Choong Shiau Yoon

In this Chinese name, the family name is Choong (锺).
Steven Choong Shiau Yoon
锺少云
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tebrau
In office
9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byKhoo Soo Seang
(BN–MCA)
Succeeded byJimmy Puah Wee Tse
(PH–PKR)
Majority30,720 (2018)
Deputy President of the Parti Bangsa Malaysia
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 February 2023
Serving with Wong Judat
PresidentLarry Sng Wei Shien
Preceded byHaniza Mohamed Talha
Senior Vice President I of the Parti Bangsa Malaysia
In office
8 January 2022 – 14 February 2023
Serving with Sivasubramaniam Athinarayanan (Senior Vice President II)
PresidentLarry Sng Wei Shien
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPaul Yong Choo Kiong
(Senior Vice President)
Division Chief of the
People's Justice Party of Tebrau
In office
2014 – 28 February 2021
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
(2014–2018)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2018–2021)
Preceded bySelva Kumaran
Succeeded byYuneswaran Ramaraj
Division Chief of the
People's Justice Party of Ayer Hitam
In office
2012–2013
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byWillham Siau
Deputy Secretary-General of the
People's Justice Party
In office
2011–2014
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
Secretary-GeneralSaifuddin Nasution Ismail
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018–2021Pakatan Harapan
2021Independent
2021–2022Parti Bangsa Malaysia
Personal details
Born
Steven Choong Shiau Yoon

(1957-12-07) 7 December 1957 (age 67)
Beruas, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
(2007–2021)
Independent
(2021)
Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM)
(since 2021)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2015–2021)
Alma materBrunel University London
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAccountant
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鍾少雲
Simplified Chinese锺少云
Hanyu PinyinZhōng Shǎoyún
Choong Shiau Yoon on Facebook
Choong Shiau Yoon on Parliament of Malaysia

Steven Choong Shiau Yoon (simplified Chinese: 锺少云; traditional Chinese: 鍾少雲; born 7 December 1957) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tebrau from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member of the Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) and was a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He has served as the Deputy President of PBM since February 2023. He served as the Senior Vice President I of PBM from January 2022 to his promotion to the party deputy presidency in February 2023. He also served as the Division Chief of PKR of Tebrau from 2014 to his resignation from the party in February 2021 and the Division Chief of PKR of Ayer Hitam from 2012 to 2013 as well as the Deputy Secretary-General of PKR from 2011 to 2014. During the 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis and in February 2021, Choong resigned from PKR and became an independent MP supporting Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition along with Julau MP Larry Sng Wei Shien.

Early life and education

Choong was born on 7 December 1957 at Beruas, Perak. He went to Sekolah Menengah Teknik, Ipoh. He graduated with a Master's Degree in Business Finance at Brunel University London.[1]

Background

Choong has a vast experience as an accountant, auditor, tax agent and business consultant career.[2] He is a Partner at CSY & Associates PLT beside Managing Director and CEO at CSY Tax Services Sdn. Bhd. He also serves as a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director on the board of Country View Bhd since 27 March 2002.[3] He is also the Chairman for Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Chartered Member at Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia and Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.[4]

Politics career

Choong chose to participate in politics by joining People's Justice Party (PKR) at the age of 50 in 2007.[5] He has been the Division Chairman of both Tebrau and Ayer Hitam and Deputy Secretary-General of PKR.[6] He made his debut contesting the Tebrau parliamentary seat in the 2013 elections but had lost by 1,767 votes to the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) candidate. In the 2018 elections, he contested Tebrau under the People's Justice Party banner again in a three-cornered fight and this time won by defeating candidates from the MCA and the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).

On 28 February 2021, he was sacked from PKR to be an independent MP friendly to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition together with Larry Sng.[7] The two MPs announced formation of Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) on 19 November 2021.[8]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[9][10][11][12]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 P158 Tebrau Choong Shiau Yoon (PKR) 38,218 48.87% Khoo Soo Seang (MCA) 39,985 51.13% 79,835 1,767 88.23%
2018 Choong Shiau Yoon (PKR) 64,535 62.09% Hou Kok Chung (MCA) 27,310 26.27% 105,420 37,225 85.68%
Abdullah Husin (PAS) 12,098 11.64%
Johor State Legislative Assembly[13]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 N41 Puteri Wangsa Choong Shiau Yoon (PBM) 2,471 4.67% Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz (MUDA) 22,884 43.22% 52,948 7,114 46.94%
Ng Yew Aik (MCA) 15,770 29.78%
Loh Kah Yong (GERAKAN) 8,957 16.92%
Khairil Anwar Razali (PEJUANG) 2,468 4.66%
Adzrin Adam (IND) 398 0.75%

See also

References

  1. ^ "争取多10%马来票添胜算．钟少云：票票不能少" (in Chinese (Malaysia)). Sin Chew Daily. 4 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Tebrau MP says PM understands his need to solve issues faced by the people". The Star Online. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Board of Directors: Profile of Directors: Choong Shiau Yoon". Country View Bhd. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Shiau Yoon Choong – Chartered Member at Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia". Relationship Science. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Choong Shiau Yoon @ Steven Choong". PRU Di Sinar. Sinar Harian. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. ^ "锺少云Steven Choong Shiau Yoon". www.enanyang.my (in Chinese). e南洋商报Nanyang Siang Pau. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Muhyiddin confirms won over PKR's Julau, Tebrau MPs". Malay Mail. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  8. ^ Friday, 19 Nov 2021 10:36 AM MYT (19 November 2021). "Ex-PKR duo Steven Choong, Larry Sng in midst of forming new party Parti Bangsa Malaysia | Malay Mail". www.malaymail.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2018. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  10. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  11. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  12. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  13. ^ "Dashboard SPR". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 13 March 2022.