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Yang Berhormat Tuan
Tan Kok Wai
MP
Yang Berhormat Tuan Tan Kok Wai MP
陈国伟
Special Envoy of the Prime Minister to China
	In office; 1 August 2018 – 1 March 2020
Monarchs	Muhammad V ; (2018–2019) ; Abdullah ; (2019–2020)
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by	Ong Ka Ting
Succeeded by	Tiong King Sing
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Cheras
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 April 1995
Preceded by	Position established
Majority	14,375 (1995) ; 8,992 (1999) ; 10,970 (2004) ; 28,300 (2008) ; 37,409 (2013) ; 49,665 (2018) ; 54,448 (2022)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Sungai Besi
	In office; 3 August 1986 – 25 April 1995
Preceded by	Chan Kok Kit
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Majority	1,526 (1986) ; 8,856 (1990) ;
1st Advisor of the ; Democratic Action Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 March 2022
Secretary-General	Anthony Loke Siew Fook
National Chairman	Lim Guan Eng
Preceded by	Position established
4th National Chairman of the ; Democratic Action Party
	In office; 29 March 2014 – 20 March 2022
Deputy	Gobind Singh Deo
Secretary-General	Lim Guan Eng
Preceded by	Karpal Singh
Succeeded by	Lim Guan Eng
1st Chairman of the ; Pakatan Harapan of Kuala Lumpur
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 August 2017
President	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
National Chairman	Mahathir Mohamad ; (2017–2020) ; Anwar Ibrahim ; (since 2020)
Preceded by	Position established
Personal details
Born	Tan Kok Wai; 7 October 1957 (age 67); Sepang, Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP) ; (since 1979)
Other political; affiliations	Gagasan Rakyat (GR) ; (1990–1995) ; Barisan Alternatif (BA) ; (1999–2004) ; Pakatan Rakyat (PR) ; (2008–2015) ; Pakatan Harapan (PH) ; (since 2015)
Children	1 daughter; 1 son;
Occupation	Politician
Website	tankokwai.blogspot.com
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳國偉
Simplified Chinese	陈国伟
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Guówěi
Hokkien POJ	Tân Kok-uí

Tan Kok Wai (simplified Chinese: 陈国伟; traditional Chinese: 陳國偉; pinyin: Chén Guówěi; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kok-uí) (born 7 October 1957) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheras since April 1995. He served as the Special Envoy of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to China from August 2018 to March 2020 as well as the MP for Sungai Besi from August 1986 to April 1995. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He has served as the 1st Advisor of DAP since March 2022 and 1st Chairman of PH of Kuala Lumpur since August 2017. He served as the 4th National Chairman of DAP from March 2014 to March 2022 and National Deputy Chairman. He is currently the longest-serving active MP after Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah lost the reelection in 2022.

Political career

Tan Kok Wai became a member of the party in 1979.

In 1986, he contested in the general election for Sungai Besi parliamentary constested in the general election for Sungai Besi parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur. He was elected as a member of parliament for the first time.

In 1990, he was re-elected for the same constituency in the general election.

In the 6 following general elections in 1995, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018, Tan Kok Wai was elected as the Member of Parliament for Cheras constituency in Kuala Lumpur.

Tan Kok Wai was the former DAP National Chairman (Nov 2017 – March 2022). Previously, he also served as DAP’s Acting National Chairman, National Deputy Chairman, National Vice Chairman, Chairman of the Election Preparation Committee, Member of General Election / State Elections Candidate Selection Committee in 2008, 2013 and 2018, Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee, National Organising Secretary, and National Publicity Secretary, Assistant National Organising Secretary and Assistant National Publicity Secretary.

Tan Kok Wai was appointed Special Envoy of Malaysia to the People's Republic of China as well as the Chairman of Malaysia-China Business Council from August 2018 to March 2020.^[2]

In terms of social service, he is currently acting as honorary advisors to numerous NGOs in Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.

Appointment as the Advisor of DAP

On 20 March 2022, at the 17th DAP National Congress, Tan was re-elected into the Central Executive Committee.^[3] He was then appointed as Advisor of DAP Malaysia after stepping down as the National Chairman.^[4]

Controversies

Proposal to reintroduce local elections

On 17 December 2023, Tan called on the government to reintroduce local elections that were abolished in 1976. He also suggested the elections to be held in Kuala Lumpur first to return voters the 'third ballot paper' (the first ballot paper to elect MPs and the second ballot paper to elect Members of the Legislative Assemblies (MLAs)). Tan attracted criticisms from UMNO and PAS politicians who described the elections as unnecessary and only serve the interests of DAP as the demographics of Kuala Lumpur make up mainly of the Chinese and DAP that enjoys strong Chinese electoral support will be dominant in the elections.

