Tan Wei Shu
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陈暐树
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| Member of the Kedah State Executive Council | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Menteri Besar | Azizan Abdul Razak |
| Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Bakar Arang | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Seng Kooh Huat (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Simon Ooi Tze Min (PR–PKR) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tan Wei Shu (1956-02-08) 8 February 1956 (age 68) Sungai Petani, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) (–2010) Independent (2010–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2010) |
| Spouse | Boo Yu Ai |
| Children | Jynn Tan Paik Ching Tan Chun Weoi |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 陳暐樹 |
| Simplified Chinese | 陈暐树 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Wěishù |
| Hokkien POJ | Tân Úi-sū |
| Tâi-lô | Tân Uí-sū |
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Tan Wei Shu (陈暐树; born 8 February 1956) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the State AssemblyofKedah for the seat of Bakar Arang from 2008 to 2013.[1]
Tan was elected to the State Assembly in the 2008 election as a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR).[2] He was subsequently appointed to the Executive Council of the incoming government as its only Chinese member.[3] However, he was dropped from the Executive Council in March 2010 by Chief Minister Azizan Abdul Razak.[4] He subsequently resigned from PKR alleging that he had been undermined by party leaders.[5] He did not recontest his seat in the 2013 election.
Before entering politics, he practised traditional Chinese medicine.[6]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2008 | N28 Bakar Arang | Tan Wei Shu (PKR) | 10,489 | 52.62% | Seng Kooh Huat (MCA) | 9,159 | 45.94% | 20,496 | 1,330 | 74.33% | ||
| Lim Pok Long (IND) | 287 | 1.44% | ||||||||||
Kedah :
Member of the Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah (AMK) (2009)[8]
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