Lee Ting Han

Malaysian politician and lawyer

2022–Barisan Nasional Personal detailsBorn1990 (age 33–34)
Johor, MalaysiaCitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)Other political
affiliationsBarisan Nasional (BN)Alma materUniversity of Malaya (LLB)
University of Cambridge (LLM)OccupationPoliticianProfessionLawyer

Lee Ting Han (Chinese: 李廷汉; born c. 1990) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer. He has served as Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi, and has been Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paloh since March 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition. He is one of the only two Johor EXCO members of Chinese ethnicity and of MCA, alongside Ling Tian Soon.

Lee studied at the SMK Permas Jaya, Johor Bahru (SMKPJ) from 2003-2009 before continuing his studies at the University of Malaya, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in law.[1] He then continued his postgraduate study at University of Cambridge.[2][1] Before departing for the United Kingdom, Lee briefly worked at the Prime Minister's Department.[1]

He is the Special Function Officer to Wee Ka Siong, who has been the Minister of Transport since 2020.[3]

Lee contested the 2022 Johor state election as the BN candidate for Paloh and defeated defending MLA Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and two other candidates .[4] He was sworn in as a Johor EXCO member on 26 March 2022.[5]

Election results

Johor State Legislative Assembly[6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout%
2022 N30 Paloh Lee Ting Han (MCA) 8,077 55.05% Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali (DAP) 4,901 33.41% 14,671 3,176 56.80%
Selvendran Velu (PAS) 1,512 10.31%
Aminuddin Johari (PEJUANG) 181 1.23%

References

  1. ^ a b c "Johor polls: Anyone can achieve their dreams with hard work, says Paloh state seat candidate". 8 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Paloh BN candidate eyeing agro- and eco-tourism sector". 11 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Superior of Lee Ting Han". Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. ^ "PRN Johor 2022 : Keputusan Rasmi Terkini". Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. ^ "New faces make up 70% of Johor exco line-up — MB". 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Dashboard SPR". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

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