Election results

**Selangor State Legislative Assembly**^[5]^[6]
Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1982	N32 Sungai Pelek		Tan Kok Wai (DAP)	2,158	23.67%		Ng Soon Por (MCA)	6,528	71.61%	9,262	4,370	80.80%
1982	N32 Sungai Pelek		Tan Kok Wai (DAP)	2,158	23.67%		Daud Jantan (PAS)	430	4.72%	9,262	4,370	80.80%

**Parliament of Malaysia**^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[5]^[6]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1986	P102 Sungai Besi	Tan Kok Wai (DAP)	22,188	49.12%	Kee Yong Wee (MCA)	20,662	45.74%	45,408	1,526	70.01%
1986		Tan Kok Wai (DAP)	22,188	49.12%	Shariffuddin Budin (PAS)	2,320	5.14%	45,408	1,526	70.01%
1990		Tan Kok Wai (DAP)	32,169	56.56%	Tan Chai Ho (MCA)	23,313	40.99%	57,303	8,856	70.87%
1990		Tan Kok Wai (DAP)	32,169	56.56%	Abdul Hamid Selamat (IND)	1,389	2.44%	57,303	8,856	70.87%
1995	P111 Cheras	Tan Kok Wai (DAP)	29,240	66.30%	Mook Soon Man (MCA)	14,865	33.70%	44,329	14,375	69.38%
1999	P111 Cheras	Tan Kok Wai (DAP)	27,579	59.63%	Lee Boon Kok (MCA)	18,587	40.19%	46,465	8,992	70.63%
2004	P123 Cheras	Tan Kok Wai (DAP)	26,940	62.70%	Lee Boon Kok (MCA)	15,970	37.17%	43,200	10,970	63.72%
2008		Tan Kok Wai (DAP)	39,253	78.00%	Jeffrey Goh Sim Ik (MCA)	10,953	21.76%	50,571	28,300	74.58%
2013		Tan Kok Wai (DAP)	48,249	81.53%	Teoh Chee Hooi (MCA)	10,840	18.32%	59,492	37,409	82.00%
2018		Tan Kok Wai (DAP)	56,671	89.00%	Heng Sinn Yee (MCA)	7,006	11.00%	64,074	49,665	81.29%
2022		Tan Kok Wai (DAP)	60,294	84.04%	Chin Yoke Kheng (BERSATU)	5,846	8.15%	72,207	54,448	71.15%
2022		Tan Kok Wai (DAP)	60,294	84.04%	Chong Yew Chuan (MCA)	5,606	7.81%	72,207	54,448	71.15%

References

^ 【独家】陈国伟:结盟无损支持率 “相信马哈迪真心悔改”- (in Chinese). eNanyang.
^ "Confirmed: Tan Kok Wai is special envoy to China". New Straits Times. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^ "Gobind receives highest votes in DAP polls". The Star. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Loke elected new DAP secretary-general". FMT. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^ ^a ^b "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 3 April 2011. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 19 April 2013. Results only available from the 2004 election (GE11).
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

Political offices
Preceded by Ong Ka Ting	Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Malaysia to the People's Republic of China 1 August 2018–1 March 2020	Succeeded by Tiong King Sing
Parliament of Malaysia
New creation	Member of Parliament for Cheras 25 April 1995–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Chan Kok Kit	Member of Parliament for Sungai Besi 3 August 1986–25 April 1995	Constituency abolished
Party political offices
Preceded by Karpal Singh	National Chairman of the Democratic Action Party 29 March 2014–present	Incumbent

[1] 【独家】陈国伟:结盟无损支持率 “相信马哈迪真心悔改”- (in Chinese). eNanyang.

[2] "Confirmed: Tan Kok Wai is special envoy to China". New Straits Times. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[3] "Gobind receives highest votes in DAP polls". The Star. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[:0-4] "Loke elected new DAP secretary-general". FMT. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[GE14_results-5] "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

[The_Star_GE14-6] "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

[election_results-7] "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 3 April 2011. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

[undiinfo-8] "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 19 April 2013. Results only available from the 2004 election (GE11).

[PRU13-9] "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.

[myundi_pru_13-10] "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.

[Utusan_PRU_13_results-11] "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

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