Tan Hong Pin

Summary

Tan Hong Pin (born 20 March 1981) is a DAP politician from Johor who has served as the Member of Parliament for Bakri since the November 2022 general election, having previously held two Johor state assembly seats — Mengkibol (2013–2018) and Skudai (2018–2022) — and served briefly as a Johor State EXCO member in 2018–2019. In Parliament, he has focused on constituency healthcare infrastructure, environmental regulatory accountability relating to Lynas, and national accountability issues including the Teoh Beng Hock case. Since March 2025, he has served as DAP's Assistant National Organising Secretary.

Biography

Tan Hong Pin (Chinese: 陳泓賓; born 20 March 1981) is a Malaysian politician and member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition [1]. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bakri, Johor, since November 2022 [1]. Prior to his election to Parliament, he served two terms as a Johor State Legislative Assembly Member — first for Mengkibol from May 2013 to May 2018, and subsequently for Skudai from May 2018 to March 2022 [1]. During the Pakatan Harapan state administration in Johor, he served as a Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) under then-Menteri Besar Osman Sapian from May 2018 to April 2019 [1]. He was not fielded as a candidate in the March 2022 Johor state election, a decision that Malaysiakini reported generated internal party tension [2]. He returned to electoral contest in the 15th General Election (GE15) in November 2022, winning the Bakri parliamentary seat with a majority of 19,254 votes [3]. Since March 2025, he has held the position of Assistant National Organising Secretary of DAP [1]. In Parliament, he has raised constituency-level concerns including the long-delayed specialist wing at Sultanah Fatimah Hospital in Muar, as well as broader national issues such as radioactive waste management surrounding Lynas operations and the Teoh Beng Hock case [4]. No education or pre-political career details were found in allowlist sources.

Known for

Tan Hong Pin is identified with Johor DAP politics, having represented two successive state seats — Mengkibol and Skudai — before moving to the federal level as Bakri MP in 2022 [1]. He is noted in the Dewan Rakyat for pressing the federal government on healthcare infrastructure in his constituency and for co-signing statements on contentious national accountability issues including the Lynas thorium extraction plan and the police's 'No Further Action' ruling in the Teoh Beng Hock case [2]. He also publicly defended Malaysia's 2025 ASEAN chairmanship against academic criticism [3].

Political positions

On healthcare, Tan Hong Pin has advocated for long-promised infrastructure improvements in his constituency, notably demanding in Parliament during the 2024 Budget debate why a specialist building at Sultanah Fatimah Hospital in Muar — planned over 20 years ago — had still not been constructed, and proposing practical solutions to the hospital's chronic parking shortage [5]. On environmental and regulatory accountability, he co-signed parliamentary questions in November 2023 challenging the Atomic Energy Licensing Board and the Science, Technology, and Innovation Minister over conflicting statements regarding Lynas' thorium extraction proposal in Pahang [2]. On governance and rule of law, he co-issued a joint statement in May 2025 demanding police disclose investigation details in the Teoh Beng Hock case following the 'No Further Action' decision, calling for accountability of implicated MACC officers [2]. On foreign affairs, he defended Malaysia's ASEAN chairmanship in February 2025, arguing that early-term activities represented foundational steps and that a comprehensive evaluation should await the full tenure [3]. On constitutional matters, while serving as Johor EXCO in 2019, he publicly called on Pakatan Harapan to uphold the spirit of constitutional monarchy amid his own removal from the EXCO [2].

Political career

1. May 2013Won the Mengkibol state seat in the 13th General Election (GE13) under DAP/Pakatan Rakyat, with a majority of 10,001 votes.⛓
2. May 2018Won the Skudai state seat in the 14th General Election (GE14) under DAP/Pakatan Harapan with 47,359 votes and a majority of 35,126.⛓
3. May 2018Appointed as a member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan state administration under Menteri Besar Osman Sapian, holding the local council, science and technology portfolio.⛓
4. April 2019Removed from the Johor EXCO following a reshuffle ahead of the swearing-in of new Menteri Besar Dr Sahruddin Jamal. DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng stated the decision was not made by DAP.⛓
5. February 2022Was not fielded as a candidate in the March 2022 Johor state election. Publicly declared he would not defect from DAP regardless of the party's decision.⛓
6. November 2022Won the Bakri parliamentary seat in the 15th General Election (GE15) under DAP/Pakatan Harapan with a majority of 19,254 votes.⛓
7. March 2025Appointed as Assistant National Organising Secretary of DAP.⛓

Election history

• 2022Bakri (P145, Federal)Won⛓
• 2018Skudai (Johor State)Won66.8%⛓
• 2013Mengkibol (Johor State)Won⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsTan Hong Pin has held elected office continuously since May 2013, across two Johor state seats (Mengkibol and Skudai) and subsequently the Bakri federal seat since November 2022. He served as Johor State EXCO member from May 2018 to April 2019.⛓
• GovernmentAs a Pakatan Harapan government backbencher, Tan has used parliamentary debates to press federal ministries — including the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation — for answers on long-unresolved constituency and national issues.⛓
• OppositionNo direct opposition commentary on Tan Hong Pin was identified in allowlist sources during the profile period.⛓
• PublicMalaysiakini reported in February 2022 that some 59 DAP branches and seven DAP Youth divisions issued a statement urging the party to retain Tan Hong Pin and other incumbent assemblymen as candidates for the Johor state election, indicating grassroots support.⛓