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| honorific-prefix= Yang Berhormat Dato' Speaker | name= Law Choo Kiang | honorific-suffix= DMPN MLA
Law Choo Kiang (simplified Chinese: 刘子健; traditional Chinese: 劉子健; pinyin: Liú Zǐ Jiàn; born 5 September 1970) is the current speaker and member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly and politician from People's Justice Party (Malaysia). He was state assemblyman for N18 - Bukit Tambun (2008-2018), Penang.
Education
He obtained his formal education from Jit Sin Independent High School, Bukit Mertajam and his Bachelor of Business Administration from the National Taipei University, Taiwan in 1994. He has also obtained postgraduate degree in Mass Communication from Shanghai University.
Political career
He joined National Justice Party (formerly known, prior changing to People's Justice Party) in 2000. He was appointed as the Chairman of People's Justice Party's Communication Bureau. He was the Chairman for People's Justice Party's branch of Bukit Mertajam.
Law Choo Kiang was appointed as a Penang Exco member to handle Agricultural and Non-Urban Development portfolio in 2008. He was appointed as speaker for the Penang State Legislative Assembly in 2013.
Election results
| Year | Government | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Law Choo Kiang (PKR) | 9,855 | 67.7% | Huan Cheng Guan (Gerakan) | 4,726 | 32.4% | 14,826 | 5,129 | 81.4% | ||
| 2013 | Law Choo Kiang (PKR) | 15,217 | 77.5% | Lai Chew Hock (Gerakan) | 4,197 | 21.3% | 19,950 | 11,020 | 88.6% | ||
| A'ziss Zainal Abiddin (IND) | 142 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| Loganathan Ayyayu (IND) | 91 | 0.5% | |||||||||
| Year | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Law Choo Kiang (PKR) | 6,552 | 20.64% | Huan Cheng Guan (Gerakan) | 17,097 | 53.85% | 32,559 | 8,998 | 75.62% | ||
| Tanasekharan Autherapady (DAP) | 8,099 | 25.51% | |||||||||