Gan Boon Leong

Datuk Wira Gan Boon Leong (25 August 1937–15 August 2022) was a Malaysian politician. He was a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).



Early life
Gan was born on 25 August 1934.

Political career
Gan started his political career by winning the Bandar Hilir state constituency seat and defeated Lim Kit Siang with a large majority in 1986. He subsequently won the seat in 1990. In 1995 and 1999, Gan won to Duyong state constituency seat. He was retired from politics in 2004.

Death
Gan was dead on 15 August 2022 due to old age.

Honours

 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia :
 * MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_(Defender_of_the_Realm)_-_SMN.svg Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1977)
 * Order_of_Loyalty_to_the_Crown_of_Malaysia_-_SSM.svg Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (1997)
 * Malacca :
 * MY-MAL_Exalted_Order_of_Malacca.svg Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (1982)
 * MY-MAL_Exalted_Order_of_Malacca.svg Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (1995)