Liew Chin Tong

(1977-)

Member of the Parliament of Malaysia

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Liew Chin Tong (simplified Chinese: 刘镇东; traditional Chinese: 劉鎮東; pinyin: Liú Zhèndōng; born 27 November 1977) is a Malaysian politician and was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kluang constituency in Johor during the period of the 13th Parliament of Malaysia until it dissolved on 7 April 2018. He had also served as Member of Parliament for the Bukit Bendera constituency in Penang from 2008 to 2013. He holds the portfolio of Political Education Director and is a Central Executive Council member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP). He subsequently ran for the Ayer Hitam against Wee Ka Siong but was defeated narrowly in the 2018 general elections. Following the victory of the opposition-led Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition on 17 July 2018, Liew was appointed as a Senator and he also former Deputy Minister of Defence.