Victor Gu

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| name = Victor Gu

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| birth_date = 1977

| birth_place = Damansara Utama, Malaysia

| credits = Hosting programs and game shows

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{{Infobox Chinese

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| t = 胡渐彪

| s = 胡渐彪

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Victor Gu (full name Victor Gu Chian Peow, born in 1977 in Damansara Utama, Malaysia) is a former NTV7 newscaster, was an active debater at Universiti Malaya. Gu is also a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA),{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=20989|title=Koh: BN not threatening voters|last=William|first=Regina|author2=Pauline Puah |date=March 7, 2008|work=The Sun (Malaysia)|accessdate=19 May 2011}} and a DJ for Wah FM.

On NTV7, he hosted many shows, such as Bai Wan Fu Weng, the Mandarin-language Malaysian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.

Gu was chosen as Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate in the 2008 general election but he has lost.

Election results

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|+ Selangor State Legislative Assembly: N36 Damansara Utama{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri |publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia |language=Malay |accessdate=4 February 2017 }} Percentage figures based on total turnout.{{Cite web

| title = Malaysia General Election

| work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data

| publisher = Malaysiakini

| url = http://undi.info/#

| accessdate = 4 February 2017}} Results only available from the 2004 election.

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2008

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Gu Chian Peow (MCA)

|align="right" |8,526

|25.52%

| {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |

| {{nowrap|Cheah Wing Yin}} (DAP)

| align="right" |24,881

| 74.48

|34,757

|16,355

|74.85%

Reality show participation

In 2015, Victor Gu has clinched the third place in I am Speaker, a reality TV series in China. He beat some 50 other contestants to reach the grand final of the show, which was aired last night on Beijing TV, after close to three months of intense battle. In his past appearances, Gu spoke passionately about Chinese education in Malaysia, justice and the death penalty.

References

Category:1977 births

Category:Living people

Category:Malaysian television presenters

Category:Malaysian male actors

Category:Malaysian actor-politicians

Category:Malaysian Chinese Association politicians

Category:University of Malaya alumni