Yang Berhormat Tuan Liew Chin Tong MP |
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刘镇东 | |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kluang, Johor |
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Assumed office 6 May 2013 |
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Preceded by | Hou Kok Chung (MCA – BN) |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bukit Bendera, Penang |
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In office 8 March 2008 – 3 April 2013 |
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Preceded by | Chia Kwang Chye (Gerakan – BN) |
Succeeded by | Zairil Khir Johari |
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Born |
Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
27 November 1977
Political party | Democratic Action Party of Pakatan Rakyat |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | liewchintong |
Liew Chin Tong (simplified Chinese: 刘镇东; traditional Chinese: 劉鎮東; pinyin: Liú Zhèn Dōng; born 27 November 1977) is a Malaysian politician and is currently the member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kluang constituency in Johor. He had also served as member of Parliament for the Bukit Bendera constituency in Penang from 2008 to 2013. He holds the portfolio of Political Education Director and is a Central Executive Council member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP).
Liew was first elected to the Malaysian Parliament in the 2008 election. A political strategist prior to his election, Liew has been credited for masterminding Pakatan Rakyat's takeover of the Penang State Assembly. In the 2013 General Election, Liew wrestled the Kluang Parliamentary seat in Johor from MCA's Hou Kok Chung.