Liang Teck Meng

Datuk Liang Teck Meng (Chinese: 梁德明; pinyin: Liáng Dé Míng; born 24 July 1971) is a Malaysian politician and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Simpang Renggam constituency in the State of Johor (2008 - 2018). He was Secretary General for the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN), previously a component party in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition (2013 - 2018).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liang (梁).
Yang Berbahagia Datuk

Liang Teck Meng

PJN
梁德明
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Simpang Renggam, Johor
In office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byKerk Choo Ting (Gerakan-BN)
Succeeded byMaszlee Malik (PPBM-PH)
Majority7,853 (2008)
5,706 (2013)
Secretary-General of Malaysian People's Movement Party
In office
2013–2018
PresidentMah Siew Keong
Preceded byMah Siew Keong (Acting)
Succeeded byMak Kah Keong
Personal details
Born (1971-07-24) 24 July 1971
Johor, Malaysia
Political partyGERAKAN
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Children2 sons
Alma materTohoku University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEngineer
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Education and personal life

Liang Teck Meng obtain his secondary education from Foon Yew High School (1984 to 1989). He received a distinction in his SPM and after that he went to the Federal Institute of Technology to study Electrical Engineering (1989 to 1992). Later, he went to study at the Japanese language from the prestigious Asia Student Cultural Association[1] He later went to the Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan to continue in the field of Electrical Engineering.

Liang is an engineer by profession, and is married with two sons.[2]

Parliamentary career

Liang was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 election, succeeding fellow Gerakan member Kerk Choo Ting in the seat of Simpang Renggam.[3][4] Liang's victory was one of only two for Gerakan in the 12 federal seats it contested.[5] He was reelected to Parliament in the 2013 election as the only successful GERAKAN candidate, and remained the only Gerakan MP until Mah Siew Keong won the 2014 Telok Intan by-election.[6] However Liang have lost in the 2018 election. 23 June 2018, Liang, Mah Siew Keong and among all leaders have unanimously decided GERAKAN to officially withdraw from BN and now independent party as opposition.

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: P151 Simpang Renggam, Johor[3][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 Liang Teck Meng (Gerakan) 16,450 65.68% Atan Gombang (PAS) 8,597 34.32% 25,998 7,853 74.58%
2013 Liang Teck Meng (Gerakan) 19,754 58.44% Suhaizan Kayat (PAS) 14,048 41.56% 34,754 5,706 86.58%
2018 Liang Teck Meng (Gerakan) 14,682 40.99% Maszlee Malik (PPBM) 18,157 50.69% 43,998 3,475 83.40%
Mohd Jubri Selamat (PAS) 2,983 8.32%

Honours

See also

References
  1. ASCA."Official Website". Retrieved on 19 April 2013.
  2. "Trombone player". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). 27 March 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  3. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout. Includes results from the 2004 election.
  4. Shari, Izatun; Goh, Kelvin (22 February 2008). "Two in running for CM's post in Penang". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  5. "Malaysia's Gerakan Party rejects Koh Tsu Koon's resignation offer". channelnewsasia.com. MediaCorp. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  6. "Mah: Teluk Intan victory proves Gerakan still strong". Malay Mail. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  9. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  10. "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  11. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  12. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  13. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  14. "List of recipients of Federal awards and medals 2014". The Star. Bernama. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2018.


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