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Anthony Loke

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Loke (陆).
Yang Berhormat Tuan
Anthony Loke Siew Fook
MP MLA
陆兆福
Minister of Transport
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 December 2022
MonarchsAbdullah
(2022–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyHasbi Habibollah
Preceded byWee Ka Siong
In office
21 May 2018 – 24 February 2020
MonarchsMuhammad V
Abdullah
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
DeputyKamarudin Jaffar
Preceded byLiow Tiong Lai
Succeeded byWee Ka Siong
6th Secretary-General of the
Democratic Action Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 March 2022
DeputyV. Sivakumar
Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji
Liew Chin Tong
National ChairmanLim Guan Eng
Preceded byLim Guan Eng
2nd Parliamentary Leader of the
Democratic Action Party
In office
11 July 2018 – 20 March 2022
Secretary-GeneralLim Guan Eng
Preceded byLim Kit Siang
Succeeded byNga Kor Ming
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Seremban
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 May 2013
Preceded byJohn Fernandez
(PR–DAP)
Majority12,553 (2013)
30,694 (2018)
30,841 (2022)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Rasah
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byGoh Siow Huat
(BN–MCA)
Succeeded byTeo Kok Seong
(PR–DAP)
Majority13,151 (2008)
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
for Chennah
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 May 2013
Preceded bySiow Chen Pin
(BN–MCA)
Majority1,098 (2013)
1,155 (2018)
2,200 (2023)
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
for Lobak
In office
21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byKhoo Seng Hock
(BN–MCA)
Succeeded bySiow Kim Leong
(PR–DAP)
Majority1,842 (2004)
6,928 (2008)
Personal details
Born
Loke Siew Fook

(1977-04-28) 28 April 1977 (age 47)
Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
(since 1994)
Other political
affiliations		Gagasan Rakyat (GR)
(1994–1996)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(1999–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
SpouseNg Chi Ling
Alma materNational University of Malaysia (BSc)
University Malaya (MPA)
Websitelokesiewfook.blogspot.com

Anthony Loke Siew Fook[a] (born 28 April 1977) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Transport for the first term in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and previously in the Pakatan Harapan administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Seremban since May 2013, Rasah from March 2008 to May 2013 and Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Chennah since May 2013, Lobak from March 2004 to May 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He has served as the 6th Secretary-General of DAP since March 2022, 2nd Parliamentary Leader of DAP from July 2018 to March 2022 and previously as National Organising Secretary of DAP and Youth Chief of DAP or Chief of Socialist Youth (DAPSY). He was also the Leader of the Opposition of Negeri Sembilan and State Chairman of the PR of Negeri Sembilan.

Early life and education

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Loke was born as Loke Siew Fook in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. He was educated at St. Paul's Institution and Seri Ampangan High School. He graduated from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2000 with a Bachelor Degree of Science (BSc) in development science.[1]

His grandfather Loke Ching Fatt (Chinese: 陸禎发) is the owner of the Loke Ching Kee (Chinese: 陸禎記) restaurant where the now famous Chinese New Year dish yee sang became popular.[2][3] He presented a history book on the dish in an audience with the Yamtuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz on January 31st 2020.[4]

Political career

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In 1994, Loke joined DAP at the age of 17, the minimum age requirement of a DAP member.

In the 2004 Negeri Sembilan state election, Loke made his electoral debut after being nominated by DAP to contest for the Lobak state seat. He won the seat and was elected to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly as the Lobak MLA for the first term. He retained his seat and was reelected to a second term in the 2008 state election.

In the 2008 general election, Loke was also elected to the Parliament as the Rasah MP.

In the 2013 general and state election, he switched seats at both state and federal levels, contesting and winning Chennah in the legislative assembly and Seremban in the parliament.

Loke apologised to Mahathir after over 40 billboards featuring the latter have to be covered under orders from Election Commission of Malaysia.[5]

Loke defended both his Parliament (Seremban) and State (Chennah) seats in 2018 election (GE14) by defeating MCA's candidates, Chong Sin Woon (Parliament) and Seet Tee Gee (State) with a majority of 30,694 votes and 1,115 votes respectively.[6][7]

Following the 2018 general election, Mahathir was appointed as the Prime Minister to lead the PH government. On 21 May 2018, Loke was named as the Minister of Transport by Prime Minister Mahathir.[8][9] On 24 February 2020, Loke was removed as the Minister of Transport after the PH was ousted from power in the 2020 political crisis.

On 20 March 2022 in the 17th DAP National Congress, Loke was reelected into the Central Executive Committee with 1625 votes, the 3rd highest vote, after Gobind Singh Deo who was reappointed the National Deputy Chairman and Chow Kon Yeow who was reappointed the National Vice Chairman.[10] He was then appointed as the 6th Secretary-General of the party, replacing Lim Guan Eng who held the office for 17 years.[11]

Loke again defended his Seremban federal seat in the 2022 general election. After that, PH Chairman Anwar was appointed Prime Minister leading a coalition government of PH, Barisan Nasional (BN), Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and other parties. On 3 December 2022, Anwar reappointed Loke as the Minister of Transport almost after 3 years.

