Kerk Choo Ting

Dato' Seri Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting (14 October 1941–22 May 2018) was a former Taiping Member of Parliament and deputy president of the Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan). He was also the former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry and a Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based on Malaysia and Agriculture Agro-Based Industry II before being replaced by Mah Siew Keong. His ministry was led by Muhyiddin Yassin at the time.

In the 1970s, Kerk served as legal counsel of a Chinese independent high school association. In the 1982 Malaysian state election, Kerk stood as Gerakan candidate on a Chinese educationalist platform. In 1999, he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

On May 22, 2018, Kerk Choo Ting died.

Honours

 * Perak
 * MY-PERA_Order_of_the_Perak_State_Crown_(before_2001).svg Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1997)
 * Penang
 * MY-PEN_Order_of_the_Defender_of_State_-_Commander_-_DGPN.svg Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) – Dato' Seri (2002)