Chang Lih Kang

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang (郑).
Yang Berhormat Tuan
Chang Lih Kang
MP
郑立慷
MOSTI Minister YB Chang Lih Kang (cropped).jpg
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
Assumed office
3 December 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyArthur Joseph Kurup
Preceded byAdham Baba
ConstituencyTanjong Malim
Vice President of the People's Justice Party
Assumed office
28 December 2018
Serving with
PresidentAnwar Ibrahim
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tanjong Malim
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded by
Majority
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Teja
In office
8 March 2008 – 8 May 2018
Preceded by
  • Ho Wai Cheong
  • (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by
Majority
Personal details
Born
Chang Lih Kang

(1980-10-23) 23 October 1980 (age 42)
Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseZhuang Li Zhen (庄丽珍)
Children2
Alma materUniversity Putra Malaysia, National University of Singapore
OccupationPolitician

Chang Lih Kang (simplified Chinese: 郑立慷; traditional Chinese: 鄭立慷; pinyin: Zhèng Lìkāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tēⁿ Li̍p-khóng, born 23 October 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Malim since May 2018.[1] [2] He served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Teja from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. He has also served as Vice President of PKR since December 2018. [3]

Personal life and education[edit]

Lih Kang holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia and a Master in Public Administration from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.[4] He has a net worth of RM1 million as of September 2022.[5]

Election results[edit]

Perak State Legislative Assembly: N45 Teja, P71 Gopeng[6][7][8][9][10]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 Chang Lih Kang (PKR) 6,533 49.28% Yew Sau Kham (MCA) 6,358 47.96% 13,258 175 68.50%
2013 Chang Lih Kang (PKR) 9,732 54.44% Yew Sau Kham (MCA) 7,650 42.79% 17,877 2,082 80.80%
Parliament of Malaysia: P077 Tanjong Malim, Perak[6][7][11][12]
Year Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 Chang Lih Kang (PKR) 24,672 45.44% Mah Hang Soon (MCA) 19,314 35.57% 55,613 5,358 81.22%
Mohd Tarmizi Ab Rahman (PAS) 10,311 18.99%
2022 Chang Lih Kang (PKR) 25,140 36.08% Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi (BERSATU) 21,599 31.00% 69,671 3,541 74.22%
Mah Hang Soon (MCA) 20,963 30.09%
Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (Independent) 1,032 1.48%
Amir Hamzah Abdul Rajak (IMAN) 609 0.87%
Ishak Zuhari (Independent) 328 0.47%

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "From state to federal, Tanjung Malim MP eyes new challenges". sg.news.yahoo.com. 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ "PKR rep seeks to unseat MCA's Tanjong Malim titan in GE14". Malaysiakini. 9 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Rafizi dilantik Naib Presiden PKR".
  4. ^ https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/our-people/alumni/our-alumni/prominent-alumni
  5. ^ "Calon Keadilan | Ini Calon Kita | Kita Boleh". calonkeadilan.org. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  6. ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  9. ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  11. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  12. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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