During his second term in the role, Loke introduced many policies to digitalise the transport system.

In the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election, Loke was reelected as the Chennah MLA for the third term after defeating PN candidate.

Controversies and issues

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In February 2019, Loke's wife sat next to him during an official meeting with his Chinese counterpart, sparking controversy. Tee Ching Seng, the head of MCA's international communication and diplomacy bureau, questioned why Loke's wife was present at the official meeting.[12]

Election results

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Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 N11 Lobak Anthony Loke Siew Fook (DAP) 5,991 59.08% Khoo Seng Hock (MCA) 4,149 40.98% 10,338 1,842 70.87%
2008 Anthony Loke Siew Fook (DAP) 9,244 80.00% Siow Koi Loon (MCA) 2,316 20.00% 11,714 6,928 77.26%
2013 N01 Chennah Anthony Loke Siew Fook (DAP) 5,128 55.99% Siow Foo Wen (MCA) 4,030 44.01% 9,372 1,098 83.75%
2018 Anthony Loke Siew Fook (DAP) 5,031 50.91% Seet Tee Gee (MCA) 3,876 39.22% 10,051 1,155 82.94%
Jamalus Mansor (PAS) 975 9.87%
2023 Anthony Loke Siew Fook (DAP) 5,888 61.49% Rosmadi Arif (BERSATU) 3,688 38.51% 9,576 2,200 65.80%
Parliament of Malaysia[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P130 Rasah Anthony Loke Siew Fook (DAP) 34,271 61.87% Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) 21,120 38.13% 56,654 13,151 78.56%
2013 P128 Seremban Anthony Loke Siew Fook (DAP) 45,628 53.12% Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) 33,075 38.52% 87,617 12,553 85.64%
Abd Halim Abdullah (BERJASA) 6,866 8.00%
John Fernandez (IND) 221 0.26%
Bujang Abu (IND) 83 0.10%
2018 Anthony Loke Siew Fook (DAP) 55,503 60.45% Chong Sin Woon (MCA) 24,809 27.02% 93,254 30,694 84.65%
Shariffuddin Ahmad (PAS) 11,506 12.53%
2022 Anthony Loke Siew Fook (DAP) 63,920 51.85% Mohd Fadli Che Me (PAS) 33,076 26.83% 124,729 30,844 79.32%
Wong Yin Ting (MCA) 24,584 19.94%
Mohamad Jani Ismail (PEJUANG) 1,336 1.08%
Izat Lesly (IND) 373 0.30%

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ simplified Chinese: 陆兆福; traditional Chinese: 陸兆福; pinyin: Lù Zhàofú; Cantonese Yale: Luhk Siuh-fūk; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lio̍k Tiāu-ho̍k

References

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  1. ^ "Anthony Loke infographic". Bernama. 21 May 2018. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. ^ "撈生出處掀爭議‧陸志就：無人能證實撈生來源‧芙蓉40年代已有魚生". Sin Chew Jit Poh. Sin Chew Jit Poh. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. ^ Chew, Amy (16 May 2021). "Malaysian-Chinese politician's surprising link to a popular raw fish salad". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "七彩鱼生创办人后裔 陆兆福与森王室成员捞生". E-Nanyang (in Simplified Chinese). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Kami minta maaf Tun M". Astro Awani. 2 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. ^ Raja Rahim, Raja Noraina (10 May 2018). "PKR wins big in Negri Sembilan". New Straits Times. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. ^ "DAP's Anthony Loke wins Seremban parliamentary seat". The Star (Malaysia). 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  8. ^ Langewiesche, William (1 July 2019). "What Really Happened to Malaysia's Missing Airplane" – via The Atlantic.
  9. ^ "PM Mahathir Mohamad announces Malaysia Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Gobind receives highest votes in DAP polls". The Star. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Loke elected new DAP secretary-general". FMT. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Loke's wife at official meeting courts controversy". The Star. 28 February 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  14. ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  15. ^ a b "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.
  16. ^ a b "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  17. ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  18. ^ a b "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.
  19. ^ a b "Federal Government Gazette, Results of Contested Election Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Negeri Sembilan" (PDF). Election Commission. Retrieved 13 June 2018.[permanent dead link] Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Transport (Malaysia)
21 May 2018–24 February 2020 		Succeeded by
Parliament of Malaysia
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Seremban
5 May 2013–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Rasah
8 March 2008–5 May 2013 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Parliamentary Leader of the Democratic Action Party
11 July 2018–20 March 2022 		Succeeded by
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