William Leong

Malaysian politician and lawyer

William Leong Jee Keen (simplified Chinese: 梁自坚; traditional Chinese: 梁自堅; pinyin: Liáng Zìjiān; Jyutping: Loeng4 Zi6 Gin1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Niô͘ Chū-kian; born 27 January 1957) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Selayang since March 2008 and Chairman of the Major Public Appointments Select Committee since December 2018.^[1] He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He has also served as the Treasurer-General of PKR since July 2022.

Personal life

Leong is also a lawyer,^[2] and has three children.^[3]

Political career

Leong was elected to Parliament in the 2008 Malaysian general election, winning the seat of Selayang from the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.^[4]

Election results

See also

• Major Public Appointments Select Committee
• Selayang (federal constituency)

References

1. "Six new select committees announced, Anwar heads reforms caucus". Malaysiakini. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
2. "Capable individuals will be picked for the job". The Star. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
3. "The hard road to success". The Star. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
4. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 11 January 2010.
5. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
6. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
7. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
8. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.