Chong Eng | |
|---|---|
| 章瑛 | |
| 2nd Women Chief of Pakatan Harapan | |
| In office 18 March 2021 – 12 September 2021 | |
| President | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| Chairman | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Preceded by | Zuraida Kamaruddin |
| Succeeded by | Aiman Athirah Sabu |
| Exco roles (Penang) | |
| 2018–2023 | Chairman of the Youth and Sports, Women, Family, Community Development and Arts |
| 2018–2023 | Chairman of the Women, Family Development, Gender Inclusiveness and Non-Muslim Affairs |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1999–2013 | Democratic Action Party |
| Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly | |
| 1995–1999 | Democratic Action Party |
| 2013–2018 | Democratic Action Party |
| 2018–2023 | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chong Eng 6 July 1957 Bentong, Pahang, Malaya |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Barisan Alternatif (BA) Gagasan Rakyat (GR) |
| Spouse | Gunabalan Krishnasamy |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Universiti Putra Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahman University College |
| Occupation | Politician |
Chong Eng (Chinese: 章瑛; pinyin: Zhāng Yīng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiong Eng; born on 6 July 1957), is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Ministers Lim Guan Eng and Chow Kon Yeow and as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Padang Lalang from May 2018 to August 2023, Member of Parliament (MP) of for Bukit Mertajam from November 1999 to May 2013 and MLA of Penang for Batu Lancang from April 1995 to November 1999. She is the member, Women Chief and Deputy Secretary-General of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. She also served as Women Chief of PH from March to September 2021.[1] She is also Deputy Head for Women Parliamentary Caucus and sits as a Standing Order Committee member. She also served in the Women Crisis Center and Community AIDS Service Penang.[2][1]