Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting (14 April 1941 – 22 May 2018) was a former Taiping Member of Parliament and deputy president of the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan). He was also the former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based II before being replaced by Mah Siew Keong.A cracker of a taleChoo Ting cabar presiden His ministry was led by Muhyiddin Yassin at the time.
In the 1970s, Kerk served as legal counsel of a Chinese independent high school association. In the 1982 Malaysian state election, Kerk stood as Gerakan candidate on a Chinese educationalist platform. In 1999, he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
On 22 May 2018, Kerk Choo Ting died.Parti Gerakan Deeply Mourns At The Demise Of Our Saudara Kerk Choo Ting
Election results + Parliament of MalaysiaYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1982P084 KepongKerk Choo Ting (Gerakan) 28,16348.44% (DAP) 29,36850.51%59,4651,20576.94%Ishak Ibrahim (IND)6131.05%1990P054 Taiping (Gerakan) 22,16250.87%Kong Cheok Seng (DAP)19,57744.94%44,6422,58571.14%Said Abu Hassan (IND) 1,8274.19%1995P057 TaipingKerk Choo Ting (Gerakan) 30,459 68.99%Haradeyan Singh @ Hardayal Singh (DAP)13,69231.01%47,93016,76770.13%1999Kerk Choo Ting (Gerakan) 24,531 53.65%Lim Kean Ghee (DAP)20,56244.96%50,8093,96968.99%Ng Hoe Hun (MDP)6371.39%2004 P151 Simpang RenggamKerk Choo Ting (Gerakan)18,997 79.69%Atan Gombang (PAS)4,84220.31%24,88814,15572.69%
Honours
Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1997)
Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) – Dato' Seri (2002)
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