Teo Kok Seong

Summary

Teo Kok Seong (born 18 October 1979) is a DAP politician who has represented the Bahau state seat in Negeri Sembilan across multiple terms since 2008 and also served as federal MP for Rasah from 2013 to 2018. He is a member of DAP's Central Executive Committee and currently serves as a Negeri Sembilan State EXCO member chairing the Industry and Non-Islamic Affairs Action Committee under Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun. He also holds the position of Vice Chairman of the Negeri Sembilan DAP state chapter.

Biography

Teo Kok Seong (born 18 October 1979) is a Malaysian politician and member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP). He has served as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) for the Bahau seat since May 2018, having previously held the same seat from March 2008 to May 2013 [1]. He also served as Member of Parliament for Rasah from 2013 to 2018, replacing Anthony Loke Siew Fook in that federal seat [2]. He joined DAP in 2002 and served as Chief of the DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY) from December 2012 to November 2015 [1]. He has been a member of DAP's Central Executive Committee (CEC) since March 2022 [1]. Teo was educated at Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology [2]. In the 2018 state election, he won the Bahau seat with a majority of 6,109 votes, defeating candidates from BN and PAS [1]. He was re-elected to Bahau in the August 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election under the Pakatan Harapan banner [3]. Following the 2023 state election, Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun reappointed Teo as a State Executive Councillor (EXCO), assigning him to chair the Industry and Non-Islamic Affairs Action Committee [4]. He also holds the position of Vice Chairman of the Negeri Sembilan DAP state chapter [4].

Known for

Teo Kok Seong is identified with DAP's foothold in the Bahau state constituency, where he has served across multiple terms spanning 2008 to 2013 and 2018 to present [1]. He has held an EXCO portfolio focused on industry and non-Islamic affairs in the Negeri Sembilan state government under Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun [4]. He previously led the DAPSY youth wing at the national level and has been a CEC member of DAP since 2022 [1].

Political positions

As chair of the Negeri Sembilan State Industry and Non-Islamic Affairs Action Committee, Teo Kok Seong oversees matters relating to industrial development and the welfare of non-Muslim communities in the state [4]. During his earlier term as state EXCO, he held the Urban Wellbeing, Housing, Local Government and New Villages portfolio, under which he was involved in local-level public health matters such as COVID-19 contact tracing operations at Bahau market in 2020 [5]. He was involved in advocacy for renaming a major road in Negeri Sembilan in honour of late DAP founder Dr Chen Man Hin [6]. No specific positions on national policy issues have been sourced from allowlist domains.

Education

1. Pre-2002Attended Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT).⛓

Political career

1. 2002Joined the Democratic Action Party (DAP).⛓
2. March 2008First elected as Bahau ADUN in the 12th General Election under the Barisan Alternatif/Pakatan Rakyat banner.⛓
3. May 2013Elected as Member of Parliament for Rasah in the 13th General Election, leaving the Bahau state seat.⛓
4. December 2012 – November 2015Served as Chief of the DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY), the youth wing of DAP.⛓
5. May 2018Re-elected as Bahau ADUN in the 14th General Election, winning with a majority of 6,109 votes over BN and PAS candidates.⛓
6. March 2022Elected as member of the DAP Central Executive Committee (CEC).⛓
7. August 2023Re-elected as Bahau ADUN (N08) in the 15th Negeri Sembilan state election under the Pakatan Harapan banner.⛓
8. August 2023Reappointed as Negeri Sembilan State EXCO member, assigned to chair the Industry and Non-Islamic Affairs Action Committee.⛓
9. September 2024Elected as Vice Chairman of the Negeri Sembilan DAP state chapter, alongside fellow EXCO member J. Arul Kumar.⛓

Election history

• 2023Bahau (N08), Negeri Sembilan State Legislative AssemblyWon⛓
• 2018Bahau (N08), Negeri Sembilan State Legislative AssemblyWon⛓
• 2013Rasah (P130), Federal ParliamentWon⛓
• 2008Bahau (N08), Negeri Sembilan State Legislative AssemblyWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentBernama reported that Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun reappointed Teo Kok Seong to the Negeri Sembilan EXCO after the 2023 state election, assigning him to chair the Industry and Non-Islamic Affairs Action Committee, confirming continued confidence in his role within the PH-led state government.⛓
• VerifiedFactsFree Malaysia Today reported that Teo Kok Seong (PH) won the N08 Bahau seat in the 12 August 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election, as part of a broader PH and BN pact that secured 31 of 36 seats in the state assembly.⛓
• VerifiedFactsBernama reported that Teo Kok Seong was elected as Vice Chairman of the Negeri Sembilan DAP state chapter at the party's state convention, sitting alongside state secretary Cha Kee Chin under state chairman Anthony Loke.⛓