Steven Choong Shiau Yoon (; born 7 December 1957) is a

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who served as

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(MP) for

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from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member of the

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(PBM) and was an

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MP supporting the ruling

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(PN) coalition and member of the

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(PKR), a component party of the

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(PH) opposition coalition.

Early life and education

Choong was born on 7 December 1957 at

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, Perak. He went to Sekolah Menengah Teknik, Ipoh. He graduated with a Master's Degree in Business Finance at

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Background

Choong has a vast experience as an accountant, auditor, tax agent and business consultant career. He is a Partner at CSY & Associates PLT beside Managing Director and CEO at CSY Tax Services Sdn. Bhd. He also serves as a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director on the board of Country View Bhd since 27 March 2002. He is also the Chairman for Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Chartered Member at Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia and Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Politics career

Choong chose to participate in politics by joining

(PKR) at the age of 50 in 2007. He has been the Division Chairman of both

and

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and Deputy Secretary-General of PKR. He made his debut contesting the Tebrau parliamentary seat in the 2013 elections but had lost by 1,767 votes to the

Malaysian Chinese Association The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA; zh, 马来西亚华人公会; ; ta, மலேசிய சீனர் சங்கம், initially known as the Malayan Chinese Association) is a uni-racial political party in Malaysia that seeks to ...

(MCA) candidate. In the 2018 elections, he contested Tebrau under the

banner again in a three-cornered fight and this time won by defeating candidates from the MCA and the

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party The Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS; ms, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia; ms, ڤرتي إسلام سمليسيا, label=Jawi alphabet, Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is an Islamist political party in Malaysia. As the party focused on Islamic fundamen ...

(PAS). On 28 February 2021, he was sacked from PKR to be an independent MP friendly to Prime Minister

Muhyiddin Yassin Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mahiaddin bin Md Yasin (born 15 May 1947), commonly known as Muhyiddin bin Muhammad Yassin ( ms, محيي الدين بن محمد ياسين, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ), is a Malaysian politician who serv ...

's ruling

(PN) coalition together with

Larry Sng Datuk Larry Sng Wei Shien (), is a Taiwanese-born Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Julau since May 2018. He served as Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pelagus from September 200 ...

. The two MPs announced formation of Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) on 19 November 2021.

Election results

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Johor State Legislative Assembly The Johor State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Negeri Johor) is the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is composed of 56 members who are elected from single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are hel ...

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Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz Amira Aisya Binti Abd Aziz ( ms, اميرا عائشة بنت عبدالعزيز, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 1995) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Puteri W ...

(

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