Chong Chieng Jen | |
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张健仁 | |
 Chong in 2013 | |
| Chairman of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health | |
| Assumed office 19 February 2024 | |
| Minister | Steven Sim Chee Keong |
| Deputy | Manivannan Gowindasamy |
| Preceded by | Wilson Ugak Kumbong |
| StateLeader of the Opposition ofSarawak | |
| Assumed office 19 March 2024 | |
| Governor | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar |
| Premier | Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari |
| Preceded by | Wong Soon Koh |
| Constituency | Padungan |
| In office 10 June 2013 – 8 November 2020 | |
| Governor | Abdul Taib Mahmud |
| Chief Minister | Adenan Satem (2013–2017) Abang Abdul Rahman Johari (2017–2020) |
| Preceded by | Wong Ho Leng |
| Succeeded by | Wong Soon Koh |
| Constituency | Kota Sentosa |
| Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs | |
| In office 2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | Saifuddin Nasution Ismail |
| Preceded by | Henry Sum Agong (Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism) |
| Succeeded by | Rosol Wahid |
| Constituency | Stampin |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forStampin | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Julian Tan Kok Ping (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 14,221 (2018) 7,158 (2022) |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forBandar Kuching | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Song Swee Guan (BN–SUPP) |
| Succeeded by | Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 2,041 (2004) 9,952 (2008) 19,642 (2013) |
| Member of theSarawak State Legislative Assembly forPadungan | |
| Assumed office 18 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Wong King Wei (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 1,198 (2021) |
| Member of theSarawak State Legislative Assembly forKota Sentosa | |
| In office 20 May 2006 – 18 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Yap Yau Sin (GPS–SUPP) |
| Majority | 531 (2006) 4,824 (2011) 2,819 (2016) |
| State Chairman of Pakatan Harapan of Sarawak | |
| Assumed office 30 August 2017 | |
| National Chairman | Mahathir Mohamad (2017–2020) Anwar Ibrahim (since 2020) |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| National Vice Chairman of the Democratic Action Party | |
| Assumed office 16 December 2012 Serving with
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| National Chairman | Karpal Singh (2012–2014) Tan Kok Wai (2014–2022) Lim Guan Eng (2022–2025) Gobind Singh Deo (since 2025) |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng (2012–2022) Anthony Loke Siew Fook (since 2022) |
| State Chairman of the Democratic Action Party of Sarawak | |
| Assumed office 10 June 2013 | |
| Deputy | David Wong Kee Woan Alice Lau Kiong Yieng |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng (2013–2022) Anthony Loke Siew Fook (since 2022) |
| Preceded by | Wong Ho Leng |
| 4th Parliamentary Leader of the Democratic Action Party | |
| Assumed office 23 June 2025 | |
| National Chairman | Gobind Singh Deo |
| Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| Preceded by | Nga Kor Ming |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chong Chieng Jen (1971-02-12)12 February 1971 (age 55) |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Party |  Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015)  Pakatan Harapan (PH)(since 2015) |
| Spouse | Tan Hui Poh |
| Relations | Chong Siew Chang(father) Sim Yaw Sik(mother) |
| Children |
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| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | chiengjen |
Chong Chieng Jen (simplified Chinese:张健仁;traditional Chinese:張健仁;pinyin:Zhāng Jiànrén;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Tiuⁿ Kiān-jîn;Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chông Khien-ìn, born 12 February 1971), is aMalaysianpolitician andlawyer who has served as Chairman of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) since February 2024,[1] StateLeader of the Opposition ofSarawak from June 2013 to November 2020 and again since March 2024,Member of Parliament (MP) forStampin since May 2018 and Member of theSarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) forPadungan since December 2021. He served as theDeputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs in thePakatan Harapan (PH) administration under formerPrime MinisterMahathir Mohamad and former MinisterSaifuddin Nasution Ismail from July 2018 to the collapse of thePH administration in February 2020, MP forBandar Kuching from March 2004 to May 2018 and MLA forKota Sentosa from May 2006 to December 2021. He is a member, National Vice Chairman, State Chairman of Sarawak, Branch Chairman of Bandar Kuching and State Youth Advisor of Sarawak as well as Bandar Kuching of theDemocratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH and formerlyPakatan Rakyat (PR) andBarisan Alternatif (BA) coalitions.[2][3][4]
Chong started his primary education in SJK(C) Methodist (Methodist Chinese National Primary School),Sibu. He continued his Primary 3 to 5 education atKuching's SJK(C) Chung Hua No. 3 (Chung Hua No. 3 Chinese National Primary School), and Primary 6 at SRK St. TheresaPadungan (St. Theresa Padungan National Primary School), Kuching. Chong later undertook his secondary education in SMK St. Joseph, Kuching (St. Joseph, Kuching National Secondary School) andSaint Patrick's School, Singapore. He was admitted intoVictoria Junior College, one of the top junior colleges in Singapore.
Chong pursued his tertiary studies at theAustralian National University,Canberra and graduated with aBachelor of Commerce, majoring in accounting & economics, andBachelor of Laws.[4]
He works as an advocate in Kuching and is attached to the legal firm Messrs Chong Brothers Advocates.
