Wong Chen
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Yang Berhormat Tuan Wong Chen MP |
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| 黄基全 | |
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| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kelana Jaya, Selangor |
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Assumed office 24 June 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Loh Gwo Burne (PKR – Pakatan Rakyat) |
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18 December 1968 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Political party | PKR |
| Other political affiliations |
Pakatan Harapan |
| Occupation | Politician, Lawyer |
| Religion | Buddhist / Taoist |
| Website | wongchen |
Wong Chen (simplified Chinese: 黄基全; traditional Chinese: 黃基全; pinyin: Huáng Jī Quán; born 18 December 1968) is a Malaysian politician and is the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kelana Jaya constituency in Selangor. He is a member of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.
Wong Chen was first elected to Parliament in the 2013 election, winning the seat of Kelana Jaya by defeating Barisan Nasional candidate Loh Seng Kok.
Wong Chen was born in Assunta Hospital, Petaling Jaya in 1968 and spent his early childhood in Kuala Lumpur and Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Wong Chen’s father was a self-made businessman, whereas his mother was a homemaker. He has three siblings, two brothers and a sister. Although Wong Chen was born in Petaling Jaya, he spent much of his early years in Kota Bharu where his father’s business was based and this was also where he received his primary education. Wong Chen continued his studies by attending United World College of South East Asia in Singapore. Subsequently after completing secondary school, he furthered his academic education by reading Law and receiving his law degree from the University of Warwick.
After graduating university, Wong Chen returned to his hometown of Kota Bharu and started practicing law. During his tenure in Kota Bharu, he also did community work by helping the rural poor and powerless through the local legal aid bureau. After spending five years back in his hometown, he then moved to Kuala Lumpur where he became a lawyer specialising in corporate law and information technology. It was during the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis that he began to develop strong feelings within Malaysian politics especially in the wake of the Reformasi Movement.
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