Lee Chin Chen

Lee Chin Chen is a Malaysian politician who is the Deputy Speaker of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly. He has served as a Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bilut since 2018, and previously as the MLA for Ketari. Lee made history as the first non-Malay to serve as Deputy Speaker of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly. A member of the Democratic Action Party in the Pakatan Harapan coalition, Lee was elected Deputy Speaker after Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional allied to form a coalition government when the 2022 Pahang state election resulted in a hung assembly with no single coalition holding an overall majority.[1]

Lee Chin Chen
李振珍
Deputy Speaker of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly
ConstituencyBilut
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Bilut
Assumed office
2018
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Ketari
Personal details
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)

In February 2023, a photo of Lee committing a traffic offence went viral on social media. The photo showed Lee's car violating a "No Entry" sign. Lee issued a statement that he was cooperating with the police investigation, and had received a summons which he would pay. The Bentong district police chief issued a statement confirming that a summons had been issued under Section 79(2) of the Road Transport Act (RTD) 1987.[2]

References
  1. "Pahang appoints non-Malay deputy speaker for the first time". Malaysiakini. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. "Pahang deputy speaker fined after traffic offence went viral". Malaysiakini. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.


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