William Leong | |
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梁自坚 | |
Chairman of the Major Public Appointments Select Committee | |
Assumed office 4 December 2018 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Member of the
Malaysian Parliament for Selayang | |
Assumed office 8 March 2008 | |
Preceded by |
Chan Kong Choy ( BN– MCA) |
Majority | 3,567 (
2008) 17,846 ( 2013) 40,657 ( 2018) 23,619 ( 2022) |
Treasurer-General of the People's Justice Party | |
Assumed office 20 July 2022 | |
President | Anwar Ibrahim |
Preceded by | Lee Chean Chung |
Personal details | |
Born | William Leong Jee Keen 27 January 1957 Ipoh, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
Other political affiliations |
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Klang Valley, Malaysia |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Signature | |
Website |
williamleongjeekeen |
William Leong on Parliament of Malaysia | |
William Leong Jee Keen ( simplified Chinese: 梁自坚; traditional Chinese: 梁自堅; pinyin: Liáng Zìjiān; Jyutping: Loeng4 Zi6 Gin1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Niô͘ Chū-kian; born 27 January 1957) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Selayang since March 2008 and Chairman of the Major Public Appointments Select Committee since December 2018. [1]He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He has also served as the Treasurer-General of PKR since July 2022.
Leong is also a lawyer, [2] and has three children. [3]
Leong was elected to Parliament in the 2008 Malaysian general election, winning the seat of Selayang from the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. [4]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2008 | P097 Selayang | William Leong Jee Keen ( PKR) | 30,701 | 51.67% | Lee Li Yew ( MCA) | 27,134 | 45.67% | 60,920 | 3,567 | 76.57% | ||
Koh Swe Yong ( PRM) | 1,332 | 2.24% | ||||||||||
2013 | William Leong Jee Keen ( PKR) | 52,287 | 57.40% | Donald Lim Siang Chai ( MCA) | 34,441 | 37.81% | 92,528 | 17,846 | 87.38% | |||
Mohd Hazizi Abdul Rahman ( BERJASA) | 4,152 | 4.56% | ||||||||||
2018 | William Leong Jee Keen ( PKR) | 60,158 | 61.38% | Kang Meng Fuat ( MCA) | 19,501 | 19.90% | 99,450 | 40,657 | 85.60% | |||
Hashim Abd Karim ( PAS) | 18,343 | 18.72% | ||||||||||
2022 | William Leong Jee Keen ( PKR) | 72,773 | 50.23% | Abdul Rashid Asari ( BERSATU) | 49,154 | 33.93% | 144,841 | 23,619 | 79.81% | |||
Chan Wun Hoong ( MCA) | 19,425 | 13.41% | ||||||||||
Salleh Amiruddin ( PEJUANG) | 2,584 | 1.78% | ||||||||||
Muhammad Zaki Omar ( Independent) | 945 | 0.65% |