Tan Kar Hing (; born 4 May 1982) is a

Malaysian Malaysian may refer to: * Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia * Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia * Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regard ...

politician from the

People's Justice Party The People's Justice Party ( ms, Parti Keadilan Rakyat , often known simply as KEADILAN or PKR) is a reformist political party in Malaysia, formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party. The ...

(PKR). He is the incumbent Perak State Legislative Assemblyman for

Simpang Pulai Simpang Pulai ( Jawi: سيمڤڠ ڤولاي; ; Tamil: சிம்பாங் புலாய்) is a town in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. Transportation Car As mentioned earlier, highway Federal Route 1, the premier north–south fed ...

constituency. Tan was formerly a Member of

Perak State Executive Council The Perak State Executive Council is the executive authority of the Government of Perak, Malaysia. The Council comprises the Menteri Besar, appointed by the Sultan on the basis that he is able to command a majority in the Perak State Legislative ...

(EXCO) for Tourism, Art, and Culture during 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 ...

(PH) coalition rules from 2018 to 2020. Tan was also former Vice Leader of PKR Youth Wing
AMK
and is now acting as Vice Chairman of Perak PKR.

Political career

Tan first contested the Perak state seat of

in the 2013 general election (GE13) as a PKR candidate and won with a majority of 11,083 votes. He successfully defended the seat in the 2018 general election (GE14), almost doubling his majority.

Election result

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1982 births Living people People from Selangor Malaysian people of Chinese descent People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians Members of the Perak State Legislative Assembly Perak state executive councillors University of Putra Malaysia alumni 21st-century Malaysian politicians {{Malaysia-politician-stub