Julian Tan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan (陈).

Julian Tan
陈国彬
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Stampin
In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Yong Khoon Seng (SUPP-BN)
Succeeded by	Chong Chieng Jen
Majority	18,670 (2013)
Personal details
Born	1978 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH) Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Aerospace Engineer, Researcher, lecturer
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳國彬
Simplified Chinese	陈国彬
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Guóbīn
Hokkien POJ	Tân Kokpin

Julian Tan Kok Ping (陈国彬) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Stampin constituency in Sarawak, representing the Democratic Action Party (DAP) after winning the seat for the opposition party for the first time after the 2013 Malaysian general election, wresting the seat from long time MP Datuk Yong Khoon Seng. He has not contested in 2018 Malaysian general election, and the seat candidate was changed to the former Bandar Kuching MP Chong Chieng Jen.

Before entering politics, he was an aerospace engineer and researcher, graduating with a Masters in Engineering from the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. Julian decided not to defend his parliamentary seat in the 14th Malaysian general election and instead retire from politics to focus on his science and technology career.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia:P196 Stampin, Sarawak

Year	Government		Votes	Pct	Opposition		Votes	Pct
2013		Yong Khoon Seng (SUPP)	22,993	35%		Julian Tan Kok Ping (DAP)	41,663	64%