Peter Koo () is a New York City-based American politician. He is a Republican member of the New York City Council, representing City Council District 20, which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Flushing , Queensboro Hill, Mitchell Gardens, Kissena Park, Harding Heights, Auburndale , and parts of Whitestone . Koo was elected to the city council seat on November 3, 2009, defeating Democratic Party nominee Yen Chou, Working Families Party nominee S.J. Jung, and Green Party nominee Evergreen Chou. He assumed the position that was held by John Liu, the New York City Comptroller. He and Manhattan Council member Margaret Chin comprise the Asian-American delegation of the Council. Liu, whom Koo succeeded, also served in the Council from 2002???2009, as its sole Asian-American member.

Koo is a Chinese American born in Shanghai, China , in 1952. Prior to immigrating to the United States in 1971, he lived in Hong Kong. Graduating from the New Mexico College of Pharmacy in 1975, Koo is a pharmacist who developed a five-store chain of pharmacies called Starside Drugs Pharmacy. In 2008 he ran unsuccessfully for New York State Senate against incumbent Toby Ann Stavisky.

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