Liew Vui Keong

{{Short description|Malaysian politician (1960–2020)}}

{{EngvarB|date=May 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}

{{family name hatnote|Liew (劉)|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Datuk

| name = Liew Vui Keong

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|PGDK|JP}}

| native_name = {{nobold|刘伟强}}

| native_name_lang = zh-my

| image = Datuk_Liew_Vui_Keong.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date|1960|01|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kota Belud, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)

| residence =

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2020|10|2|1960|1|18}}

| death_place = Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

| resting_place = Nirvana Memorial Park Kota Kinabalu, Mile 17, Old Tuaran Road, Telipok, Kota Kinabalu

| office = Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
{{small|Legal Affairs}}

| term_start = 2 July 2018

| term_end = 24 February 2020

| monarch = Muhammad V
{{small|(2018–2019)}}
Abdullah
{{small|(2019–2020)}}

| primeminister = Mahathir Mohamad

| deputy = Mohamed Hanipa Maidin

| predecessor = Azalina Othman Said

| successor = Takiyuddin Hassan

| constituency = {{pseat|Batu Sapi}}

| office3 = 3rd President of Liberal Democratic Party

| predecessor3 = Chong Kah Kiat

| successor3 = Teo Chee Kang

| term_start3 = 18 August 2006

| term_end3 = 2014

| deputy3 = Chin Su Phin

| constituency3 = {{pseat|Sandakan}}

| office1 = Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
{{small|Legal Affairs}}

| primeminister1 = Najib Razak

| term_start1 = 10 April 2009

| term_end1 = 15 May 2013

| constituency1 = {{pseat|Sandakan}}

| monarch1 = Mizan Zainal Abidin
{{small|(2009–2011)}}
Abdul Halim
{{small|(2011–2013)}}

| predecessor1 = Hasan Malek

| successor1 = Razali Ibrahim

| minister1 = Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz

| office2 = Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry I

| primeminister2 = Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

| term_start2 = 19 March 2008

| term_end2 = 9 April 2009

| constituency2 = Sandakan

| monarch2 = Mizan Zainal Abidin

| predecessor2 = Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah

| successor2 = Mukhriz Mahathir

| minister2 = Muhyiddin Yassin

| alongside2 = Jacob Dungau Sagan

| constituency_MP4 = {{pseat|Batu Sapi}}

| parliament4 = Malaysian

| term_start4 = 9 May 2018

| term_end4 = 2 October 2020

| majority4 = 4,619 (2018)

| predecessor4 = Tsen Thau Lin
(BN–PBS)

| successor4 = Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan (GRS–Sabah BERSATU)

| constituency_MP5 = {{pseat|Sandakan}}

| parliament5 = Malaysian

| term_start5 = 8 March 2008

| term_end5 = 5 May 2013

| majority5 = 176 (2008)

| predecessor5 = Chong Hon Min (IND)

| successor5 = Wong Tien Fatt (DAP)

| party = Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
{{small|(1994–2018)}}
Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN)
{{small|(2018–2020)}}

| occupation = Politician

| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)
{{small|(1994-2018)}}
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
{{small|(allied)}} {{small|(2018–2020)}}

| relations =

| spouse = Lindai Lee

| children =

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

Zachary David Liew Vui Keong{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10222588850857374&set=pcb.10222588851577392|title=Obituary: Datuk Zachary David Liew Vui Keong|publisher=Ben Mansul|date=3 October 2020|via=Facebook|access-date=3 October 2020}} ({{zh|t=劉偉強|s=刘伟强|p=Liú Wěiqiáng}}; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Liù Vî-khiòng; 18 January 1960 – 2 October 2020) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of legal affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department also in charge of legal affairs as well as Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry I in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak from March 2008 to May 2013. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Sapi from May 2018 till his death in October 2020 and for Sandakan from March 2008 to his defeat in May 2013. He served as the 3rd President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2014, when he was replaced by Teo Chee Kang in a rancorous internal dispute. He disputed Teo's claim of the LDP party presidency with the Registrar of Societies (RoS).{{cite web|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/03/31/teo-unperturbed-by-ldp-faction-elections/|title=Teo unperturbed by LDP faction elections|publisher=The Borneo Post|date=31 March 2014|access-date=9 November 2014}} In 2018, Liew led about 200 LDP members to leave the party. He then joined another Sabah-based political party, Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) led by former Chief Minister of Sabah Shafie Apdal and served as its Permanent Chairman.{{cite web|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2018/03/19/liew-leaves-ldp-with-200-members/|title=Liew leaves LDP with 200 members|publisher=The Borneo Post|date=19 March 2018|access-date=21 May 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/the-borneo-post-sabah/20180312/281612420917601|title=VK Liew appointed Warisan permanent chairman|work=The Borneo Post|via=PressReader|date=12 March 2018|access-date=21 May 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/07/02/new-ministers-being-sworn-in-before-king/|title=New Cabinet all sworn-in before King (Full List)|work=The Star|date=2 July 2018|access-date=3 July 2018}}

On 2 October 2020, Liew died at the age of 60 from pneumonia while being treated for a slipped disc.{{cite web |title= Former minister and Batu Sapi MP VK Liew dies |url= https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/10/02/former-minister-and-batu-sapi-mp-vk-liew-dies/1908780 |website= Malay Mail|publisher=MalayMail.com|access-date= 2 October 2020}}