Neo Yee Pan
{{Short description|Malaysian politician (1938–2020)}}
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| honorific_prefix = Yang Berhormat{{#tag:ref|The prefix "Yang Berhormat" is used for recipients of the First and Second Classes of the Johor's Orders of Chivalry.{{Cite web|author=Abdul Rahim Ramli|date=19 June 2010|access-date=7 February 2021|website=mStar Online|url=https://www.mstar.com.my/lain-lain/rencana/2010/06/19/syarat-ketat-anugerah-datuk-johor|title=Syarat Ketat Anugerah Datuk Johor|language=ms}}|group=note}} Dato'
| name = Neo Yee Pan
| native_name = {{nobold|梁维泮}}
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| office = Minister of Housing and Local Government
| term_start = 1979
| term_end = 1985
| deputy = Ramli Omar {{small|(19?–19?)}}
Samy Vellu {{small|(1978–1979)}}
Zakaria Abdul Rahman {{small|(19?–19?)}}
Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar {{small|(1981–1982)}}
Napsiah Omar
Subramaniam Sinniah {{small|(1982–1985)}}
| predecessor = Michael Chen Wing Sum
| successor = Chan Siang Sun
| constituency = Muar
| office2 = Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
| term_start2 = 1976
| term_end2 = 1977
| minister2 = Ali Ahmad
| predecessor2 = Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir {{small|as Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports}}
| successor2 = Mak Hon Kam
| constituency2 = Muar
| office3 = Deputy Minister of Finance
| term_start3 = 1977
| term_end3 = 1979
| minister3 = Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
| predecessor3 = Richard Ho Ung Hun
| successor3 = Mak Hon Kam
| constituency3 = Muar
| office4 = Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Technology and Research
| term_start4 = 1974
| term_end4 = 1976
| minister4 = Mohamed Yaacob
| 1blankname4 = Deputy Minister
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| predecessor4 = Portfolio established
| successor4 = Law Hieng Ding {{small|as Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment}}
| constituency4 = Muar
| constituency_MP5 = Muar
| parliament5 = Malaysian
| term_start5 = 24 August 1974
| term_end5 = 3 August 1986
| predecessor5 = new constituency
| successor5 = Mohamed Sam Sailan
(BN–UMNO)
| majority5 = 17,466 (1974)
12,355 (1978)
15,581 (1982)
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| birth_date = 1938
| birth_place = Muar, Johor, Unfederated Malay States
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Neo Yee Pan (1938 – 5 March 2020) was a Malaysian politician, former Member of Parliament representing Muar (1974–1983) former Secretary General (1975–1979) and acting President of the MCA in Malaysia (1983–1984).{{Cite web|title=Datuk Dr. Neo Yee Pan (Acting President March 1983 – November 1985)|url=https://img.mca.org.my/MCA/article/5c937cd3-03b1-46a9-b63f-a321a89ac5a9.pdf|access-date=2022-04-04|website=MCA.org.my|date=2016-03-11}} He served as Housing and Local Government Minister, as well as a number of other Deputy roles in government. During his brief tenure as Acting MCA President, Pan and his associates used their power to expel several leading party members who had questioned the official party membership numbers, resulting in a leadership crises that ended when one of the expelled leaders, Tan Koon Swan, was formally elected as the new president of the party.{{Cite web |title=MCA pays tribute to the late Dr Neo Yee Pan |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/06/19/mca-pays-tribute-to-the-late-dr-neo-yee-pan |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=The Star |language=en}}
Political career
Neo was elected as a member of the MCA Central Working Committee and appointed Deputy Secretary-General on 11 August 1973. Next year, in 1974, he successfully elected for parliament in Muar, and was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Technology and Research.
= Acting Presidency and Membership Crisis =
On 25 March 1983, MCA President Lee San Choon announced his resignation and on May 1 formally left the office and Malay politics. Pan became the acting president. A crisis in the leadership stemmed from allegations of membership inflation within the party. Several party leaders moved for an investigation into the matter. On March 19, 1983, Pan and his deputy Mak Hon Kam dismissed several committee chairman and members, as well as party leaders at varying levels, including Vice President Tan Koon Swan.{{Cite news |date=29 March 1984 |title=The Malaysian Chinese Association has expelled 14 leading members including vice president, Tan Koon Swan |pages=1, 3 |work=The Wall Street Journal Asia}} The expelled members were reinstated at an extraordinary general party meeting in May 1983. The following year, May 1984, Tan Koon Swan was elected to the MCA presidency, ending Pan's tenure.{{Cite news |date=25 November 1985 |title=Mr Tan Koon Swan was yesterday elected president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) by a landslide |pages=16 |work=The Wall Street Journal Asia}}
Election results
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!|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
1974
| rowspan=5|P106 Muar |{{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |{{nowrap|Neo Yee Pan}} (MCA) | align=right|23,039 |80.52% |{{party shading/DAP}} | |Khoo Sim Geok (DAP) |align=right|5,573 |19.48% |29,841 |17,466 |71.87% |
rowspan=2|1978
|rowspan=2 {{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |rowspan=2|{{nowrap|Neo Yee Pan}} (MCA) |rowspan=2 align=right|23,538 |rowspan=2|63.40% |{{party shading/DAP}} | |Ho Chan Mee (DAP) | align=right|11,183 |30.12% |rowspan=2|24,324 |rowspan=2|12,355 |rowspan=2|77.83% |
{{party shading/PAS}} |
|Ahmad Abdul Rahman (PAS) | align=right|2,405 | align=right|6.48% |
rowspan=2|1982
|rowspan=2 {{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |rowspan=2|{{nowrap|Neo Yee Pan}} (MCA) |rowspan=2 align=right|27,572 |rowspan=2|66.58% |{{party shading/DAP}} | |Tan Yang Ngai (DAP) | align=right|11,991 |28.95% |rowspan=2|43,902 |rowspan=2|15,581 |rowspan=2|75.70% |
{{party shading/PAS}} |
|Mohamad Anang (PAS) | align=right|1,851 | align=right|4.47% |
Honours
- {{Flag|Johor}} :
- 50px Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (1979){{cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/nysp19791031-1.2.15.6|title=柔州苏丹庆八五华诞一二七一名臣民受封|trans-title=Johor Sultan celebrates 85th birthday, 1271 subject received title|work=南洋商报|date=31 October 1979|page=5}}
- 50px Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato' (1977){{cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/scjp19771029-1.2.34.2|title=柔佛州苏丹殿下 昨庆八三岁华诞|trans-title=Johor Sultan Yesterday celebrate his 83th birthday|work=星洲日报|date=29 October 1977|pages=7}}
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References
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Category:21st-century Malaysian politicians
Category:Presidents of Malaysian Chinese Association
Category:Malaysian Chinese Association politicians
Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor
Category:Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor
Category:Malaysian MPs 1974–1978
Category:Malaysian MPs 1982–1986
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