Chan Ming Kai

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chan (曾).

Chan Ming Kai (Chinese: 曾敏凱; pinyin: Zēng Mǐnkǎi; Jyutping: Zang1 Man5 Hoi2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chan Bín-khái; born 7 October 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Political Secretary to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022.^[1] He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Alor Setar from May 2018 to November 2022,^[2] Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Indera Kayangan from May 2013 to May 2018^[3] and MLA of Perak for Simpang Pulai from March 2008 to May 2013.^[4] He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

Chan Ming Kai
曾敏凯
Political Secretary to the Prime Minister
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 December 2022 Serving with Ahmad Farhan Fauzi & Azman Abidin
Monarchs	Abdullah Ibrahim Iskandar
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Senior Political Secretary	Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin
Preceded by	Mohammad Anuar Mohd Yunus
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Alor Setar
In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Gooi Hsiao Leung (PH–PKR)
Succeeded by	Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden (PN–PAS)
Majority	15,200 (2018)
Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly for Indera Kayangan
In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Por Choo Chor (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by	Gan Ay Ling (PH–PKR)
Majority	1,092 (2013)
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Simpang Pulai
In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Chan Chin Chee (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by	Tan Kar Hing (PR–PKR)
Majority	3,386 (2008)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018–2022	Pakatan Harapan
Faction represented in Perlis State Legislative Assembly
2013–2018	People's Justice Party
Faction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly
2008–2013	People's Justice Party
Personal details
Born	Chan Ming Kai (1980-10-07) 7 October 1980 (age 44) Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (−2015)
Alma mater	University of Technology, Malaysia University of London
Occupation	Politician
Chan Ming Kai on Parliament of Malaysia

Personal life

Chan attended University of Technology, Malaysia, where he received Bachelor of Technology Management in 2002.^[5] He later received another bachelor's degree in law from University of London in 2007 by self study.^[5]

Political career

Chan was first elected as people's representative in the 2008 general election winning the state constituency of Simpang Pulai, Perak.^[4] In the 2013 general election, Chan wrestled the Indera Kayangan state constituency seat in Perlis from the predecessor, Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)'s Por Choo Chor.^[6]

In the 2018 general election, Chan was elected as Member of Parliament for the constituency of Alor Setar in Kedah.^[2]

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly^[7][8]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N44 Simpang Pulai		Chan Ming Kai (PKR)	10,992	58.20%		Chan Chin Chee (MCA)	7,606	40.27%	18,887	3,386	72.20%

Perlis State Legislative Assembly^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	N08 Indera Kayangan		Chan Ming Kai (PKR)	4,263	53.24%		Por Choo Chor (MCA)	3,171	39.60%	8,007	1,092	81.90%
							Amier Hassan (IND)	404	5.05%

Parliament of Malaysia^[8][12][13]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P009 Alor Setar		Chan Ming Kai (PKR)	32,475	50.80%		Muhd Aminur Shafiq (PAS)	17,275	27.02%	64,812	15,200	81.09%
							Yoo Wei How (MCA)	14,181	22.18%

External links

• Chan Ming Kai on Parliament of Malaysia