Steven Sim

Yang Berhormat Tuan
Steven Sim
MP
沈志强
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bukit Mertajam
Assumed office
6 May 2013
Preceded by Chong Eng
Majority 43,063
Personal details
Born Sim Chee Keong
(1982-05-13) 13 May 1982
Penang, Malaysia
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party DAP – Pakatan Rakyat
Alma mater Universiti Malaya
Occupation Politician
Website stevensim.wordpress.com

Sim Chee Keong (simplified Chinese: 沈志强; traditional Chinese: 沈志強; pinyin: Shěn Zhì Qiáng; born 13 May 1982), known professionally as Steven Sim, is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and current Member of Parliament for Bukit Mertajam constituency. He is currently the Senior Executive Officer of Penang Institute, a public policy think-tank based in Penang, Malaysia.

In January 2011, he was appointed as a Councillor of the Seberang Perai Municipal Council, one of the largest municipalities in Malaysia.

He writes regularly for Penang Monthly (formerly Penang Economic Monthly) as well as contributes opinion pieces to prominent Malaysian online news portals such as Malaysiakini and the Malaysian Insider. He is also the author of "The Audacity to Think: An Invitation to Rethink Politics".[1][2]

In 2012, Steven Sim was named as a Young Global Leader of the Geneva-based World Economic Forum.[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P045 Bukit Mertajam, Penang[4]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 Sim Chee Keong (DAP) 55,877 80.29% Gui Guat Lye (MCA) 12,814 18.41% 69,590 43,063 88.10%

References

  1. ↑ "Launch of "The Audacity to Think" & "Better Penang" Mobile application". Penang Monthly. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Smart way to express your views". The Star. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Penang Institute's Steven Sim awarded Young Global Leader by WEF". The Sun Daily. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen 2013" (in Malay). Results only available from the 2004 election.

External links

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 16, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.