In this Chinese name, the family name is Chow (曹).
Yang Amat Berhormat Tuan
Chow Kon Yeow
MP MLA
曹观友
Chow in 2019
5th Chief Minister of Penang
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 May 2018
Governor
Abdul Rahman Abbas (2018–2021) Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak (since 2021)
Deputy
Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman (2018–2023) Ramasamy Palanisamy (2018–2023) Mohamad Abdul Hamid (since 2023) Jagdeep Singh Deo (since 2023)
Preceded by
Lim Guan Eng
Constituency
Padang Kota
Member of the Penang State Executive Council (Local Government, Traffic Management and Environment : 13 March 2008–8 May 2013) (Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation : 9 May 2013–14 May 2018)
In office 13 March 2008 – 15 May 2018
Governor
Abdul Rahman Abbas
Chief Minister
Lim Guan Eng
Preceded by
Teng Hock Nan (Local Government and Traffic Management) Teng Chang Yeow (Environment)
Succeeded by
Jagdeep Singh Deo (Local Government and Traffic Management) Zairil Khir Johari (Flood Mitigation)
Constituency
Padang Kota
State Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan of Penang
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 May 2019
President
Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
National Chairman
Mahathir Mohamad (2019–2020) Anwar Ibrahim (since 2020)
Preceded by
Lim Guan Eng
National Vice Chairman of the Democratic Action Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 September 2004
Serving with Chong Chieng Jen & M. Kulasegaran & Teresa Kok Suh Sim & Nga Kor Ming
National Chairman
Karpal Singh (2004–2014) Tan Kok Wai (2014–2022) Lim Guan Eng (since 2022)
Secretary-General
Lim Guan Eng (2004–2022) Anthony Loke (since 2022)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Batu Kawan
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2022
Preceded by
Kasthuriraani Patto (PH–DAP)
Majority
40,400 (2022)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tanjong
In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by
Ng Wei Aik (PR–DAP)
Succeeded by
Lim Hui Ying (PH–DAP)
Majority
29,599 (2018)
In office 29 November 1999 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by
Lim Kit Siang (DAP)
Succeeded by
Ng Wei Aik (PR–DAP)
Majority
4,477 (1999) 4,228 (2004) 18,489 (2008)
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Padang Kota
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Kota
In office 21 October 1990 – 24 April 1995
Preceded by
Teoh Teik Huat (DAP)
Succeeded by
Lee Hack Teik (BN–MCA)
Majority
3,670 (1990)
Personal details
Born
Chow Kon Yeow
(1958-11-14) 14 November 1958 (age 65) Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship
Malaysian
Political party
Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political affiliations
Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1990–1996) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015)
Spouse
Tan Lean Kee
Children
2
Alma mater
University of Science Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahman University College SMK Cochrane
Signature
Chow Kon Yeow (simplified Chinese: 曹观友; traditional Chinese: 曹觀友; pinyin: Cáo Guānyǒu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chô Kuan-iú; born 14 November 1958) is a Malaysian politician, lawyer and journalist who has served as the 5th Chief Minister of Penang since May 2018, Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Padang Kota since March 2008 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Kawan since November 2022. He served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under former Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng from March 2008 to his promotion to Chief Ministership in May 2018, MP for Tanjong from November 1999 to May 2013 and again from May 2018 to November 2022 and the MLA for Pengkalan Kota from October 1990 to April 1995. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions. He has also served as the State Chairman of PH and DAP of Penang since May 2019 as well as the National Vice Chairman of DAP since September 2004. He is presently the only non-Muslim and Chinese head of state government among the 13 Malaysian states.[1]
^"Chow Kon Yeow to be Penang CM - Nation". www.thestar.com.my. The Star Online. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
George Town. The 5th and incumbent chief minister is ChowKonYeow, who assumed office on 14 May 2018. Chow succeeds his party colleague, Lim Guan Eng, who...
head of government's tenure. The current Chief Minister of Penang is ChowKonYeow of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), having assumed office after the...
continue to govern. On 6 August 2020, the Chief Minister of Penang, ChowKonYeow, reiterated his stance that all states that have a Pakatan Harapan government...
Harapan (PH) state administrations under Chief Ministers Lim Guan Eng and ChowKonYeow since May 2013 and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA)...
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State of Penang" (PDF). Penang State Legislative Assembly. "State polls: Chow sworn in as Penang CM for second term". The Star. 13 August 2023. Retrieved...
the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister ChowKonYeow from May 2018 to August 2023 and Member of the Penang State Legislative...
Malaysia's federal government for the first time in the country's history, ChowKonYeow was selected as Penang's fifth Chief Minister, succeeding Lim who was...
Roundtable Series held in Kota Kinabalu in 2020. Penang Chief Minister ChowKonYeow, on His Majesty's behalf, declared Ahmad Fuzi's appointment as the next...
senior DAP leaders of Penang such as Lim Hock Seng, Phee Boon Poh, and ChowKonYeow were bypassed and were instead appointed as state executive council...
Executive Councillor (Tourism Development and Environment), but lost to ChowKonYeow (who later became the Chief Minister of Penang in 2018) in 2008. Before...
the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister ChowKonYeow since August 2023 and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly...
inside Komtar in George Town. The current Chief Minister of Penang is ChowKonYeow of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which controls the most seats...
the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister ChowKonYeow from 2020 to 2023 and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly...
Parliament as the Batu Kawan MP after losing to Chief Minister of Penang ChowKonYeow of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a majority of 40,400 votes. In the 2023 Kedah...
Jumeirah. In 2023, the Penang state government under Chief Minister ChowKonYeow declared the renaming of Gurney Wharf to Gurney Bay "to better reflect...
Harapan (PH) state administrations under Chief Ministers Lim Guan Eng and ChowKonYeow from May 2013 to his resignation in March 2020 as well as Member of...
implementation of the PTMP. The board of directors would include Chief Minister ChowKonYeow, Penang State Secretary Datuk Abdul Razak Jaafar, and state Public Works...
the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister ChowKonYeow from May 2018 to August 2023 and Member of the Penang State Legislative...