Steven Sim

Yang Berhormat Tuan
Steven Sim
MP
沈志强
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports
Assumed office
2 July 2018
Monarch Muhammad V
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman
Preceded by Saravanan Murugan
Constituency Bukit Mertajam
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bukit Mertajam
Assumed office
24 June 2013
Preceded by Chong Eng (DAP-PH)
Majority 43,063 (2013)
52,877 (2018)
Personal details
Born Sim Chee Keong
(1982-05-13) 13 May 1982
Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations		 Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Spouse(s) Chan Jo Rin
Alma mater Bukit Mertajam High School, Universiti Malaya
Occupation Politician
Website stevensim.wordpress.com

Sim Chee Keong (Chinese: 沈志强; pinyin: Chénzhìqiáng; born 13 May 1982), known professionally as Steven Sim, is the current Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the Cabinet of Malaysia. He is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He is the incumbent Member of Parliament for Bukit Mertajam constituency.[1] He is currently the Senior Executive Officer of Penang Institute, a public policy think-tank based in Penang, Malaysia.

In January 2011, he was appointed as a Councillor of the Seberang Perai Municipal Council, one of the largest municipalities in Malaysia.

He writes regularly for Penang Monthly (formerly Penang Economic Monthly) as well as contributes opinion pieces to prominent Malaysian online news portals such as Malaysiakini and the Malaysian Insider. He is also the author of "The Audacity to Think: An Invitation to Rethink Politics".[2][3]

In 2012, Steven Sim was named as a Young Global Leader of the Geneva-based World Economic Forum.[4]

Sim also is the alumni of SK Stowell and Bukit Mertajam High School, living in a Christian family and can communicate in English, Malay, Hokkien and a little bit Mandarin.[5]

Education and pre-political career

Sim graduated from University of Malaya in computer science and served in a multinational corporation for three years before joining the Penang state government in 2008. [6]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P045 Bukit Mertajam, Penang[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Year Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 Sim Chee Keong (DAP) 55,877 80.29% Gui Guat Lye (MCA) 12,814 18.41% 69,588 43,063 88.09%
2018 Sim Chee Keong (DAP) 63,784 85.40% Gui Guat Lye (MCA) 10,907 14.60% 75,977 52,877 85.37%

References

  1. ↑ "Age no longer a factor, says deputy to youngest minister". Free Malaysian Today. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Launch of "The Audacity to Think" & "Better Penang" Mobile application". Penang Monthly. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Smart way to express your views". The Star. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Penang Institute's Steven Sim awarded Young Global Leader by WEF". The Sun Daily. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.guangming.com.my/node/450761/terms
  6. ↑ Arnold Loh (26 June 2018). "Three Penang MPs lying low until official Cabinet announcement". The Star. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen 2013" (in Malay). Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. ↑ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  9. ↑ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017. Results only available for the 2013 election.
  10. ↑ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  13. ↑ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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