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Robert Lau Hoi Chew

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Preceded by
  
Kong Sien Han

Role
  
Politician

Spouse
  
Janet Lau

Occupation
  
Politician

Succeeded by
  
Jelaing Mersat

Name
  
Robert Hoi


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Preceded by
  
Tiew Sung Seng (SUPP-BN)

Majority
  
2,008 (1990) 4,845 (1995) 9,142 (1999) 3,340 (2004) 3,235 (2008)

Born
  
15 September 1942 Sibu, Japanese occupation of Sarawak (
1942-09-15
)

Children
  
Alvin, Pierre and Tammy Lau; Tiffany Jane Ngu Ngee Hwong and Wong Siew Hung (adopted daughters)

Died
  
April 9, 2010, Mont Kiara, Malaysia

Political party
  
SUPP—Barisan Nasional

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Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew (simplified Chinese: 刘会洲; traditional Chinese: 劉會洲; pinyin: Liú Huì Zhōu; 15 September 1942 – 9 April 2010) was a Malaysian politician. He represented Sibu in the Parliament of Malaysia from 1990 until his death in 2010, and served as Deputy Minister for Transport from April 2009 until his death. Lau was also a vice-president of the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP).

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Background

Lau was born to a poor family and his mother died when he was three years old. He was schooled at St Michael's College, Adelaide and studied accountancy at the South Australia Institute of Technology (now the University of South Australia). In Australia he met his wife, Kapitan Dato' Janet Lau Ung Hie. He had three children with his wife; Alvin Lau Lee Ren (eldest son), Tammy Lau Lee Teng (daughter) and Pierre Lau Lee Wui (son).

His political career began in 1983 when he joined SUPP. He first contested a Parliamentary election in the Malaysian general election, 1990, winning the seat of Sibu against a Democratic Action Party candidate by a majority of 2,008 votes. He defended the seat in four further elections.

Death

Lau died of bile duct cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) in his home in Kuala Lumpur on 9 April 2010. His remains arrived in Sibu at night on the same day. His funeral was held on 11 April 2010. The funeral began with a procession around the Sibu town and a requiem mass. His body was later buried at Nirvana Memorial Park.

References

Robert Lau Hoi Chew Wikipedia