IPOH: Former Gerakan MP Datuk Loo Yeng Peng has joined Parti Amanah Negara.

Loo, who was Puchong MP from 2004 to 2008, handed in his application form to join the party three days ago.

A former central committee member of Gerakan, Loo left the party in 2013, and did not join another.

Loo said he was impressed with Amanah president Mohamad Sabu and his vision for the new Malaysia.

"After leaving Gerakan in 2013, I concentrated on my business. But after Pakatan Harapan took over, I could see the change the country needed.

"People must be wondering why I, as a non-Muslim, am joining Amanah. The answer is that the party's constitution, aim and objective is the way forward," he told reporters after meeting Mohamad and other top party leaders at the party's national convention here.

Loo said non-Muslims should consider joining Amanah because of their objectives its struggles for moderation, openness and integrity.

"I am also impressed with the quality of the leaders here, compared to the conventions I have attended before. Their convention is simple, straightforward, people-oriented and the message is put across easily," said Loo.