Chong first took part in the10th Malaysian general election, contesting for the Bandar Kuching parliamentary seat as a DAP candidate but lost toSarawak United People's Party (SUPP) candidate, Song Swee Guan.[5][6] In the following10th Sarawak state election, he contested for thePadungan state seat, eventually losing out to Lily Yong Lee Lee, also a SUPP candidate.[7]
In the11th Malaysian general election, Chong was elected as MP for Bandar Kuching with a 2,041 majority vote,[8] and later, Sarawak state assemblyman for the newly created seat of Kota Sentosa in following the results of the11th Sarawak state election.[9][10]
Chong defended his parliamentary seat in the12th Malaysian general election with an increased majority.[11] In 2011, he once again, he defended his state seat, this time against Yap Chin Loi, with a majority vote of 4,824.
On 17 December 2012, during the DAP 16th National Congress, Chong was among seven DAP leaders appointed to the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC).[12] On 5 May 2013, he contested for the Bandar Kuching parliamentary seat for the final time in the13th Malaysian general election and retained the seat with an even larger majority of 19,642 against SUPP'sTan Kai.[13]
On 7 May 2016, during the11th Sarawak state election, Chong retained his Kota Sentosa state seat with a majority vote of 2,819 against Yap Yau Sin.[14] On 12 November 2017, during the DAP Central Executive Committee (CEC) re-election, Chong was re-elected as one of the party's five national vice-chairperson.[15][16]
Following incumbent Stampin MPJulian Tan Kok Ping's decision to retire from politics,[17] Chong moved to contest the Stampin parliamentary seat against SUPP presidentSim Kui Hian in the14th Malaysian general election (GE14) on 9 May 2018, which was seen as a 'grey' or unsafe seat following redelineation by theElection Commission (EC).[18] His special assistant,Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen, contested for the Bandar Kuching seat.[19] Chong went on to win with a majority vote of 14,221.[20][21][22] Following the historic events of the GE14 which saw the first-ever change in theGovernment of Malaysia and end of six decades ofNational Front (BN) rule, on 2 July 2018, Chong was sworn-in as Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs of Malaysia by theYang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia).[23][24]
In the 12th Sarawak state election, Chong's special assistant, Michael Kong Feng Nian was selected to contest in Kota Sentosa[25][26] whereas Chong went on to contest in the Padungan state seat against the mayor of Kuching South, Datuk Wee Hong Seng. Chong went on to win the Padungan state seat with a majority of 1,198.[27]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 1999 | P169Bandar Kuching | Chong Chieng Jen (DAP) | 5,913 | 17.39% | Song Swee Guan (SUPP) | 18,239 | 53.64% | 34,693 | 8,389 | 63.06% | ||
| Dominique Ng Kim Ho (IND) | 9,850 | 28.97% | ||||||||||
| 2004 | P195Bandar Kuching | Chong Chieng Jen (DAP) | 17,914 | 53.02% | Wee Kok Tiong (SUPP) | 15,873 | 46.98% | 34,693 | 2,041 | 63.06% | ||
| 2008 | Chong Chieng Jen (DAP) | 22,901 | 63.88% | Sim Yaw Yen (SUPP) | 12,949 | 36.12% | 36,257 | 9,952 | 68.13% | |||
| 2013 | Chong Chieng Jen (DAP) | 30,133 | 74.18% | Tan Kai (SUPP) | 10,491 | 25.82% | 40,879 | 19,642 | 76.64% | |||
| 2018 | P196Stampin | Chong Chieng Jen (DAP) | 33,060 | 63.70% | Sim Kui Hian (SUPP) | 18,839 | 36.30% | 52,550 | 14,221 | 79.33% | ||
| 2022 | Chong Chieng Jen (DAP) | 39,310 | 53.30% | Lo Khere Chiang (SUPP) | 32,152 | 43.59% | 73,759 | 7,158 | 60.95% | |||
| Lue Cheng Hing (PSB) | 2,291 | 3.11% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | N08Padungan | Chong Chieng Jen (DAP) | 7,369 | 46.73% | Lily Yong Lee Lee (SUPP) | 8,402 | 53.27% | 16,259 | 1,033 | 65.10% | ||
| 2006 | N12Kota Sentosa | Chong Chieng Jen (DAP) | 6,579 | 52.10% | Yap Chin Loi (SUPP) | 6,048 | 47.90% | 12,846 | 531 | 67.84% | ||
| 2011 | Chong Chieng Jen (DAP) | 12,594 | 61.84% | Yap Chin Loi (SUPP) | 7,770 | 38.16% | 20,589 | 4,824 | 75.41% | |||
| 2016 | Chong Chieng Jen (DAP) | 10,047 | 58.16% | Yap Yau Sin (SUPP) | 7,228 | 41.84% | 17,495 | 2,819 | 67.91% | |||
| 2021 | N09Padungan | Chong Chieng Jen (DAP) | 4,686 | 50.40% | Wee Hong Seng (SUPP) | 3,488 | 37.52% | 9,297 | 1,198 | 44.94% | ||
| Raymond Thong Ee Yu (PBK) | 930 | 10.00% | ||||||||||
| Soo Lina (ASPIRASI) | 193 | 2.08% | ||||||||||
Malaysia
Recipient of the17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2025)