Chris Lee Chun Kit ( zh, s=李俊杰, t=李俊傑, p=Lǐ Jùnjié, poj=Lí Chùn-kia̍t, born 15 July 1982) is a

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who served as Member of the

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(MLA) for

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from May 2018 to August 2023. He also served as Member of the

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from 2013 to April 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the

Pakatan Harapan The Alliance of Hope ( ms, Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH; stylized as HARAPAN) is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. It has been the r ...

(PH) and formerly

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(PR) coalitions.

Personal life

Lee was born in

George Town, Penang ) , short_description = Capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang , image_map = , map_caption = Location of George Town in Penang , pushpin_map = Penang#Malaysia#Asia#Earth , pushpin_maps ...

on 15 July 1982, the first born son of George and Betty Lee (née Chan). He has a younger sister, Lee Yen Ling, who was diagnosed with

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at an early age.

Early education

Lee attended St. Andrew's Kindergarten and went on to finish his primary education at St. Xavier's Branch School. It was at the primary school that he met future

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leader and former MP for Bukit Bendera,

Zairil Khir Johari Zairil Khir Johari (born 17 October 1982) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Pen ...

. He then proceeded to

St. Xavier's Institution , motto_translation = Labour Conquers All , streetaddress = Farquhar Street, , city = George Town , state = Penang , postcode = 10200 , country = Ma ...

for his secondary education. He graduated secondary school in 1999. He then obtained an advanced diploma in

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at MDIS, Singapore before obtaining his

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from the Nottingham-Trent University in a local undergraduate program at Olympia College.

Political career

Lee politically active in 2007 and went on to join the Democratic Action Party (DAP). He initially joined the party as a volunteer but got more involved as time went on. In 2012, he became the Youth Chief for the party's Youth Wing division of Bukit Bendera as well as the party's Deputy Youth Chief in

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...

. Following the

2013 Penang state election The 13th Penang election was held on 5 May 2013. Polling took place in 40 constituencies throughout the State of Penang, with each electing a State Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The election was conducted by the Malaysia ...

, Chris Lee was appointed as one of the 24 councillors of the then Penang Island Municipal Council, taking office on 8 July. In 2015, the city status of George Town, Penang's capital city, was expanded to encompass the entirety of Penang Island, thus upgrading the local government into the present-day

. On 26 April 2018, prior to the state election that year, Chris Lee stepped down as a Councillor of the Penang Island City Council and was selected to contest the state constituency of

, where he had spent his childhood years. Despite the three cornered tussle at the constituency, he prevailed in the election, winning by a margin of 9,245 votes.

Election results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Chris, Chun Kit 1982 births Living people Malaysian people of Chinese descent Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians Members of the Penang State Legislative Assembly 21st-century Malaysian politicians Alumni of Nottingham Trent University

Personal life

Early education

Political career

Election results

See also

References