About Tan Kok Yew
Born 1967. Tan Kok Yew is a Malaysian politician.
Tan Kok Yew ( ; born 27 April 1967) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Menteri Besar Mukhriz Mahathir from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in May 2020 and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Derga from May 2013 to August 2023. He is a member and State Chairman of Kedah of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He was also the only DAP candidate to lose in the 2023 state elections.
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Who is Tan Kok Yew?
Malaysian politician
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Tan Kok Yew was born on 27 April 1967 in Kedah.
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Tan Kok Yew is a politician.
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Tan Kok Yew is Malaysian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tan Kok Yew. https://biography.guide/tan-kok-yew/
MLA: "Tan Kok Yew." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tan-kok-yew/.
Chicago: "Tan Kok Yew." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/tan-kok-yew/.
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