Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Tambun
In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by
Lai Chew Hock (BN–Gerakan)
Succeeded by
Goh Choon Aik (PH–PKR)
Majority
5,129 (2008) 11,020 (2013)
Personal details
Born
Law Choo Kiang
(1970-09-05) 5 September 1970 (age 53) Penang, Malaysia
Citizenship
Malaysian
Political party
People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political affiliations
Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015)
Alma mater
National Taipei University Shanghai University
Occupation
Politician
Website
lawchookiang.wordpress.com
Dato' Law Choo Kiang (simplified Chinese: 刘子健; traditional Chinese: 劉子健; pinyin: Liú Zǐ Jiàn; Jyutping: Lau4 Zi2 Gin6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâu Chú-kiān; born 5 September 1970) is a Malaysian politician who has served as 9th Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly since June 2013. 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 May 2013 and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Tambun from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member and State Advisor of Penang of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions.[1][2] As of 2024, he is also the second longest-serving Speaker of the Penang Assembly after Yahaya Abdul Hamid who served from 1995 to 2008 for 13 years.
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^"Malaysia's 13th General Election Results". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Publications. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
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