Hiew Vun Zin
Hiew Vun Zin | |
|---|---|
| 邱文正 | |
| State Assistant Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020 | |
| Minister | Jaujan Sambakong |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Shafie Apdal |
| Preceded by | Joachim Gunsalam |
| Succeeded by | Isnin Aliasnih Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supian |
| Constituency | Karamunting |
| Divisional Chairperson of Gagasan Rakyat | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2023 | |
| President of GAGASAN | Hajiji Noor |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Constituency | Karamunting (state constituency division leader) |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Karamunting | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Charles O Pang Su Sin (BN–LDP) |
| Majority | 3,848 (2018) 2,479 (2020) |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018–2023 | Sabah Heritage Party |
| 2023– | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Hiew Vun Zin 1979 (age 44–45) Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (2013–2016) Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) (2016–2023) Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2013–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2016) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2023) |
| Spouse | Tracy Kong Sim Yee |
| Occupation | Politician |
George Hiew Vun Zin (Chinese: 邱文正; pinyin: Qīu Wénzhèng; born 1979) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Karamunting since May 2018. He served as the State Assistant Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal and former Minister Jaujan Sambakong from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN administration in September 2020. He is a member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition and was a former member of WARISAN as well as the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.[1][2][3][4] He was also a former Member of the Supreme Council and Division Chief of Sandakan of WARISAN. In 2016, he left DAP for WARISAN and on 4 March 2023, he left WARISAN for GAGASAN to support a local party after WARISAN declared to become a national party.[5] He become a Divisional Chairperson of Karamunting of Gagasan Rakyat in 2023, and also become one of the GRS main leaders in Sandakan.
Election results
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N45 Elopura | George Hiew Vun Zin (DAP) | 7,854 | 47.81% | Au Kam Wah (GERAKAN) | 8,105 | 49.34% | 16,709 | 251 | 74.90% | ||
| Liau Fook Kong (SAPP) | 469 | 2.85% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | N44 Karamunting | George Hiew Vun Zin (WARISAN) | 7,243 | 63.67% | Lim Kai Min (LDP) | 3,395 | 29.84% | 11,724 | 3,848 | 73.00% | ||
| Norsah Bongsu (PAS) | 677 | 5.95% | ||||||||||
| Besarun Kecha (STAR) | 61 | 0.54% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N54 Karamunting | George Hiew Vun Zin (WARISAN) | 5,694 | 58.76% | Chew Kok Woh (MCA) | 3,215 | 33.17% | 9,690 | 2,479 | 60.96% | ||
| Adam Rachel Singh Chal (USNO Baru) | 306 | 3.16% | ||||||||||
| Kong Nyuk Thou (PBS) | 235 | 2.43% | ||||||||||
| Ha Cheun Hoo (LDP) | 129 | 1.33% | ||||||||||
| Loo Mun Yew (PCS) | 81 | 0.84% | ||||||||||
| Lee Tiang Yong (PPRS) | 30 | 0.31% | ||||||||||
Honour
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Sabah :
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018)[9]
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2023)[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jemaah menteri Kabinet Sabah angkat sumpah". Astro Awani (in Malay). 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Senarai calon Warisan Plus bagi PRN Sabah". Malaysiakini (in Malay). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Sabah govt committed to boosting home ownership". Daily Express. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "HIEW VUN ZIN @ GEORGE HIEW". Sinar Haarian (in Malay). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "One more Warisan rep leaves to back Hajiji". The Star. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
- ^ "Undi.info". undi.info. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "N.54 KARAMUNTING". SPR Dashboard. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2018" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
- ^ "Acryl Sani dahului 1,209 senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Sabah". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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