Lim Chong Eu
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Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dato' Seri Dr. Lim Chong Eu 林苍祐 |
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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.
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| 2nd Chief Minister of Penang | |
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In office 19 May 1969 – 25 October 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Wong Pow Nee |
| Succeeded by | Koh Tsu Koon |
| 2nd President of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | |
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In office March 1958 – July 1959 |
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| Preceded by | Tan Cheng Lock |
| Succeeded by | Cheah Toon Lok (acting) |
| 2nd President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) | |
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In office 1969–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Syed Hussein Alatas |
| Succeeded by | Lim Keng Yaik |
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Lim Chong Eu 28 May 1919 Penang, Straits Settlements |
| Died | 24 November 2010 (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 | Tanjung Bungah, Malaysia |
| Occupation | Medical doctor Politician |
| Religion | Buddhist |
Tun Dato' Seri Dr. Lim Chong Eu (simplified Chinese: 林苍祐; traditional Chinese: 林蒼祐; pinyin: Lín Cāng Yòu; 28 May 1919 – 24 November 2010) was a Malaysian politician who served as the second Chief Minister of Penang for a record 21 years. He was also the founding president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, a member of the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional. He was termed the "Architect of Modern Penang".
Lim was born in 1919 in Penang. He attended school at the Penang Free School, where he was the King's Scholar in 1937. He later obtained a degree in medicine and surgery from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 1944.
In 1951, he was appointed to the Penang Local Council and in 1955, was appointed a member of the Federal Legislature.
In the March 1958 Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) party elections, he challenged Tun Tan Cheng Lock and won the presidency with a majority of 22 votes.
During the one-year period when the MCA was under Lim, the party came under tremendous pressure from within and outside. After his victory, he called an extraordinary general meeting to amend the Constitution to consolidate the power of the Central Committee. This was met with strong resistance by Tun Tan Siew Sin and his supporters. Although the proposal was passed with a single-vote majority, the move left the Party split.
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