Honours
Penang :-
Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) –Dato' (2023) [3]
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Yeoh Soon Hin | |
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| 杨顺兴 | |
| Chairman of the Penang Port Commission | |
| Assumed office 20 February 2024 | |
| Minister | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| Preceded by | Tan Teik Cheng |
| Deputy Chairman of the Tourism Malaysia | |
| Assumed office October 2023 | |
| Minister | Tiong King Sing |
| Chairman | Yasmin Mahmood |
| Member of the Penang State Executive Council (Tourism,Arts,Culture and Heritage) | |
| In office 16 May 2018 –13 August 2023 | |
| Governor | Abdul Rahman Abbas (2018–2021) Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak (2021–2023) |
| Chief Minister | Chow Kon Yeow |
| Preceded by | Law Heng Kiang (Tourism &Culture) Chong Eng (Arts) |
| Succeeded by | Wong Hon Wai (Tourism) Portfolios abolished (Arts &Culture) |
| Constituency | Paya Terubong |
| Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Paya Terubong | |
| In office 8 March 2008 –12 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Loh Hock Hun (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Wong Hon Wai (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 11,121 (2008) 25,719 (2013) 31,189 (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yeoh Soon Hin 20 September 1976 Penang,Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Occupation | Politician |
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊順興 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨顺兴 | ||||||||||||||||
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Yeoh Soon Hin (born 20 September 1976) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Chairman of the Penang Port Commission (PPC) since February 2024 and Deputy Chairman of the Tourism Malaysia since October 2023. He served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow from May 2018 to August 2023 and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paya Terubong from March 2008 to August 2023. He was appointed to the position in March 2020 following a cabinet reshuffle by the Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. Prior to his appointment as minister,Yeoh Soon Hin served as a state assemblyman for the Pulau Tikus constituency in Penang. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP),a major political party in Malaysia,and has been actively involved in politics since 2008.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2004 | N34 Paya Terubong | Yeoh Soon Hin (DAP) | 8,380 | 46.17% | Loh Hock Hun (MCA) | 9,772 | 53.83% | 18,418 | 1,392 | 78.41% | ||
| 2008 | Yeoh Soon Hin (DAP) | 16,848 | 74.63% | Koh Wan Leong (MCA) | 5,727 | 25.37% | 22,832 | 11,121 | 80.44% | |||
| 2013 | Yeoh Soon Hin (DAP) | 30,295 | 86.88% | Koh Wan Leong (MCA) | 4,576 | 13.12% | 35,176 | 25,719 | 88.80% | |||
| 2018 | Yeoh Soon Hin (DAP) | 35,315 | 88.59% | Wong Chin Chong (MCA) | 4,126 | 10.35% | 40,185 | 31,189 | 86.00% | |||
| Kuan Aun Wan (MUP) | 421 | 1.06% | ||||||||||
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