Yang Berhormat Tuan Tan Kok Wai MP |
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陈国伟 | |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Cheras, Kuala Lumpur |
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Assumed office 25 April 1995 |
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Preceded by | New constituency |
Majority | 28,300 |
Personal details | |
Born |
Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
7 October 1957
Political party | Democratic Action Party – Pakatan Harapan |
Children | One daughter and one son |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | tankokwai |
Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 陳國偉 |
Simplified Chinese | 陈国伟 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Guówěi |
Hokkien POJ | Tân Kok-uí |
Tan Kok Wai (陈国伟; born 7 October 1957) is a Malaysian politician and is the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Cheras constituency in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. He is the acting National Chairman of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) in the Pakatan Harapan opposition coalition.
Tan was elected to Parliament in the 1995 election, and is serving his fifth consecutive term.
It has been reported that Tan is known for his "fearless approach" in dealing with the government and "no-nonsense straight-up style".