Goh Leong San
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Goh Leong San is the Democratic Action Party
(DAP) chairman in Malacca
, Malaysia and a state assemblyman from the electoral district of Kesidang, Malacca. Leong San also is a member of the DAP Central Executive Committee.
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Democratic Action Party
The Democratic Action Party, or DAP is a secular, multi-racial, social democratic Malaysian political party.The DAP is one of the three major opposition parties in Malaysia, along with the PKR and PAS, that are seen as electable alternatives to the Barisan Nasional coalition of parties...
(DAP) chairman in Malacca
Malacca
Malacca , dubbed The Historic State or Negeri Bersejarah among locals) is the third smallest Malaysian state, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and the state of Johor to the south...
, Malaysia and a state assemblyman from the electoral district of Kesidang, Malacca. Leong San also is a member of the DAP Central Executive Committee.
Biography
Leong San was born on 15 November 1967. Prior to 2008, Leong San was an assemblyman from Bandar Hilir, Malacca. In 2008 at age 40, Leong San defeated Koh Nai Kwong with a majority 1,399 vote to become the state assemblyman from the electorial district of Kesidang, Malacca.Personal
Leong San holds Malay title, "The Honourable" ("Yang Berhormat"). His name, Leong San, means "Hero of Mount Liang" in Chinese, a name that also was used in the famous Chinese classical novel Water MarginWater Margin
Water Margin , also known as Outlaws of the Marsh, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang, is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.Attributed to Shi Nai'an and written in vernacular Chinese, the story, set in the Song Dynasty,...
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See also
- List of political parties in Malaysia
- Malaysian General Election
- Pakatan RakyatPakatan RakyatPakatan Rakyat or PR is an informal Malaysian political coalition. It currently controls four state governments while in opposition to the ruling Barisan Nasional at the federal level....