Chang Lih Kang (simplified Chinese: 郑立慷; traditional Chinese: 鄭立慷; pinyin: Zhèng Lìkāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tēⁿ Li̍p-khóng, born 23 October 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Malim since May 2018.[1] [2] He served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Teja from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member and State Chairman of Perak of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. He has also served as Vice President of PKR since December 2018. [3]
Chang Lih Kang | |
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郑立慷 | |
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| Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Arthur Joseph Kurup (2022–2023) Yusof Apdal (since 2023) |
| Preceded by | Adham Baba |
| Constituency | Tanjong Malim |
| Vice President of the People's Justice Party | |
| Assumed office 28 December 2018 Serving with
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| President | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tanjong Malim | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
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| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Teja | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 8 May 2018 | |
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| Born | Chang Lih Kang 23 October 1980 Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
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| Spouse | Zhuang Li Zhen (庄丽珍) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University Putra Malaysia, National University of Singapore |
| Occupation | Politician |
Personal life and education
editLih Kang holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia and a Master in Public Administration from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.[4] He has a net worth of RM1 million as of September 2022.[5]
Political career
editChang lih Kang joined Parti Keadilan Rakyat shortly after he graduated from university and made his debut in the 12th General election. He won the teja seat with 175 seat majority. He would go on to defend the seat with a larger majority in 2013. In 2018, Lih Kang decided to contest for the parliamentary seat of Tanjung Malim, which was a Barisan Nasional stronghold and would go on and win the seat with a 5,000 over majority.
Lih Kang was appointed as a vice president of Parti Keadilan Rakyat by Anwar Ibrahim in 2018. In 2022, he would go on and contest and successfully got elected as the vice president of Parti Keadilan Rakyat once more, thus making him the highest ranked ethnic chinese in Parti Keadilan Rakyat.
In 2022 Malaysian general election, Chang Lih Kang successfully hold on to Tanjung Malim albeit with a smaller majority against Malaysian Chinese Association deputy president Mah Hang Soon. Following the appointment of Anwar Ibrahim as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Lih Kang was appointed as Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (Malaysia).
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
editIn his capacity as minister, Chang launched the Hydrogen Economy and Technology Roadmap (HETR), which is set to address the 3 critical energy challenges- reliability, affordability and sustainability. The roadmap is a dynamic blueprint for new technologies and innovations in energy transition, embracing the potential of the hydrogen economy.
In August 2023, Chang said the Ekonomi Malaysia Madani plan is a strategic approach drive innovation in the country, in which he sets out the aim for a gross expenditure on Research & Development (GERD) of 3.5% by 2030 and aims for Malaysia to rank among the top 20 i Global Innovation Index (GII) by 2025.
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2008 | N45 Teja | Chang Lih Kang (PKR) | 6,533 | 49.28% | Yew Sau Kham (MCA) | 6,358 | 47.96% | 13,258 | 175 | 68.50% | ||
| 2013 | Chang Lih Kang (PKR) | 9,732 | 54.44% | Yew Sau Kham (MCA) | 7,650 | 42.79% | 17,877 | 2,082 | 80.80% | |||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2018 | P077 Tanjong Malim | Chang Lih Kang (PKR) | 24,672 | 45.44% | Mah Hang Soon (MCA) | 19,314 | 35.57% | 55,613 | 5,358 | 81.22% | ||
| Mohd Tarmizi Ab Rahman (PAS) | 10,311 | 18.99% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Chang Lih Kang (PKR) | 25,140 | 36.08% | Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi (BERSATU) | 21,599 | 31.00% | 69,671 | 3,541 | 74.22% | |||
| Mah Hang Soon (MCA) | 20,963 | 30.09% | ||||||||||
| Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (IND) | 1,032 | 1.48% | ||||||||||
| Amir Hamzah Abdul Rajak (IMAN) | 609 | 0.87% | ||||||||||
| Ishak Zuhari (IND) | 328 | 0.47% | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "From state to federal, Tanjung Malim MP eyes new challenges". sg.news.yahoo.com. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "PKR rep seeks to unseat MCA's Tanjong Malim titan in GE14". Malaysiakini. 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Rafizi dilantik Naib Presiden PKR".
- ^ "Prominent alumni". nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Calon Keadilan | Ini Calon Kita | Kita Boleh". calonkeadilan.org. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
External links
editMedia related to Chang Lih Kang at Wikimedia Commons
- Chang Lih Kang on Facebook