Julian Tan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan (陈).

Julian Tan Kok Ping (陈国彬) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Stampin constituency in Sarawak,^[1] representing the Democratic Action Party (DAP) after winning the seat for the opposition party for the first time after the 2013 Malaysian general election, wresting the seat from long time MP Datuk Yong Khoon Seng. He has not contested in 2018 Malaysian general election, and the seat candidate was changed to the former Bandar Kuching MP Chong Chieng Jen.

Julian Tan
陈国彬
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Stampin
In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Yong Khoon Seng (BN–SUPP)
Succeeded by	Chong Chieng Jen (PH–DAP)
Majority	18,670 (2013)
Personal details
Born	1978 (age 46–47) Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH) Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Aerospace Engineer, Researcher, lecturer
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳國彬
Simplified Chinese	陈国彬
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Guóbīn
Hokkien POJ	Tân Kokpin

Before entering politics, he was an aerospace engineer and researcher, graduating with a Masters of Engineering Science (Scholarship) from the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. Julian decided not to defend his parliamentary seat in the 14th Malaysian general election and instead retire from politics to focus on his research, science and technology career.^[2][3][4] He did his doctorate from Monash University under the Merit Scholarship and was conferred the award Doctor Of Philosophy (PhD) in Engineering on 30 March 2022.^[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	P196 Stampin		Julian Tan Kok Ping (DAP)	41,663	64.20%		Yong Khoon Seng (SUPP)	22,993	35.43%	65,515	18,670	77.32%
							Soo Lina (STAR)	239	0.37%