Steven Tiw Tee Siang

Summary

Steven Tiw Tee Siang (born 1993) is the DAP assemblyman for Tronoh (N33) in Perak, elected in November 2022 with a majority of 11,372 votes, making him the youngest sitting Perak state legislator. He serves concurrently as DAP's Youth International Secretary and has focused his legislative work on youth economic development, anti-brain-drain policies, natural resource governance, and constituent services across a geographically dispersed seat. No finalised legal cases, declared assets, or reported business interests have been found in credible public sources.

Biography

Steven Tiw Tee Siang (Chinese: 張迪翔; born 26 November 1993) is a Malaysian politician serving as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tronoh since November 2022 [1]. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition [1]. As of November 2024, he also serves as DAP's Youth International Secretary [1]. Prior to his election, Tiw held several party and public roles, including Member of the Ipoh City Council (MBI), Political Secretary to the MP for Ipoh Timor Wong Kah Woh, and Youth Secretary and Youth Organising Secretary of DAP Perak [1]. He was the youngest candidate in the 2022 Perak state election and is recorded as the youngest sitting Perak MLA [1]. In the GE15 Tronoh state seat contest, Tiw defeated five other candidates — including Bryan Yong Wu Sean, son of the incumbent MLA Paul Yong Choo Kiong — by a majority of 11,372 votes and a vote share of 40.9% [2]. The Tronoh constituency falls within the Batu Gajah parliamentary seat [3]. Tiw has operated two service centres within the constituency — one in Tronoh and one in Pusing — to address the dispersed settlement pattern of his voters [3]. At the Perak DAP state election in August 2024, Tiw voluntarily withdrew his nomination to facilitate a unified slate, a gesture publicly acknowledged by Perak DAP chairman Nga Kor Ming [4].

Known for

Steven Tiw is recognised as the youngest Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly and was the youngest candidate fielded in the 2022 Perak state election [1]. He has been an active voice in the Perak DUN on youth economic development, opposing brain drain from Perak, and questioning state policy on natural resource and rare-earth mining [5]. He has also called for MACC investigations into government vehicle procurement contracts involving large public funds [6].

Political positions

Tiw has publicly advocated for youth economic development and retention of talent in Perak, calling for the state government to take an aggressive approach to reduce brain drain to other states such as Penang and Selangor [6]. He has supported federal Budget 2025 initiatives targeted at youth, including TVET training programmes and youth entrepreneurship funds [6]. In the Perak state assembly, he has actively questioned the state's policy on natural resources, including raising the issue of new potential areas for Non-Radioactive Rare Earth Elements (NR-REE) mining and the number of illegal mining cases in the state [7]. He participated in the debate that led to the unanimous passage of a motion calling for new legislation on stray animal control in Perak [6]. He has also called for investigations by the MACC into the termination of a federal government vehicle supply contract, which he described as involving a substantial public sum [6]. Prior to his election, he was involved in political activism, including a 2021 flash mob protest against the then-Perikatan Nasional government's handling of COVID-19 [6].

Before politics

1. Pre-2022Served as Member of the Ipoh City Council (MBI), Political Secretary to MP for Ipoh Timor Wong Kah Woh, and held the positions of Youth Secretary and Youth Organising Secretary of DAP Perak.⛓

Political career

1. 2021Served as spokesperson for a flash mob protest in Ipoh organised under the banner 'Anak Muda Perak', opposing the Perikatan Nasional government's handling of COVID-19 and calling on then-Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to resign.⛓
2. November 2022Elected as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Tronoh (N33) in GE15, defeating five opponents with a majority of 11,372 votes and a vote share of 40.9%. He was the youngest candidate in the 2022 Perak state election.⛓
3. July 2023Joined other Perak DAP state assemblymen in lodging a report calling on the MACC to investigate the termination of a RM700 million federal government vehicle supply contract.⛓
4. July 2024Participated in the Perak state assembly debate on a motion for new stray animal control legislation; the motion was subsequently passed unanimously.⛓
5. August 2024Voluntarily withdrew his nomination for the Perak DAP state committee election, a gesture publicly thanked by Perak DAP chairman Nga Kor Ming as contributing to an uncontested and unified party slate.⛓
6. November 2024Appointed as DAP Youth International Secretary.⛓
7. April 2025Raised questions in the Perak state assembly sitting about new potential areas for NR-REE (Non-Radioactive Rare Earth Elements) mining in the state and the number of illegal mining cases detected by enforcement authorities.⛓

Election history

• 2022Tronoh (N33), PerakWon40.9%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentPerak DAP chairman Nga Kor Ming publicly thanked Tiw for voluntarily withdrawing his state committee nomination in August 2024, citing this as embodying the spirit of collective unity within the party.⛓
• VerifiedFactsAccording to The Star's GE15 election data, Tiw won the Tronoh seat with 15,602 votes (40.9% share) against five other candidates, with a majority of 11,372 votes and a voter turnout of 65.6%.⛓
• PublicUtusan Malaysia reported that Tiw operates two service centres — in Tronoh and Pusing — to serve the dispersed population of the DUN Tronoh seat, and is known for sharing his personal contact number with constituents.⛓
• AffectedThe Star reported in July 2023 that Tiw committed to allocating RM200 monthly per child for a year to four children in Tronoh who were orphaned in a road accident, and also presented the family with a wheelchair and walking frame.⛓