Neo Yee Pan

Yang Berhormat^{[note 1]} Dato'
Neo Yee Pan
SPMJ DPMJ
Yang Berhormat Dato' Neo Yee Pan SPMJ DPMJ
梁维泮
Minister of Housing and Local Government
	In office; 1979–1985
Deputy	Ramli Omar (19?–19?) ; Samy Vellu (1978–1979) ; Zakaria Abdul Rahman (19?–19?) ; Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar (1981–1982) ; Napsiah Omar ; Subramaniam Sinniah (1982–1985)
Preceded by	Michael Chen Wing Sum
Succeeded by	Chan Siang Sun
Constituency	Muar
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
	In office; 1976–1977
Minister	Ali Ahmad
Preceded by	Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir as Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Succeeded by	Mak Hon Kam
Constituency	Muar
Deputy Minister of Finance
	In office; 1977–1979
Minister	Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Preceded by	Richard Ho Ung Hun
Succeeded by	Mak Hon Kam
Constituency	Muar
Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Technology and Research
	In office; 1974–1976
Minister	Mohamed Yaacob
Deputy Minister	None
Preceded by	Portfolio established
Succeeded by	Law Hieng Ding as Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
Constituency	Muar
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Muar
	In office; 24 August 1974 – 3 August 1986
Preceded by	new constituency
Succeeded by	Mohamed Sam Sailan ; (BN–UMNO)
Majority	17,466 (1974) ; 12,355 (1978) ; 15,581 (1982)
Personal details
Born	1938; Muar, Johor, Unfederated Malay States
Died	5 March 2020 (aged 81–82)

Neo Yee Pan (1938 – 5 March 2020) was a Malaysian politician, former Member of Parliament representing Muar (1974–1983) former Secretary General (1975–1979) and acting President of the MCA in Malaysia (1983–1984).^[2] He served as Housing and Local Government Minister, as well as a number of other Deputy roles in government. During his brief tenure as Acting MCA President, Pan and his associates used their power to expel several leading party members who had questioned the official party membership numbers, resulting in a leadership crises that ended when one of the expelled leaders, Tan Koon Swan, was formally elected as the new president of the party.^[3]^[2]

Political career

Neo was elected as a member of the MCA Central Working Committee and appointed Deputy Secretary-General on 11 August 1973. Next year, in 1974, he successfully elected for parliament in Muar, and was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Technology and Research.

Acting Presidency and Membership Crisis

On 25 March 1983, MCA President Lee San Choon announced his resignation and on May 1 formally left the office and Malay politics. Pan became the acting president. A crisis in the leadership stemmed from allegations of membership inflation within the party. Several party leaders moved for an investigation into the matter. On March 19, 1983, Pan and his deputy Mak Hon Kam dismissed several committee chairman and members, as well as party leaders at varying levels, including Vice President Tan Koon Swan.^[4] The expelled members were reinstated at an extraordinary general party meeting in May 1983. The following year, May 1984, Tan Koon Swan was elected to the MCA presidency, ending Pan's tenure.^[5]

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1974	P106 Muar	Neo Yee Pan (MCA)	23,039	80.52%	Khoo Sim Geok (DAP)	5,573	19.48%	29,841	17,466	71.87%
1978		Neo Yee Pan (MCA)	23,538	63.40%	Ho Chan Mee (DAP)	11,183	30.12%	24,324	12,355	77.83%
1978		Neo Yee Pan (MCA)	23,538	63.40%	Ahmad Abdul Rahman (PAS)	2,405	6.48%	24,324	12,355	77.83%
1982		Neo Yee Pan (MCA)	27,572	66.58%	Tan Yang Ngai (DAP)	11,991	28.95%	43,902	15,581	75.70%
1982		Neo Yee Pan (MCA)	27,572	66.58%	Mohamad Anang (PAS)	1,851	4.47%	43,902	15,581	75.70%

Honours

Johor :
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (1979)^[6]
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato' (1977)^[7]

Notes

^ The prefix "Yang Berhormat" is used for recipients of the First and Second Classes of the Johor's Orders of Chivalry.^[1]

References

^ Abdul Rahim Ramli (19 June 2010). "Syarat Ketat Anugerah Datuk Johor". mStar Online (in Malay). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Datuk Dr. Neo Yee Pan (Acting President March 1983 – November 1985)" (PDF). MCA.org.my. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "MCA pays tribute to the late Dr Neo Yee Pan". The Star. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "The Malaysian Chinese Association has expelled 14 leading members including vice president, Tan Koon Swan". The Wall Street Journal Asia. 29 March 1984. pp. 1, 3.
^ "Mr Tan Koon Swan was yesterday elected president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) by a landslide". The Wall Street Journal Asia. 25 November 1985. p. 16.
^ "柔州苏丹庆八五华诞一二七一名臣民受封" [Johor Sultan celebrates 85th birthday, 1271 subject received title]. 南洋商报. 31 October 1979. p. 5.
^ "柔佛州苏丹殿下昨庆八三岁华诞" [Johor Sultan Yesterday celebrate his 83th birthday]. 星洲日报. 29 October 1977. p. 7.

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[2] The prefix "Yang Berhormat" is used for recipients of the First and Second Classes of the Johor's Orders of Chivalry.^[1]

[1] Abdul Rahim Ramli (19 June 2010). "Syarat Ketat Anugerah Datuk Johor". mStar Online (in Malay). Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[mca-3] "Datuk Dr. Neo Yee Pan (Acting President March 1983 – November 1985)" (PDF). MCA.org.my. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[4] "MCA pays tribute to the late Dr Neo Yee Pan". The Star. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[5] "The Malaysian Chinese Association has expelled 14 leading members including vice president, Tan Koon Swan". The Wall Street Journal Asia. 29 March 1984. pp. 1, 3.

[6] "Mr Tan Koon Swan was yesterday elected president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) by a landslide". The Wall Street Journal Asia. 25 November 1985. p. 16.

[7] "柔州苏丹庆八五华诞一二七一名臣民受封" [Johor Sultan celebrates 85th birthday, 1271 subject received title]. 南洋商报. 31 October 1979. p. 5.

[8] "柔佛州苏丹殿下昨庆八三岁华诞" [Johor Sultan Yesterday celebrate his 83th birthday]. 星洲日报. 29 October 1977. p. 7.

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