Wong Hon Wai

Wong Hon Wai
黄汉伟
Wong in 2020
Member of the
Penang State Executive Council
Assumed office
16 August 2023
(Tourism & Creative Economy)
GovernorAhmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
Chief MinisterChow Kon Yeow
Preceded byYeoh Soon Hin
ConstituencyPaya Terubong
In office
13 March 2008 – 8 May 2013
(Housing, Urban & Rural Planning)
GovernorAbdul Rahman Abbas
Chief MinisterLim Guan Eng
Preceded bySyed Amerrudin Syed Ahmad
(Housing)
Koh Tsu Koon
(Urban and Rural Planning)
Succeeded byJagdeep Singh Deo
ConstituencyAir Itam
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Paya Terubong
Assumed office
12 August 2023
Preceded byYeoh Soon Hin
(PHDAP)
Majority36,802 (2023)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bukit Bendera
In office
9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byZairil Khir Johari
(PR–DAP)
Succeeded bySyerleena Abdul Rashid
(PH–DAP)
Majority40,731 (2018)
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Air Itam
In office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byCheang Chee Gooi
(BN–GERAKAN)
Succeeded byJoseph Ng Soon Siang
(PH–DAP)
Majority2,727 (2008)
7,316 (2013)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018–2022Pakatan Harapan
Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly
2008–2018Democratic Action Party
2023–Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born
Wong Hon Wai

(1973-03-01) 1 March 1973 (age 51)
Air Itam, George Town, Penang
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
OccupationPolitician
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Wong Hon Wai (simplified Chinese: 黄汉伟; traditional Chinese: 黃漢偉; pinyin: Huáng Hànwěi; Jyutping: Wong4 Hon3 Wai5; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Hàn-úi / Ûiⁿ Hàn-úi; born 1 March 1973) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under former Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng from March 2008 to May 2013 as well as in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paya Terubong since August 2023. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Bendera from May 2018 to November 2022,[1] and the MLA for Air Itam from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions.

  1. ^ "Laman Utama Spacer Profile Ahli Dewan". Parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 4 September 2017.