Neo Yee Pan

Yang Berhormat[note 1] Dato'
Neo Yee Pan
SPMJ DPMJ
梁维泮
Minister of Housing and Local Government
In office
1979–1985
Prime MinisterHussein Onn
Mahathir Mohamad
DeputyRamli Omar (19?–19?)
Samy Vellu (1978–1979)
Zakaria Abdul Rahman (19?–19?)
Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar (1981–1982)
Napsiah Omar
Subramaniam Sinniah (1982–1985)
Preceded byMichael Chen Wing Sum
Succeeded byChan Siang Sun
ConstituencyMuar
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
In office
1976–1977
MonarchYahya Petra
Prime MinisterHussein Onn
MinisterAli Ahmad
Preceded byEngku Muhsein Abdul Kadir as Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Succeeded byMak Hon Kam
ConstituencyMuar
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
1977–1979
MonarchYahya Petra
Prime MinisterHussein Onn
MinisterTengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Preceded byRichard Ho Ung Hun
Succeeded byMak Hon Kam
ConstituencyMuar
Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Technology and Research
In office
1974–1976
MonarchsAbdul Halim
Yahya Petra
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein
MinisterMohamed Yaacob
Deputy MinisterNone
Preceded byPortfolio established
Succeeded byLaw Hieng Ding as Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
ConstituencyMuar
Member of Parliament
for Muar
In office
24 August 1974 – 3 August 1986
Personal details
Born1938
Muar, Johor, Unfederated Malay States
Died5 March 2020(2020-03-05) (aged 81–82)

Neo Yee Pan (1938 – 5 March 2020) was a Malaysian politician, former Member of Parliament representing Muar (1974–1983) former Secretary General (1975–1979) and acting President of the MCA in Malaysia (1983–1984).[2] He served as Housing and Local Government Minister, as well as a number of other Deputy roles in government. During his brief tenure as Acting MCA President, Pan and his associates used their power to expel several leading party members who had questioned the official party membership numbers, resulting in a leadership crises that ended when one of the expelled leaders, Tan Koon Swan, was formally elected as the new president of the party.[3][2]

Political career

Neo was elected as a member of the MCA Central Working Committee and appointed Deputy Secretary-General on 11 August 1973. Next year, in 1974, he successfully elected for parliament in Muar, and was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Technology and Research.

Acting Presidency and Membership Crisis

On 25 March 1983, MCA President Lee San Choon announced his resignation and on May 1 formally left the office and Malay politics. Pan became the acting president. A crisis in the leadership stemmed from allegations of membership inflation within the party. Several party leaders moved for an investigation into the matter. On March 19, 1983, Pan and his deputy Mak Hon Kam dismissed several committee chairman and members, as well as party leaders at varying levels, including Vice President Tan Koon Swan.[4] The expelled members were reinstated at an extraordinary general party meeting in May 1983. The following year, May 1984, Tan Koon Swan was elected to the MCA presidency, ending Pan's tenure.[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1974 P106 Muar Neo Yee Pan (MCA) 23,039 80.52% Khoo Sim Geok (DAP) 5,573 19.48% 17,466
1978 Neo Yee Pan (MCA) 23,538 63.40% Ho Chan Mee (DAP) 11,183 30.12% 12,355
Ahmad Abdul Rahman (PAS) 2,405 6.48%
1982 Neo Yee Pan (MCA) 27,572 66.58% Tan Yang Ngai (DAP) 11,991 28.95% 43,902 15,581 75.70%
Mohamad Anang (PAS) 1,851 4.47%

Honours

Notes

  1. ^ The prefix "Yang Berhormat" is used for recipients of the First and Second Classes of the Johor's Orders of Chivalry.[1]

References

  1. ^ Abdul Rahim Ramli (19 June 2010). "Syarat Ketat Anugerah Datuk Johor". mStar Online (in Malay). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Datuk Dr. Neo Yee Pan (Acting President March 1983 – November 1985)" (PDF). MCA.org.my. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ^ "MCA pays tribute to the late Dr Neo Yee Pan". The Star. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ^ "The Malaysian Chinese Association has expelled 14 leading members including vice president, Tan Koon Swan". The Wall Street Journal Asia. 29 March 1984. pp. 1, 3.
  5. ^ "Mr Tan Koon Swan was yesterday elected president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) by a landslide". The Wall Street Journal Asia. 25 November 1985. p. 16.
  6. ^ "柔佛州苏丹殿下 昨庆八三岁华诞" [Johor Sultan Yesterday celebrate his 83th birthday]. 星洲日报. 29 October 1977. p. 7.
  7. ^ "柔州苏丹庆八五华诞一二七一名臣民受封" [Johor Sultan celebrates 85th birthday, 1271 subject received title]. 南洋商报. 31 October 1979. p. 5.


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