| Yang Berhormat TuanLee Chean ChungMP | |
|---|---|
| 李健聪 | |
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| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Petaling Jaya | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Maria Chin Abdullah (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 50,575 (2022) |
| Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Semambu | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Pang Tsu Ming (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Chan Chun Kuang (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 3,200 (2013) 5,511 (2018) |
| Communications Director of the People's Justice Party | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 20 July 2022 | |
| President | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Preceded by | Fahmi Fadzil |
| Treasurer-General of the People's Justice Party | |
| In office 28 December 2018 – 20 July 2022 | |
| President | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Preceded by | Tan Yee Kew |
| Succeeded by | William Leong Jee Keen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1981-04-11) 11 April 1981 (age 43) Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Multimedia University National University of Singapore |
| Occupation | Politician, researcher, environmental activist |
| Website | https://pjlestari.com/ |
Lee Chean Chung (simplified Chinese: 李健聪; traditional Chinese: 李健聰; pinyin: Lǐ Jiàn Cōng; Jyutping: Lei5 Gin6 Cung1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Kiān-chhong) is a Malaysian politician, researcher and environmental activist who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Petaling Jaya since November 2022. He served as Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Semambu from May 2013 to November 2022. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He has also served as the Communications Director of PKR since July 2022, Vice Chairman of PKR of Pahang since 2019, Division Chief of PH of Indera Mahkota since 2018 and Division Chief of PKR of Indera Mahkota since 2011. Currently, He holds membership in Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) and ASEAN Parliamentary for Human Rights (APHR). YB Lee is also the Chairman of Centre for Regional Strategic Studies (CROSS) and President of Malaysia-China Technology Promotion Association.
Early life
Lee was born and raised in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
Education
YB Lee attended the Multimedia University (MMU) for his undergraduate pursuing Engineering (Majoring in Computer) and continued his post-graduate studies in Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST) and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2019, pursuing Master of Science in Transportation and Logistics, as well as Master in Public Administration respectively. Lee was also a Dong Fang Scholar from Peking University, China.
Political career
Member of Parliament (since 2022 - Present)
Lee moved to the federal politics from Pahang state politics by contesting In the 2022 Malaysian general election and not contesting in the 2022 Pahang state election. Lee was nominated by his party to contest for the Petaling Jaya federal seat. He won and was elected to Parliament as the Petaling Jaya MP. He defeated a total of five candidates who are four candidates from Perikatan Nasional (PN), BN, Homeland Fighters Party (PEJUANG), Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) and an independent candidate by a majority of 50,575 votes.
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (2013–2022)
In the 2013 Pahang state election, Lee was nominated by his party to contest for the Semambu state seat. He won and was elected into the Pahang State Legislative Assembly as the Semambu MLA for the first term. He defeated defending MLA Pang Tsu Ming of Barisan Nasional (BN) and an independent candidate by a majority of 3,200 votes.
In the 2018 Pahang state election, Lee was renominated by his party to defend the Semambu seat. He won again and was reelected as the Semambu MLA for the second term. He defeated candidates of BN and the Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) by the slightly bigger majority of 5,511 votes.
Other Political Experiences
YB Lee has also held other positions as the Treasurer-General of PKR from December 2018 to July 2022, Youth Information Chief of PKR from 2015 to 2018, Chief of Environmental Bureau of PKR from 2012 to 2015, Vice Youth Chief of PKR of Petaling Jaya Utara from 2008 to 2012. In 2008 to 2011, He was a Research Officer of the Office of the Leader of the Opposition where He conducted parliamentary strategic research for all 31 Member of Parliament of PKR. He was also a Board Member of Kuantan Port Authority in 2019 where they facilitated the port to be declared as a free-zone port in April of the same year.
Other careers
Before joining active politics, Lee worked in the United States & Hong Kong-based companies. He joined the Political Studies for Change Unit (KPRU) as a Research Officer after the 2008 general election. His unit provided strategic research support and organised consultative meetings of bills for nearly 30 MPs.
Lee was active in environmental movements and was appointed as the Media Chief for Stop Lynas Coalition (SLC) and the Publicity Chief for Himpunan Hijau 2.0 in 2011 during the movements against Lynas, the largest rare earth processing plant then in the world that was built next to Kuantan.
