Lim Kit Siang

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama Lim Kit Siang PSM DUPN
林吉祥
Lim in 2013
Leader of the Opposition
In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Monarchs	Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded by	Abdul Hadi Awang
Succeeded by	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
In office 5 November 1975 – 29 November 1999
Monarchs	See list Abdul Halim Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah Iskandar Azlan Shah Ja'afar Salahuddin
Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein Hussein Onn Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by	Edmund Langgu Anak Saga
Succeeded by	Fadzil Noor
In office 17 April 1973 – 24 August 1974
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded by	Mohamed Asri Muda
Succeeded by	James Wong
2nd National Chairman of the Democratic Action Party
In office 3 December 1999 – 4 September 2004
Secretary-General	Kerk Kim Hock
Preceded by	Chen Man Hin
Succeeded by	Karpal Singh
3rd Secretary-General of the Democratic Action Party
In office 1 October 1970 – 3 December 1999
National Chairman	Chen Man Hin
Preceded by	Fan Yew Teng (acting)
Succeeded by	Kerk Kim Hock
Federal parliamentary seats Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Iskandar Puteri In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Liew Chin Tong Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Gelang Patah In office 6 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 Preceded by Tan Ah Eng Succeeded by Constituency abolished Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Ipoh Timor In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 Preceded by Thong Fah Chong Succeeded by Thomas Su Keong Siong Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tanjong In office 3 August 1986 – 29 November 1999 Preceded by Koh Tsu Koon Succeeded by Chow Kon Yeow Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Petaling In office 8 July 1978 – 26 April 1982 Preceded by Oh Keng Seng Succeeded by Yeoh Poh San Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Melaka In office 26 April 1982 – 3 August 1986 Preceded by Chan Teck Chan Succeeded by Lim Guan Eng In office 24 August 1974 – 8 July 1978 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Chan Teck Chan Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bandar Malacca In office 10 May 1969 – 24 August 1974* Preceded by Tan Kee Gak Succeeded by Constituency abolished
State parliamentary seats Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Padang Kota In office 20 October 1990 – 24 April 1995 Preceded by Lim Chong Eu Succeeded by Teng Chang Yeow Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Kampong Kolam In office 3 August 1986 – 20 October 1990 Preceded by Wong Hoong Keat Succeeded by Cheah Teik Hoe Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Kubu In office 1974–1982 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Yong Wee Yook
Personal details
Born	(1941-02-20) 20 February 1941 (age 83) Batu Pahat, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political affiliations	Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1990–1996) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1998–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015)
Spouse	Neo Yoke Tee ​ (m. 1960)​
Children	4 (including Guan Eng and Hui Ying)
Website	limkitsiang.com
*Parliament suspended from 13 May 1969 to 20 February 1971

Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang (Chinese: 林吉祥; pinyin: Lín Jíxiáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Kiat-siâng; born 20 February 1941) is a retired Malaysian politician. Having held the position for a total of 29 years on three separate occasions, he is the longest-serving leader of the opposition, as well the second longest-serving member of parliament in Malaysia. He was also the former secretary-general and national chairman of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan coalition, leading it through eight general elections.