of the DAPSY central committee member[7] and also Perak DAPSY Chief.[8]

In 2016, Lee was also elected as the new President of IUSY, the largest political youth organisation in the world during the congress in Albania.[9] He is the first Southeast Asian to be elected to the position, and this is the highest international position that DAPSY has achieved.[10] He was also appointed into the Board of the Progressive Alliance, the highest forum of the global organisation in his capacity as the IUSY President. He is also standing member of SocDem Asia's Steering Committee, representing DAP at the regional level. He remains as instrumental player in global and regional progressive political party circles.

In 2017, Lee's loyalty towards Malaysia was questioned when it was revealed that he tried to obtain British naturalisation in 2002 and settlement visa in 2007 but were denied consecutively for both. He also had set up an online petition and a video plea seeking support to allow him to return to the United Kingdom upon coming back to Malaysia.[11]

During the 14th General Elections of Malaysia, Lee retained his state constituency of Pasir Pinji seat polling 23,282 votes, defeating Barisan Nasional candidate with 20,856 majority.

In May 2018, Lee was elected as one of the Perak State Executive Council. His current portfolio that he holds are Youth and Sports Development (PPBS). He is also a committee in Perak Investment Council of Advisory.

In December 2018, Lee won the National DAPSY Chief Election by defeating his opponent, Chow Hu Yui with 186 to 166 votes. Howard Lee succeeds Ipoh Timur MP, Wong Kah Woh. Subsequently, he was appointed as Deputy Chief for Pakatan Harapan Youth.

Election results edit

Norwich City Council[5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Majority
2010 Lakenham Lee Chuan How (Liberal Democrats)[A] 652 25.9% Victoria MacDonald (Labour) 899 35.7% 247
Kit Jones (Green) 608 24.2%
Christopher Benjamin (Conservative) 243 9.7%
Steve Emmens (UKIP) 113 4.5%
[A]^ Contested as Howard Lee.
Perak State Legislative Assembly[12][13][14][15]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N27 Pasir Pinji Lee Chuan How (DAP) 17,896 80.76% Thong Fah Chong (MCA) 4,264 19.24% 22,387 13,632 81.02%
2018 Lee Chuan How (DAP) 23,282 90.56% Ng Kai Cheong (MCA) 2,426 9.44% 26,010 20,856 78.30%
Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P064 Ipoh Timor, Perak Howard Lee Chuan How (DAP) 57,549 72.14% Nor Afzainzam Salleh (BERSATU) 13,661 17.12% 79,780 43,888 67.51%
Ng Kai Cheong (MCA) 8,570 10.74%

References edit

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  2. ^ "Presidium – International Union Of Socialist Youth". iusy.org. Archived from the original on 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  3. ^ "Lib Dems announce by-election candidates (Norwich Liberal Democrats)". Norwichlibdems.org.uk. 2010-08-16. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  4. ^ "kah woh's chamber: Mar 31, 2008". Wongkahwoh-canning25.blogspot.my. 2008-03-31. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  5. ^ a b "Local Election Results 2010 - Norwich". Local Elections Archive Project. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Undiinfo : Perak". Undi.info. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  7. ^ "Dyana Sofya squeezes on board DAP Youth committee, thanks to quota | Malaysia". Malay Mail Online. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  8. ^ 2015年8月29日. "新霹社青团团长 李存孝率队迎战大选 - e南洋商报Nanyang Siang Pau | e手快讯". Enanyang.my. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "IUSY Congress, Kejdi Mehmetaj Elected as Deputy President". Albanian Daily News (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  10. ^ "Congratulate DAPSY International Secretary and State Assemblyman for Pasir Pinji Howard Lee, who on 28 February 2016 was elected as the new President of IUSY". DAP Malaysia. 2016-03-10. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  11. ^ "Petition for Pasir Pinji rep to return to UK reaches its target". The Star. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  13. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Results only available for the 2013 election.
  14. ^ "Maklumat Calon dan Kawasan Pilihan Raya N27 PASIR PINJI Perak". Utusan Online PRU-13. Archived from the original on 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  15. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perak". election.thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-08-07.

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