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Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Paul Leong Khee Seong
DPCM
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Paul Leong Khee Seong DPCM
梁棋祥
Minister of Primary Industries
	In office; 28 July 1978 – 10 August 1986
Monarchs	Yahya Petra; Ahmad Shah; Iskandar
Prime Minister	Hussein Onn; Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy	Bujang Ulis; Megat Junid Megat Ayub
Preceded by	Abdul Taib Mahmud
Succeeded by	Lim Keng Yaik
Constituency	Taiping
Chancellor of HELP University
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2012
President	Paul Chan Tuck Hoong
Preceded by	Inaugural holder
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries
	In office; 1974–1978
Monarchs	Abdul Halim; Yahya Petra
Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein; Hussein Onn
Minister	Musa Hitam; Abdul Taib Mahmud
Preceded by	Yusof Rawa
Succeeded by	Bujang Ulis
Constituency	Taiping
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Taiping
	In office; 1974–1990
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Kerk Choo Ting ; (BN–Gerakan)
Majority	3,187 (1974); 8,022 (1978); 15,278 (1982); 5,644 (1986)
Personal details
Born	Paul Leong Khee Seong; 1939 (age 85–86); Ipoh, Perak, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) (1965–1972); Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma mater	University of New South Wales
Occupation	Politician

Dato' Paul Leong Khee Seong (born 1939^[1]) is a Malaysian former politician from the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) who served as four-term Member of Parliament (MP) of Malaysia for Taiping between 1974 and 1990. He was also Minister of Primary Industries of Malaysia between 1978 and 1986.^[2] He is currently the Chancellor of HELP University.^[3]

Background

Leong was born in Ipoh, Perak to a family involved in tin mining and plantation with ancestral roots in Guangdong, China. Before entering politics, he was working in his father's business.^[4]

Political career

Leong entered the Malaysian politics scene after the 13 May incident. Prior to joining Gerakan, he was a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and last served as its Perak Chairman in 1972.^{[citation needed]} Over the next two decades, he served in various posts within Gerakan which saw him eventually occupy the office of Deputy chairman.^[4]

Having been elected into Parliament between 1974 and 1990, Leong was appointed as Deputy Minister of Primary Industries in 1974 before being promoted to Minister of Primary Industries four years later.^[4]

During his tenure as Malaysia's Minister of Primary Industries, he also held several international posts. These included Chairman of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Negotiating Committee in Tropical Products from 1986 to 1987 and Chairman of the Group of Fourteen on Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Co-operation and Integration in 1986.^[4]

Education

Leong graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering in 1963.^[4]

Personal life

Following his retirement from politics, Leong has been active in the corporate sector. Among the many offices he has held includes serving as the Executive Chairman of Nanyang Press Holdings Berhad (2007–2009) and Deputy Chairman of Sin Chew Media Corporation (2004–2007), Independent non-executive director of AirAsia (2004–2013) and TSH Resources Limited (2005–2014).^[4]^[5]

Since 2010, he has been an Independent non-executive director of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (Malaysia).^[4] In 2012, he was appointed as the first Chancellor of HELP University following the university's accordance of university status.^[3]

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1974	P049 Taiping, Perak	Paul Leong Khee Seong (Gerakan)	14,253	53.19%	Loh Poh Seng (DAP)	11,066	41.30%	27,522	3,187	75.62%
					Chow Chong Leng (PEKEMAS)	999	3.73%
					Ng Hoe Hun (KITA)	479	1.79%
1978		Paul Leong Khee Seong (Gerakan)	20,915	57.21%	Loh Poh Seng (DAP)	12,893	35.27%	37,593	8,022	79.72%
1978		Paul Leong Khee Seong (Gerakan)	20,915	57.21%	Abdul Samad Hussin (PAS)	2,752	7.53%	37,593	8,022	79.72%
1982		Paul Leong Khee Seong (Gerakan)	25,841	66.04%	Kong Cheok Seng (DAP)	10,563	26.99%	40,154	15,278	74.12%
1982		Paul Leong Khee Seong (Gerakan)	25,841	66.04%	Mohamed Junid (PAS)	2,726	6.97%	40,154	15,278	74.12%
1986	P054 Taiping, Perak	Paul Leong Khee Seong (Gerakan)	20,969	57.78%	Kong Cheok Seng (DAP)	15,325	42.22%	37,543	5,644	66.33%

Honours

Perak :
- Knight Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (DPCM) – Dato' (1979)^[6]

References

^ "The Hakka People". Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "OVERVIEW". Ministry of Primary Industries. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Former minister, varsity's new chancellor". Priya Kulasagaran and M L Soo. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Dato' Paul Leong Khee Seong". HELP University. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "Annual Report 2006" (PDF). AirAsia. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "DPCM 1979". pingat.perak.gov.my. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

[1] "The Hakka People". Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[:2-2] "OVERVIEW". Ministry of Primary Industries. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[:3-3] "Former minister, varsity's new chancellor". Priya Kulasagaran and M L Soo. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[:1-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Dato' Paul Leong Khee Seong". HELP University. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[5] "Annual Report 2006" (PDF). AirAsia. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[6] "DPCM 1979". pingat.perak.gov.my. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

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