Tan Kok Wai | |
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| 陈国伟 | |
| Special Envoy of the Prime Minister to China | |
| In office 1 August 2018 – 1 March 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Preceded by | Ong Ka Ting |
| Succeeded by | Tiong King Sing |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Cheras | |
| Assumed office 25 April 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Majority | 14,375 (1995) 8,992 (1999) 10,970 (2004) 28,300 (2008) 37,409 (2013) 49,665 (2018) 54,448 (2022) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sungai Besi | |
| In office 3 August 1986 – 25 April 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Chan Kok Kit |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Majority | 1,526 (1986) 8,856 (1990) |
| 1st Advisor of the Democratic Action Party | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2022 | |
| Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| National Chairman | Lim Guan Eng |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| 4th National Chairman of the Democratic Action Party | |
| In office 29 March 2014 – 20 March 2022 | |
| Deputy | Gobind Singh Deo |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng |
| Preceded by | Karpal Singh |
| Succeeded by | Lim Guan Eng |
| 1st Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan of Kuala Lumpur | |
| Assumed office 30 August 2017 | |
| President | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| National Chairman | Mahathir Mohamad (2017–2020) Anwar Ibrahim (since 2020) |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tan Kok Wai 7 October 1957 Sepang, Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)[1] |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (since 1979) |
| Other political affiliations | Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1990–1995) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | tankokwai |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 陳國偉 |
| Simplified Chinese | 陈国伟 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Guówěi |
| Hokkien POJ | Tân Kok-uí |
Tan Kok Wai (simplified Chinese: 陈国伟; traditional Chinese: 陳國偉; pinyin: Chén Guówěi; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kok-uí) (born 7 October 1957) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheras since April 1995. He served as the Special Envoy of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to China from August 2018 to March 2020 as well as the MP for Sungai Besi from August 1986 to April 1995. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He has served as the 1st Advisor of DAP since March 2022 and 1st Chairman of PH of Kuala Lumpur since August 2017. He served as the 4th National Chairman of DAP from March 2014 to March 2022 and National Deputy Chairman. He is also presently the longest-serving MP by serving since 1986 for 38 years as of 2024 after Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah lost the reelection as an MP in 2022.