Neo Yee Pan
Neo Yee Pan | |
|---|---|
梁维泮 | |
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | |
| In office 1979–1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Onn Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Ramli 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 by | Michael Chen Wing Sum |
| Succeeded by | Chan Siang Sun |
| Constituency | Muar |
| Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | |
| In office 1976–1977 | |
| Monarch | Yahya Petra |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Onn |
| Minister | Ali Ahmad |
| Preceded by | Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir as Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports |
| Succeeded by | Mak Hon Kam |
| Constituency | Muar |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1977–1979 | |
| Monarch | Yahya Petra |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Onn |
| Minister | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah |
| Preceded by | Richard Ho Ung Hun |
| Succeeded by | Mak Hon Kam |
| Constituency | Muar |
| Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Technology and Research | |
| In office 1974–1976 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim Yahya Petra |
| Prime Minister | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Minister | Mohamed Yaacob |
| Deputy Minister | None |
| Preceded by | Portfolio established |
| Succeeded by | Law Hieng Ding as Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment |
| Constituency | Muar |
| Member of Parliament for Muar | |
| In office 24 August 1974 – 3 August 1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1938 Muar, Johor, Unfederated Malay States |
| Died | 5 March 2020 (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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]
Johor :
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato' (1977)[6]- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (1979)[7]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Abdul Rahim Ramli (19 June 2010). "Syarat Ketat Anugerah Datuk Johor". mStar Online (in Malay). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Datuk Dr. Neo Yee Pan (Acting President March 1983 – November 1985)" (PDF). MCA.org.my. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "MCA pays tribute to the late Dr Neo Yee Pan". The Star. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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