Liang Teck Meng (; born 24 July 1971) is a Malaysian politician and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Simpang Renggam constituency in the

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(2008 - 2018). He was Secretary General for the

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(GERAKAN), previously a component party in the

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(BN) coalition (2013 - 2018).

Education and personal life

Liang Teck Meng obtain his secondary education from

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(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 He later went to the

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, Japan to continue in the field of Electrical Engineering. Liang is an engineer by profession, and is married with two sons.

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. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout. Includes results from the

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. Liang's victory was one of only two for Gerakan in the 12 federal seats it contested. 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 Mah Siew Keong (; Foochow Romanized: ''Mā Sêu-giòng''; born 17 June 1961) is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in the Barisan Nasional (BN ...

won the

2014 Telok Intan by-election A by-election was held for the Dewan Rakyat parliamentary seat of Teluk Intan (federal constituency), Teluk Intan on 31 May 2014 following the nomination day on 19 May 2014. The seat was vacated after the death of the incumbent MP, Seah Leong Peng f ...

. 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

Honours

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MY Darjah Jasa Negara - Order of Meritorious Service - PJN

Commander of the

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(PJN) – Datuk (2014)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Liang, Teck Meng Living people 1971 births People from Johor Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent Malaysian engineers Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia politicians Tohoku University alumni Commanders of the Order of Meritorious Service Malaysian MPs 2008–2013 Malaysian MPs 2013–2018

Education and personal life

Parliamentary career

Election results

Honours

See also

References