Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan (simplified Chinese: 杨巧双; traditional Chinese: 楊巧雙; pinyin: Yáng Qiǎoshuāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iôⁿ Khá-siang; born 9 January 1979) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Youth and Sports in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022. She served as the Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development in the PH administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. She has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Segambut since May 2018. She also served as 10th Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from June 2013 to April 2018 and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Subang Jaya from March 2008 to May 2018. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. She has served as the Assistant National Publicity Secretary of DAP since March 2022.
Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan | |
|---|---|
杨巧双 | |
 Yeoh in 2023 | |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Adam Adli |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Faizal Azumu |
| Constituency | Segambut |
| Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development | |
| In office 2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| Preceded by | Azizah Mohd Dun (Women and Family Development) Chew Mei Fun (Community Development) |
| Succeeded by | Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff |
| Constituency | Segambut |
| 10th Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 21 June 2013 – 9 April 2018 | |
| Monarch | Sharafuddin |
| Deputy | Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (2013–2014) Mohd Shafie Ngah (2014–2018) |
| Menteri Besar | Khalid Ibrahim (2013–2014) Azmin Ali (2014–2018) |
| Preceded by | Teng Chang Khim |
| Succeeded by | Ng Suee Lim |
| Constituency | Subang Jaya |
| Assistant National Publicity Secretary of the Democratic Action Party | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2022 Serving with Ganabatirau Veraman | |
| Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| National Publicity Secretary | Teo Nie Ching |
| Preceded by | Zairil Khir Johari |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Segambut | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lim Lip Eng (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 45,702 (2018) 59,684 (2022) |
| Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Subang Jaya | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Hwa Beng (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Ng Mei Sze (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 13,851 (2008) 28,069 (2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yeoh Tseow Suan 9 January 1979 Subang Jaya, Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) Barisan Nasional (BN) (aligned:since 2022) |
| Spouse |
Ramachandran Muniandy
(m. 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | www |
Background
editBorn in Subang Jaya, Yeoh studied at SK Sri Subang Jaya, SRK SS19 and SMK Subang Utama, after which she continued her studies at the University of Tasmania in Australia and obtained her law degree in 2001. She was recognized as a lawyer by the Malaysian Bar in January 2003 and was subsequently admitted to the Supreme Court of Tasmania after obtaining a Certificate of Legal Practice in Tasmania. Yeoh then served as a lawyer in Petaling Jaya for three years before moving to the ceremony management company in 2006.
Political career
editDriven by Edward Ling, her schoolmate, to join the world of politics, both Yeoh and Ling joined the Damansara DAP Branch in the late 2006. Yeoh opted to join the DAP even though the party was an opposition party as she felt that the stand of the political party is the most consistent, though its leaders are often threatened by the Internal Security Act (ISA) which allowed arrests and imprisonments without any trial.
Inspired by Damansara DAP Branch Chief Tony Pua who resigned to join DAP full-time, Yeoh followed Pua's footsteps and resigned shortly before the March 2008 general election to become a full-time politician.
Yeoh was elected as the MLA for Subang Jaya in the 2008 Selangor state election.[1][2] In the 2013 Selangor state election, Yeoh was reelected as Subang Jaya MLA. After her reelection, she was also elected as the first ever female Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.[3] At the age of 34, she became the youngest speaker of any state legislative assembly in Malaysia.[4]
In the 2018 general election, Yeoh was nominated by her party to contest for the Segambut federal seat and was elected. When PH took over the federal government, she was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Women, Family, and Community Development by Prime Minister Mahathir.
In the 2022 general election, Yeoh was renominated by her party to contest for the same seat and was reelected.[5] After PH formed the coalition government with BN and other political coalitions and parties, Yeoh was appointed as Minister of Youth and Sports by Prime Minister Anwar on 3 December 2022. As the minister, Yeoh introduced the "Road to Gold" (RTG) high performance training programme in an effort to train athletes and olympians on becoming first ever gold medalists of the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Malaysian history. The programme listed 15 badminton players, divers and cyclists ranging from Aaron Chia, Soh Wooi Yik, Pandelela Rinong, Azizulhasni Awang to others.[6][7]
Personal life
editYeoh has 4 siblings. She is a former lawyer and event manager.[8] She is married to Ramachandran Muniandy (born 1982; 3 years her junior) with whom she has two daughters, Shay Adora Ram and Kayleigh Imani Ram.[9]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N31 Subang Jaya | Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan (DAP) | 23,459 | 70.94% | Ong Chong Suan (MCA) | 9,608 | 29.06% | 33,067 | 13,851 | 79.31% | ||
| 2013 | Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan (DAP) | 40,366 | 76.09% | Gan Meng Foo (MCA) | 12,297 | 23.17% | 53,052 | 28,069 | 86.20% | |||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P117 Segambut | Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan (DAP) | 53,124 | 82.07% | Loga Bala Mohan (MyPPP) | 7,422 | 11.47% | 77,956 | 45,702 | 83.72% | ||
| Mohd Solleh Abd Razak (PAS) | 4,181 | 6.46% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan (DAP) | 68,438 | 80.05% | Prabagaran Vythilingam (Gerakan) | 8,754 | 10.24% | 85,491 | 59,684 | 71.45% | |||
| Daniel Ling Sia Chin (MCA) | 8,304 | 9.71% | ||||||||||
See also
editNotes and references
edit- ^ "Billi takes defeat in his stride". The Star. Star Publications. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ Lourdes, Mark. "'Handyman' wants to move." Archived 8 August 2007 at archive.today, New Straits Times (Hosted on Lee Hwa Beng's Blog), 13 February 2008. Retrieved on 2008-06-27.
- ^ "Hannah Yeoh Sworn In As Country's First Woman State Speaker". Malaysian Digest. malaysiandigest.com. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Yeoh is Malaysia's youngest and first female state Speaker". The Star. Star Publications. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "Hannah claims victory in Segambut". The Star. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Zii Jia and Azizul in the Road to Gold programme". The Star. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Hannah hopes 'Road to Gold' plan will help Malaysia realise Olympic dream". The Star. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "貌似慕尤丁- ‧- 欣赏郭素沁——杨巧双父亲是文青". Sin Chew Daily. 8 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Hannah Yeaoh:My Profile". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.Results only available for the 2013 election.
- ^ a b "Malaysian Election Data". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 12 May 2013. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.