Lee Chin Chen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee (李).

Yang Berhormat Tuan Lee Chin Chen MLA
李政贤
Deputy Speaker of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 December 2022
Monarch	Abdullah
Menteri Besar	Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
Speaker	Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin
Preceded by	Mohamed Jaafar
Constituency	Bilut
State Leader of the Opposition of Pahang
In office 2 July 2018 – 14 October 2022
Monarchs	Ahmad Shah (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2022)
Menteri Besar	Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
Preceded by	Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji
Succeeded by	Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man
Constituency	Bilut
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Bilut
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Chow Yu Hui (PR–DAP)
Majority	3,739 (2018) 3,111 (2022)
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Ketari
In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Ng Keong Chye (BN–GERAKAN)
Succeeded by	Young Syefura Othman (PH–DAP)
Majority	2,140 (2013)
Personal details
Born	Lee Chin Chen Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015)
Occupation	Politician

Lee Chin Chen
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	李政賢
Simplified Chinese	李政贤
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Zhèngxián

Lee Chin Chen (simplified Chinese: 李政贤; traditional Chinese: 李政賢; pinyin: Lǐ Zhèngxián) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Speaker of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly since December 2022 and Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bilut since May 2018. He served as the State Leader of the Opposition of Pahang from July 2018 to October 2022 and the MLA for Ketari from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member, Member of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) and State Chairman of Pahang of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He created history as the first Deputy Speaker of non-Malay ethnicity.[1]

Controversies and issues

In February 2023, a photo of Lee committing a traffic offence went viral on social media. The photo showed Lee's car violating a "No Entry" sign. Lee issued a statement that he was cooperating with the police investigation, and had received a summons which he would pay. The Bentong District Police Chief issued a statement confirming that a summons had been issued under Section 79(2) of the Road Transport Act (RTD) 1987.[2]

Election results

Pahang State Legislative Assembly[3][4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	N34 Ketari		Lee Chin Chen (DAP)	10,050	55.96%		Woong Choo Yak (MCA)	7,910	44.04%	17,960	2,140
2018	N33 Bilut		Lee Chin Chen (DAP)	8,798	55.68%		Poo Mun Hoong (MCA)	5,059	32.02%	15,801	3,739
							Mohd Zamri Nong (PAS)	1,944	12.30%
2022			Lee Chin Chen (DAP)	8,895	47.56%		Wong Siew Mun (MCA)	5,784	30.93%	18,702	3,111	77.94%
							Chandra Baladedha (GERAKAN)	3,363	17.98%
							Mohd Shokri Mahmood (PUTRA)	433	2.32%

References

1. "Pahang appoints non-Malay deputy speaker for the first time". Malaysiakini. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
2. "Pahang deputy speaker fined after traffic offence went viral". Malaysiakini. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Pahang ke-13 dan ke-14". MySPRSemak. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
4. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Selangor ke-15". Retrieved 6 January 2024.