Leng Chau Yen | |
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林朝雁 | |
Deputy Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (Women, Family and Community Development) | |
Assumed office 6 April 2023 | |
Governor | Mohd Ali Rustam |
Chief Minister | Ab Rauf Yusoh |
Member | Kalsom Noordin |
Constituency | Bandar Hilir |
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Bandar Hilir | |
Assumed office 20 November 2021 | |
Preceded by | Tey Kok Kiew (PH–DAP) |
Majority | 7,778 (2021) |
State Vice Chairperson of the Democratic Action Party of Melaka | |
Assumed office 25 January 2022 | |
Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng (2022) Anthony Loke Siew Fook (since 2022) |
State Chairman | Damian Yeo Shen Li (2022–2023) Tey Kok Kiew (2023–2024) Khoo Poay Tiong (since 2024) |
Faction represented in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly | |
2021– | Pakatan Harapan |
Personal details | |
Born | Leng Chau Yen 14 November 1984 Malacca, Malaysia |
Citizenship | Malaysia |
Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
Spouse |
Teh Chean Loong (m. 2011) |
Alma mater | New Era University |
Occupation | Politician |
Leng Chau Yen on Facebook | |
Leng Chau Yen (Chinese: 林朝雁; pinyin: Lín Cháoyàn; born 14 November 1984) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh and Member Kalsom Noordin since April 2023 as well as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bandar Hilir since November 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. She has served as State Vice Chairperson of the DAP of Malacca since January 2022 and Women Chief of DAP of Kota Melaka since 2020. She is presently one of the only two Melaka Deputy EXCO Members of PH and DAP along with Low Chee Leong and the sole female Malacca MLA of PH and DAP. She also served as the State Publicity Secretary of DAP of Malacca from 2018 to her promotion to the vice chairpersonship in 2022, Political Secretary and Special Officer to former Malacca EXCO Member and Bandar Hilir MLA Tey Kok Kiew from 2013 to 2021, Division Youth Publicity Secretary of DAP of Kota Melaka in 2014, Division Youth Secretary of DAP of Kota Melaka from 2015 to 2016, Branch Secretary of the DAP of Kampung Hilir from 2014 to 2016, State Assistant Secretary of DAP of Malacca from 2016 to 2018, State Women Secretary of DAP of Malacca from 2017 to 2019 and State Youth Vice Chief of DAP of Malacca from 2017 to 2019.[1]