Teo Nie Ching | |
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| 张念群 | |
.jpg) Teo in 2019 | |
| Deputy Minister of Communications | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Fahmi Fadzil |
| Preceded by | Herself (Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital) |
| Constituency | Kulai |
| Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital | |
| In office 10 December 2022 – 12 December 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Fahmi Fadzil |
| Preceded by | Zahidi Zainul Abidin (Deputy Minister of Communications and Multimedia) |
| Succeeded by | Herself (Deputy Minister of Communications) Wilson Ugak Kumbong (Deputy Minister of Digital) |
| Constituency | Kulai |
| Deputy Minister of Education | |
| In office 2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | Maszlee Malik (2018–2020) Mahathir Mohamad (Acting, 2020) |
| Preceded by | P. Kamalanathan (Deputy Minister of Education I) Chong Sin Woon (Deputy Minister of Education II) Mary Yap Kain Ching (Deputy Minister of Higher Education) |
| Succeeded by | Mah Hang Soon (Deputy Minister of Education I) Muslimin Yahaya (Deputy Minister of Education II) Mansor Othman (Deputy Minister of Higher Education) |
| Constituency | Kulai |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forKulai | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Ong Ka Ting (BN–MCA) |
| Majority | 13,450 (2013) 32,748 (2018) 36,023 (2022) |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forSerdang | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Yap Pian Hon (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Ong Kian Ming (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 21,025 (2008) |
| National Vice Chairman of the Democratic Action Party | |
| Assumed office 16 March 2025 | |
| Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| National Chairman | Gobind Singh Deo |
| National Publicity Secretary of the Democratic Action Party | |
| In office 20 March 2022 – 16 March 2025 | |
| Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| Assistant | Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan Ganabatirau Veraman |
| Preceded by | Tony Pua Kiam Wee |
| Succeeded by | Yeo Bee Yin |
| Women Chief of the Democratic Action Party | |
| Assumed office 9 September 2023 | |
| Deputy | Yeo Bee Yin |
| Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| Preceded by | Chong Eng |
| State Chairperson of the Democratic Action Party ofJohor | |
| Assumed office 6 October 2024 | |
| Deputy | Wong Shu Qi |
| Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| Preceded by | Liew Chin Tong |
| International Secretary of the Democratic Action Party | |
| In office 12 November 2017 – 20 March 2022 | |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng |
| Succeeded by | Jannie Lasimbang |
| Assistant National Publicity Secretary of the Democratic Action Party | |
| In office 2008–2011 | |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng |
| Preceded by | Fong Po Kuan |
| Assistant State Organising Secretary of the Democratic Action Party ofSelangor | |
| In office 2008–2011 | |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng |
| State Chairman | Ean Yong Hian Wah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Teo Nie Ching (1981-01-27)27 January 1981 (age 44) Batu Pahat,Johor, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of the West of England |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Teo Nie Ching (simplified Chinese:张念群;traditional Chinese:張念群;pinyin:Zhāng Niànqún;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Tioⁿ Liām-kûn; born 27 January 1981) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as theDeputy Minister of Communications under MinisterFahmi Fadzil since December 2023 and previously served as theDeputy Minister of Communications and Digital, also under Minister Fahmi Fadzil from December 2022 to December 2023 in the Unity Government administration under Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim. She had served asDeputy Minister of Education in the PH administration under former Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad, former MinisterMaszlee Malik and former Acting Minister Mahathir from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. She served as theMember of Parliament (MP) forSerdang from March 2008 to May 2013 and then the MP forKulai since May 2013. She is a member of theDemocratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. She has also served as the National Vice Chairman of DAP since March 2025, Women Chief of DAP since September 2023 and State Chairperson of DAP ofJohor since October 2024. She also served as the National Publicity Secretary of DAP from March 2022 to March 2025, International Secretary of DAP from November 2017 to March 2022, Assistant National Publicity Secretary of DAP and Assistant State Organising Secretary of DAP ofSelangor from 2008 to 2011.
Teo was born to a political family. Her father was Secretary of theLabis Campaign Committee of DAP, while her sister and brother-in-law were Chief and Deputy Chair of the DAPSY Johor State Council.[1]
Teo completed her secondary school education inChinese High School, Batu Pahat, Johor. She pursued her tertiary education under a twinning programme and obtained her law degree from theUniversity of the West of England, in 2002. After graduating from the university, she spent one year to work as a librarian in UK and travel around Europe. In 2004, she received her Certificate in Legal Practice from theUniversity of Malaya.[2]
Prior to theGE-14, Teo recorded a video promising to recognize MalaysiaChinese independent high schoolUnified Examination Certificate oncePakatan Harapan formed the federal government.
As a Chinese-ethnic, and being appointed as the deputy minister of education, Teo is urged byMCA to fulfill her promise and strengthen the Chinese education.[3] Education Minister DrMaszlee Malik confirmed that Pakatan Harapan will stick to its manifesto and recognise the UEC as a legitimate entry requirement for tertiary studies.[4] However, there is no specific timeline set for this manifesto to be fulfilled.[5]
On 30 October 2023, Teo has told organisers of foreign artistes concert to create a ‘Kill Switch’ to avoid repeating the incident by The 1975 at Good Vibes Festival 2023.[6]
On 25 July 2019,Sin Chew Daily front-paged that the following year's Standard 4Bahasa Malaysia syllabus would contain six pages of introduction to Jawi script in all vernacular schools. Following the rejection from NGOs such as Dong Zong, the cabinet approved that the Ministry of Education to allow vernacular schools teaching only Jawi script as a basic level, and not khat calligraphy with the consent of the students, parents as well as each school's Parent Teacher Association (PTA).[7]
In the2008 general election, Teo ran for the Parliamentary seat of Serdang on aDAP ticket.[8] She won against the candidate fromBarisan Nasional, Datuk Hoh Hee Lee, with a majority of 21,025 votes. She obtained 47,444 votes comparing to her opposing candidate who only collected 26,419 votes.[9]
In the2013 general election, Teo switched to the state ofJohor, in the Barisan Nasional stronghold Kulai, and defeated their candidate Tay Chin Hein by 13,450 out of 43,338 votes.[10]
In the 2017DAP re-elections, Teo received 1080 votes and was appointed International Secretary.[11]
In the2018 general election, Teo reelected for the Parliamentary seat of Kulai in the state of Johor. She defeated her 2 opponents, Tang Nai Soon (MCA) and Juwahir Amin (PAS) by 32,748 (64.68%, up 6.9%) out of 55,312 votes majority.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P102Serdang | Teo Nie Ching (DAP) | 47,444 | 62.23% | Hoh Hee Lee (MCA) | 26,419 | 34.65% | 76,236 | 21,025 | 80.40% | ||
| 2013 | P163Kulai | Teo Nie Ching (DAP) | 43,338 | 57.78% | Tay Chin Hein (MCA) | 29,888 | 39.85% | 75,010 | 13,450 | 89.30% | ||
| K. Surendiran (IND) | 238 | 0.32% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Teo Nie Ching (DAP) | 55,312 | 64.68% | Tang Nai Soon (MCA) | 22,564 | 26.38% | 85,519 | 32,748 | 86.30% | |||
| Juwahir Amin (PAS) | 6,667 | 7.80% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Teo Nie Ching (DAP) | 65,529 | 56.86% | Chua Jian Boon (MCA) | 29,506 | 25.60% | 115,253 | 36,023 | 76.20% | |||
| Tan Chen Hok (Gerakan) | 20,218 | 17.54% | ||||||||||
Malaysia :
Recipient of the17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