Lee also has research experience in several fields. His master thesis, titled “GPS Taxi Dispatch System Based on A* Shortest Path Algorithm”, has been cited in several journal articles. In 2019, he co-published a paper on "Institutions for Sustainability: Informal Settlers" in the GSP Conference 2019: Urban Possibilities: Reimagining Philippines. He co-authored books including "Jiwa Merdeka" and "Green Political Reform" (绿色政改), and is a contributor to The Edge, Malaysiakini and Oriental Daily.
Being active in international engagement and training, Lee was awarded the Most Outstanding Alumnus of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Young Politicians (KASYP) program in 2019. He is also the fellow of International Adenauer Network, Professional Fellow of Youth for South East Asia Leadership Initiatives (YSEALI) and American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL), and a graduate of the Political Advisor Course, Graduate School of Government (The University of Sydney). He was invited to speak at the Youth Leadership Academy of the Generation Democracy (2017), Copenhagen Democracy Summit (2020) as well as invitation by the Danish Institute for Parties and Democracy (DIPD) (2020).
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N13 Semambu, Pahang | Lee Chean Chung (PKR) | 14,753 | 54.26% | Pang Tsu Ming (MCA) | 11,553 | 42.49% | 27,624 | 3,200 | 84.91% | ||
| Mohd Shukri Mohd Ramli (Independent) | 885 | 3.25% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Lee Chean Chung (PKR) | 14,991 | 47.15% | Mohd Yusof Hashin (PAS) | 9,480 | 29.82% | 32,215 | 5,511 | 83.70% | |||
| Quek Tai Seong (MCA) | 7,323 | 23.03% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P105 Petaling Jaya, Selangor | Lee Chean Chung (PKR) | 83,311 | 57.12% | Theng Book (BERSATU) | 32,736 | 22.44% | 148,021 | 50,575 | 74.74% | ||
| Chew Hian Tat (MCA) | 23,253 | 15.94% | ||||||||||
| Mazween Mokhtar (PEJUANG) | 4,052 | 2.78% | ||||||||||
| Ezam Mohd Nor (PRM) | 2,049 | 1.40% | ||||||||||
| KJ John (Independent) | 461 | 0.32% | ||||||||||
Bibliography
Books
- Green Political Reform 绿色政改 (2012) ISBN: 978-967-0311-05-0
- Jiwa Merdeka, Himpunan Esei Pimpinan Muda KEADILAN (2015) ISBN: 9671213219, 9789671213216
Papers
- Net Zero Pathways for Malaysia (Phase II Interim Report), ASEAN Green Future, Sustainable Development Solutions Network, 2022
- “Institutions for Sustainability: Informal Settlers in the Philippines”, GSP Conference 2019: Urban Possibilities: Reimagining Philippines, 2019.
- “Revisiting Industrial Policy and Strategic Coupling Strategy Under the Era of Hyperglobalization”. The Asian Conference on the Social Sciences, 2019.
- “GPS taxi dispatch system based on A* shortest path algorithm”, 2015, Master's thesis submitted to the Department of Transportation and Logistics at Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST). Study was cited by Didi Research Institute, Didi AI Lab, British University in Dubai, University of Edinburgh, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Wuhan University, Telecom ParisTech, and University of Tokyo.
Columns
- The Edge
- Malaysiakini 当今大马
- Oriental Daily 东方日报
- Contemporary Review 当代评论
References
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- Zhang, Lingyu; Hu, Tao; Min, Yue; Wu, Guobin; Zhang, Junying; Feng, Pengcheng; Gong, Pinghua; Ye, Jieping (2017-08-13). "A Taxi Order Dispatch Model based on Combinatorial Optimization". Proceedings of the 23rd ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining. KDD '17. Halifax, NS, Canada: Association for Computing Machinery. pp. 2151–2159. doi:10.1145/3097983.3098138. ISBN 978-1-4503-4887-4. S2CID 10726410.
- Zhou, Ming; Jin, Jiarui; Zhang, Weinan; Qin, Zhiwei; Jiao, Yan; Wang, Chenxi; Wu, Guobin; Yu, Yong; Ye, Jieping (2019-11-03). "Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Order-dispatching via Order-Vehicle Distribution Matching". Proceedings of the 28th ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management. CIKM '19. Beijing, China: Association for Computing Machinery. pp. 2645–2653. arXiv:1910.02591. doi:10.1145/3357384.3357799. ISBN 978-1-4503-6976-3. S2CID 203837607.
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