text: Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon (born 1949) is a Malaysian politican and currently is Penang's Chief Minister. He has held the position since 1990. He is a member of Gerakan political party in which he is currently the Deputy President. Born in Penang, he attended the Princeton University and University of Chicago in the 1970s, where he obtained his PhD in Economics and Sociology of Education. Koh is married to Chui Kah Peng and has two children.