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Liang Teck Meng (; born 24 July 1971) is a

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politician and was the

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(MP) for the

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constituency in the

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

Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia The Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia ( en, Malaysian People's Movement Party, commonly abbreviated as GERAKAN or less commonly as PGRM) is a liberal political party in Malaysia. Formed in 1968, Gerakan gained prominence in the 1969 general electio ...

(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

Foon Yew High School Foon Yew High School (, ms, Sekolah Menengah Foon Yew) is the largest Chinese independent high school in Malaysia. The school has three campuses: first in Stulang Laut, second in Kulai, and recent third in Masai. Foon Yew High School has two s ...

(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

Tohoku University , or is a Japanese national university located in Sendai, Miyagi in the Tōhoku Region, Japan. It is informally referred to as . Established in 1907, it was the third Imperial University in Japan and among the first three Designated National ...

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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

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in the seat of

. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout. Includes results from the 2004 election. 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 Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong (; Hokchew BUC: ''Má Siù-Khhíong''; 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 Nasi ...

won the 2014 Telok Intan by-election. 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

* : **

MY Darjah Jasa Negara - Order of Meritorious Service - PJN

Commander of the

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(PJN) – Datuk (2014)

References

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Education and personal life

Parliamentary career

Election results

Honours

See also

References