Lee Boon Chye


Lee Boon Chye is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Health in the Pakatan Harapan administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and the Member of Parliament for Gopeng from March 2008 to November 2022. He is a member of the People's Justice Party, a component party of the PH coalition.
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Background

Lee is a doctor and a certified Cardiologist. He graduated from medical school in 1985 from the University of Malaya. He also holds 2 post graduate degrees, a Master's of Medicine from the National University of Malaysia and Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom.

Politics career

After losing in his debut in the 2004 general election, Lee was elected to Parliament in the 2008 general election, defeating Ling Hee Leong, son of former Malaysian Chinese Association president, Ling Liong Sik to wrest the Gopeng seat away from the then governing Barisan Nasional coalition. He successfully retained the seat the subsequent 2013 and 2018 general elections.
After the GE14 which saw PH forming the new federal government, Lee had initially turned down the new seventh Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's offer to appoint him Deputy Health Minister. He however relented and accepted the post at last after much persuasions and considerations.

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