Tan Kok Wai
Tan Kok Wai | |
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| 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 | |
| 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 (DAP) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Majority | 1,526 (1986) 8,856 (1990) |
| Advisor II of the Democratic Action Party | |
| Assumed office 23 June 2025 Serving with Lim Guan Eng (Advisor I) | |
| National Chairman | Gobind Singh Deo |
| Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| In office 20 March 2022 – 16 March 2025 (as Advisor) | |
| National Chairman | Lim Guan Eng |
| Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Lim Guan Eng |
| 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 Pakatan Harapan of the Federal Territories | |
| Assumed office 30 August 2017 | |
| National Chairman | Mahathir Mohamad (2017–2020) Anwar Ibrahim (since 2020) |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tan Kok Wai 7 October 1957 |
| 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) |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | tankokwai |
| 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, and served as its 1st Advisor from March 2020 to March 2025, and previously as its 4th National Chairman from March 2014 to March 2022. He also serves as the 1st Chairman of the Federal Territories Pakatan Harapan. Currently serving his 9th term as an MP, he is the most senior MP in the 15th Malaysian Parliament and the longest-serving active MP after Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah lost the reelection in 2022.