Hee Yit Foong
Hee Yit Foong | |
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| 许月凤 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Jelapang | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Newly created constituency |
| Succeeded by | Teh Hock Ke (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 253 (2004) 6,707 (2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hee Yit Foong 4 December 1963 Perak, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Independent (from February 2009) DAP (–2009) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (until February 2009) |
| Spouse | Quay Chin Teik |
| Occupation | Politician |
Hee Yit Foong (simplified Chinese: 许月凤; traditional Chinese: 許月鳳; pinyin: Xǔ Yuèfèng; Jyutping: Heoi2 Jyut6 Fung6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘ Goa̍t-hōng; born 4 December 1963) is a Malaysian politician who is infamous for her role in the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis by resigning from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) which she represented in the 2008 Malaysian general election and becoming an independent aligned with the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN). Her dramatic action was seen as an act of betrayal by many in her Jelapang constituency and has earned her unpleasant nicknames from the angry voters and Malaysian public such as 'traitor', 'running dog' and 'leaping frog'.