Teresa Kok

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Teresa Kok Suh Sim (Chinese: 郭素沁, born 31 March 1964) is a Malaysian Member of Parliament from of the Democratic Action Party (DAP). She is one of the first women from the Opposition to be elected into the country's Lower House (Dewan Rakyat). Admission to the Upper House (Senate) is through Executive appointments.

She's a political science graduate, getting her first degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), graduating in the School of Communication, and; a second degree from UM, a master of philosophy. Her thesis was on UMNO,

Kok, a Hakka, speaks three languages - Bahasa Malaysia, English and Chinese -- fluently and represents the constituency of Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur, a DAP stronghold.

She is the DAP Publicity Secretary, the National Secretary of DAP Wanita (the women's wing of the DAP) and a member of the DAP Disciplinary Committee. In Parliament, she is a member of the Select Committee on Review of Penal Code & Criminal Procedure Code.

Kok is the Secretary of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC). She was an active lobbyist for Burmese democracy and human rights since 1996 when she was the Coordinator of Political Leaders Network Promoting Democracy in Burma (PD Burma)in Southeast Asian region.

She writes a weekly column for the Chinese Daily Sin Chew.

Election results

Year	Parliamentary seat	Votes Obtained	Majority	Ballots Cast	Opponent	Turnout
1999	P110 Seputeh	28,657	won by 5200	52705	Dr Sua Chong Keh (BN - MCA)	73.59 %
2004	P122 Seputeh	28,921	won by 11503	46503	Chin Yen Foo BN - MCA)	62.29%

References

• Kok, Teresa (2002). "Government Should Not Send The Rohingya Refugees Who Broke Into The UNHCR Office Back To Burma". Retrieved Nov. 5, 2005.
• Kok, Teresa (2005). "Teresa Kok Suh Sim". Retrieved Oct. 29, 2005.

External links

• Teresa Kok's blog.
• Teresa Kok's Parliamentary Web Page
• Interview