Chan Ming Kai (; born 7 October 1980) is a Malaysian

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who has served as the Political Secretary to

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since December 2022. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for

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from May 2018 to November 2022, Member of the

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(MLA) for Indera Kayangan from May 2013 to May 2018 and MLA of

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for Simpang Pulai from March 2008 to May 2013. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the

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(PH) coalition.

Personal life

Chan attended

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, where he received Bachelor of Technology Management in 2002. He later received another bachelor's degree in law from

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in 2007 by self study.

Political career

Chan was first elected as people's representative in the 2008 general election winning the state constituency of Simpang Pulai, Perak. In the 2013 general election, Chan wrestled the Indera Kayangan state constituency seat in Perlis from the predecessor,

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(MCA)'s Por Choo Chor. In the 2018 general election, Chan was elected as Member of Parliament for the constituency of Alor Setar in Kedah.

Election results

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Ming Kai Living people 1980 births Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians Members of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly Members of the Perak State Legislative Assembly Alumni of the University of London Malaysian MPs 2018–2022