Leng Chau Yen

Leng Chau Yen (Chinese: 林朝雁; pinyin: Lín Cháoyàn) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Member of the Melaka State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh and Member since April 2023 and Member of the Melaka 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 Melaka since January 2022. She is presently the sole female Melaka PH and DAP MLA. She was also the State Publicity Secretary of DAP of Melaka prior to her promotion to her vice chairpersonship.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Leng (林).
Yang Berhormat Puan
Leng Chau Yen
MLA
林朝雁
Deputy Member of the
Melaka State Executive Council
()
Assumed office
6 April 2023
GovernorMohd Ali Rustam
Chief MinisterAb Rauf Yusoh
ConstituencyBandar Hilir
Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly
for Bandar Hilir
Assumed office
20 November 2021
Preceded byTey Kok Kiew
(PH–DAP)
Majority7,778 (2021)
State Vice Chairperson of the
Democratic Action Party of Melaka
Assumed office
25 January 2022
Secretary-GeneralLim Guan Eng
(2022)
Anthony Loke Siew Fook
(since 2022)
State ChairmanDamian Yeo Shen Li
(2022–2023)
Tey Kok Kiew
(since 2023)
Faction represented in Melaka State Legislative Assembly
2021–Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
BornMelaka, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
OccupationPolitician
Leng Chau Yen on Facebook

Political career

On 25 January 2022, she was appointed as State Vice Chairperson of DAP of Melaka.[1]

Election results
Melaka State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2021 N21 Bandar Hilir Leng Chau Yen (DAP) 9,091 81.19% Lee Kah Sean (MCA) 1,313 11.72% 11,197 7,778 57.55%
Clarice Chan Ming Wang (GERAKAN) 634 5.66%
Mak Chee Kin (Independent) 159 1.42%

References
  1. "Jawatankuasa Negeri Melaka 2021-2024". DAP. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.


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