Lim Chong Eu (on the left, being hoisted) alongside Syed Hussein Alatas (bearded) during Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia's victory in the 1969 Malaysian general election.
2nd Chief Minister of Penang
In office 19 May 1969 – 25 October 1990
Governor
Syed Sheh Barakbah
Sardon Jubir
Awang Hassan
Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
Preceded by
Wong Pow Nee
Succeeded by
Koh Tsu Koon
2nd President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
In office 1969–1980
Preceded by
Syed Hussein Alatas
Succeeded by
Lim Keng Yaik
2nd President of Malayan Chinese Association
In office March 1958 – July 1959
Preceded by
Tan Cheng Lock
Succeeded by
Cheah Toon Lok (acting)
Tan Siew Sin
Personal details
Born
Lim Chong Eu
28 May 1919 Penang, Straits Settlements, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died
24 November 2010(2010-11-24) (aged 91) Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia
Citizenship
Malaysian
Political party
Gerakan (1968–1990) United Democratic Party (1962–1968) MCA (1952–1962) Radical Party (1951–1952)
Residence(s)
Tanjung Bungah, Malaysia
Alma mater
University of Edinburgh
Occupation
Politician, physician
Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu (simplified Chinese: 林苍祐; traditional Chinese: 林蒼祐; pinyin: Lín Cāngyòu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Chhong-iū; 28 May 1919 – 24 November 2010)[1] was a Malaysian politician who served as the 2nd Chief Minister of Penang from May 1969 to October 1990 and the longest serving Chief Minister of Penang. He was also the founding president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN). He is also knowned as the "Architect of Modern Penang."
^"Channel News Asia". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
Tun Dr. LimChongEu (simplified Chinese: 林苍祐; traditional Chinese: 林蒼祐; pinyin: Lín Cāngyòu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Chhong-iū; 28 May 1919 – 24 November 2010)...
Tun Dr LimChongEu Expressway (Chinese: 林倉祐大道; Malay: Lebuhraya Tun Dr LimChongEu) or Federal Route 3113, is an expressway on Penang Island, that connects...
state government in 1962 and were approved in 1969 by Chief Minister LimChongEu. The project was extensively studied in 1971 and was implemented by the...
setback when LimChongEu was defeated by Lim Kit Siang of Democratic Action Party in his Padang Kota constituency, after which LimChongEu retired from...
shooting of Datuk Ong Teik Kwong occurred on 1 December 2016, on Tun Dr LimChongEu Expressway, Penang, Malaysia. Datuk Ong, a 32 year old businessman, was...
Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge North–South Expressway Tun Dr LimChongEu Expressway "Bridge info". Penang Bridge Sdn Bhd. Malaysia. Archived from...
abbreviation C.K.Lim is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. He is the younger brother of LimChongEu. "LimChong Keat". www...
the "rice bowl" of Penang. In 1972, the then Chief Minister of Penang, LimChongEu, opened the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone (Bayan Lepas FIZ) to alleviate...
Hewlett-Packard. The 1,400-acre (5.7 km2) Bayan Lepas FIZ was the brainchild of LimChongEu, who served as the Chief Minister of Penang between 1969 and 1990, in...
unemployment and brain drain. To revive the economy, Chief Minister LimChongEu established the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone in 1972. Massive industrialisation...
challenged in his state seat by Lim Kit Siang, who unseated the previous Chief Minister LimChongEu in 1990. Koh beat Lim with over 70% of the votes. He...
Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang (Chinese: 林吉祥; pinyin: Lín Jíxiáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Kiat-siâng; born 20 February 1941) is a retired Malaysian politician. He was...
the Tun Dr LimChongEu Expressway that runs along the suburb's periphery. Construction of the 6 km (3.7 mi) long Ayer Itam–Tun Dr LimChongEu Expressway...
allocated. Tan Cheng Lock was succeeded by LimChongEu after a successful challenge by Lim for the presidency in 1958. Lim attempted to amend the party's Constitution...
expressway end in Batu Maung on Penang Island at the interchange with Tun Dr LimChongEu Expressway. The idea to build a second bridge linking Seberang Perai...
a full and open inquiry to determine its causes, with Chief Minister LimChongEu promising to help the victims through a welfare fund. The cause was extreme...
1959 which is on the year Malaya first general election was held. When LimChongEu took the oath of office in 1969, Gerakan was under the Opposition at...
rail transit station located at Bandar Sri Pinang, next to the Tun Dr LimChongEu Expressway in George Town, Penang. The station is projected to be part...
won a seat on the Council under LimChongEu's Radical Party, formed earlier in 1951. In 1955, together with LimChongEu, he joined the Malayan Chinese...
centre, it is bounded by the Pinang River to its north and the Tun Dr LimChongEu Expressway to its west. Comprising a mix of low-cost and luxury residential...
city status. In the 1990 State Elections, LimChongEu as the incumbent lost the Padang Kota constituency to Lim Kit Siang of the Democratic Action Party...
the foreshore north of the Penang Bridge and is bounded by the Tun Dr LimChongEu Expressway to its west. Comprising a mix of residential, commercial and...
Butterworth–Kulim Expressway. Within George Town itself, the Tun Dr LimChongEu Expressway is a vital coastal highway that runs along the island's eastern...
University (WOU) appointed Tun Lim Keng Yaik as its second chancellor on 9 May 2011 to succeed the Late Tun LimChongEu. After being plagued by illness...
proposed light rail transit station located at Jelutong, next to the Tun Dr LimChongEu Expressway in George Town, Penang. The station is projected to be part...
terminus of the Second Penang Bridge and the southern end of the Tun Dr LimChongEu Expressway. It is also surrounded by fishing villages such as Permatang...
Singapore. 8 September 1948. Ong, Anna (1 February 2017). "Tun Dato' Seri Dr LimChongEu". Penang Trail Blazers. Retrieved 22 May 2018. "Perak Labour Party Meeting"...
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