Anthony Loke
陆兆福
3 December 2022
(2022–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
21 May 2018 – 24 February 2020
Abdullah
Democratic Action Party
20 March 2022
Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji
Liew Chin Tong
Democratic Action Party
11 July 2018 – 20 March 2022
for Seremban
5 May 2013
30,694 (2018)
30,841 (2022)
for Rasah
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
(BN–MCA)
(PR–DAP)
for Chennah
5 May 2013
(BN–MCA)
1,155 (2018)
2,200 (2023)
for Lobak
21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
(BN–MCA)
(PR–DAP)
6,928 (2008)
(1977-04-28) 28 April 1977 (age 47)
Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
(since 1994)
affiliations
(1994–1996)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(1999–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
University Malaya (MPA)
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
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
In 1994, Loke joined DAP at the age of 17, the minimum age requirement of a DAP member. In 2004 Loke was elected to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for the seat of Lobak, and retained his seat in the 2008 election, when he also won election to the federal parliament for the constituency of Rasah. In the 2013 election he switched seats at both state and federal levels, contesting and winning Chennah in the legislative assembly and Seremban in the federal parliament.
Loke apologised to Pakatan Harapan Chairman Mahathir Mohamad after over 40 billboards featured the leader have to be covered after directed by 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]
In the first Pakatan Harapan Cabinet following victory in GE14, Loke was announced as the new Minister of Transport by Prime Minister Mahathir.[8] He was among the first of 14 Cabinet ministers. He was sworn in on 21 May at Istana Negara.[9]
On 20 March 2022, on the 17th DAP National Congress, Loke was re-elected into the Central Executive Committee with 1625 votes, the 3rd highest vote, after Gobind Singh and Chow Kon Yeow.[10] He was then appointed as DAP's 6th Secretary-general after Lim Guan Eng had stepped down from the role after 17 years.[11]
Controversies and issues
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
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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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% |
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
- Rasah (federal constituency)
- Seremban (federal constituency)
- Chennah (state constituency)
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "Anthony Loke infographic". Bernama. 21 May 2018. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Chew, Amy (16 May 2021). "Malaysian-Chinese politician's surprising link to a popular raw fish salad". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kami minta maaf Tun M". Astro Awani. 2 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ Raja Rahim, Raja Noraina (10 May 2018). "PKR wins big in Negri Sembilan". New Straits Times. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Langewiesche, William (1 July 2019). "What Really Happened to Malaysia's Missing Airplane" – via The Atlantic.
- ^ "PM Mahathir Mohamad announces Malaysia Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Gobind receives highest votes in DAP polls". The Star. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Loke elected new DAP secretary-general". FMT. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Loke's wife at official meeting courts controversy". The Star. 28 February 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Loke's official blog
- Anthony Loke on Facebook
- Anthony Loke on Instagram
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Minister of Transport (Malaysia) 21 May 2018–24 February 2020 | Succeeded by |
Parliament of Malaysia | ||
Preceded by John Fernandez | Member of Parliament for Seremban 5 May 2013–present | Incumbent |
Preceded by Goh Siow Huat | 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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