Wong Sze Phin

Datuk Jimmy Wong Sze Phin (simplified Chinese: 黄仕平; traditional Chinese: 黃仕平; pinyin: Huáng Shìpíng)[1] is a Malaysian politician who served as the State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal from May 2018 to collapse of the WARISAN administration in September 2020[2] and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sri Tanjong also from May 2018 to September 2020. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Kinabalu from May 2013 to May 2018. He was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition. He served as the State Chairman of Sabah from 2013 to 2017[3] and a Member of Central Executive Committee (CEC) of DAP. He is also father of Justin Wong Yung Bin, the present Sri Tanjong MLA who defended the state seat on behalf of his father in the 2020 state election.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wong (黄).
Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Jimmy Wong Sze Phin
PGDK
黄仕平
State Chairman of the
Democratic Action Party of Sabah
In office
2013–2015
National Secretary-GeneralLim Guan Eng
Succeeded byWong Tien Fatt
Ministerial roles (Sabah)
2018–2020Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2013–2018Democratic Action Party
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2018–2020Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born (1950-03-01) 1 March 1950
Tawau, Crown Colony of North Borneo
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyIndependent
(since 2021)
Democratic Action Party (DAP)
(2008–2021)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2015-2021)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008-2015)
ChildrenJustin Wong Yung Bin (son)
OccupationPolitician

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballot casts Majority Turnout
2013 P172 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Wong Sze Phin (DAP) 28,516 73.15% Chin Tek Ming (PBS) 9,557 24.52% 39,548 18,959 78.29%
Liew Hock Leong (STAR) 909 2.33%

Honours

References
  1. "List of CEC candidates". The Rocket. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. Jenne Lajiun (17 May 2018). "Shafie unveils his State Cabinet with four new ministries". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. "Jimmy claims DAP Sabah chief broke 'Shanghai' promise". The Borneo Post. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
  5. "Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak head list of 1,158 Sabah award recipients". Bernama. Borneo Post. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  • Profile on the website of the Parliament of Malaysia


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