Teresa Kok
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Yang Berhormat Puan Teresa Kok Suh Sim MP |
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| 郭素沁 | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Seputeh |
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Assumed office 26 November 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Liew Ah Kim |
| Member of the Selangor State Assembly for Kinrara |
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In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Dr Kow Chong Wei |
| Succeeded by | Ng Sze Han |
| Majority | 5,739 |
| Selangor Senior Executive Councillor | |
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In office 8 March 2008 – 3 April 2013 |
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| Personal details | |
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Teresa Kok Suh Sim 31 March 1964 Selangor, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | DAP – Pakatan Rakyat |
| Alma mater |
Universiti Malaya Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
Teresa Kok Suh Sim (Chinese: 郭素沁; pinyin: Guō Sù Qìn; born 31 March 1964) is a Malaysian Member of Parliament from the Democratic Action Party (DAP).
Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Teresa is a second-generation Malaysian of Chinese descent. Kok is a member of the Hakka dialect group and her ancestors were from Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China. She speaks Malay, English and Chinese fluently. Kok is a Catholic.
She earned her first degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), graduating in the School of Communication, and; a second degree from University Malaya in political science, and a master of philosophy. Her thesis was on UMNO, titled "Factionalism in Umno During Dr Mahathir's Era (1981–2001)".
Kok was political secretary to Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang from 1990 to 1995. In 1995, she contested the Ipoh Barat Parliamentary seat on a DAP ticket but was defeated by the MCA candidate. Kok resigned as political secretary after that to further her studies.
In the 1999 general election, Kok won the Parliamentary seat of Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur with a majority of 5,200 and was re-elected in 2004 with a majority of 12,895, the largest winning margin among the 13 elected DAP MPs. In 2004, she published a book compiling articles she wrote for the then Chinese daily Sin Chew Jit Poh. She continues to write a weekly column for the Chinese daily Sin Chew.
In the 2008 general election, Kok retained her Parliamentary seat of Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur with a majority of 36,492, the largest majority in any constituency. In the new Selangor executive council, she was named senior executive councillor and put in charge of investment, trade and industry to ensure all funds are directed to Malaysians.
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