Preceded by Zainal Abidin Osman Role Politician | Occupation Politician Succeeded by Mansor Othman Name Tan Beng | |
Political party Independent politician, People's Justice Party, Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | ||
Nibong tebal mp tan tee beng joins kita
Tan Tee Beng (Chinese: 陈智铭; born 21 February 1972) is a Malaysian politician. From 2008 to 2013 he was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Nibong Tebal constituency in Penang, Malaysia.
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Tan was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election for the opposition National Justice Party (KeADILan) which later change to People's Justice Party (PKR) party, unseating Zainal Abidin Osman, a government Minister. On 1 March 2010, Tan announced he was leaving PKR to sit as an Independent member of Parliament. His resignation from PKR followed the instigation of disciplinary action against him by the party after he criticised Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng from the party's Pakatan Rakyat coalition partner the Democratic Action Party. Tan has later announced he join Parti Kesejahteraan Insan Tanah Air (KITA) on 24 February 2011.
Tan's father, Datuk Tan Gim Hwa, was a founding member of the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan), a coalition party the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) government), and Tan himself is a former official in Gerakan's youth wing.
Before entering politics, Tan was a stockbroker. He obtained a Bachelor of Laws from Middlesex University.