Chang Lih Kang

Chang Lih Kang
郑立慷
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
Assumed office
3 December 2022
MonarchsAbdullah
(2022–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyArthur Joseph Kurup
(2022–2023)
Yusof Apdal
(since 2023)
Preceded byAdham Baba
ConstituencyTanjong Malim
Vice President of the People's Justice Party
Assumed office
28 December 2018
Serving with
PresidentAnwar Ibrahim
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tanjong Malim
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded by
Majority
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Teja
In office
8 March 2008 – 8 May 2018
Preceded by
  • Ho Wai Cheong
  • (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by
Majority
Personal details
Born
Chang Lih Kang

(1980-10-23) 23 October 1980 (age 44)
Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseZhuang Li Zhen (庄丽珍)
Children2
Alma materUniversity Putra Malaysia, National University of Singapore
OccupationPolitician

Chang Lih Kang (simplified Chinese: 郑立慷; traditional Chinese: 鄭立慷; pinyin: Zhèng Lìkāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tēⁿ Li̍p-khóng, born 23 October 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Malim since May 2018.[1] [2] He served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Teja from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member and State Chairman of Perak of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. He has also served as Vice President of PKR since December 2018. [3]

  1. ^ "From state to federal, Tanjung Malim MP eyes new challenges". sg.news.yahoo.com. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. ^ "PKR rep seeks to unseat MCA's Tanjong Malim titan in GE14". Malaysiakini. 9 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Rafizi dilantik Naib Presiden PKR".