Julian Tan
Julian TAN Kok Ping (陈国彬) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Stampin constituency in Sarawak,[1] representing the Democratic Action Party (DAP) after winning the seat for the opposition party for the first time after the 2013 Malaysian general election, wresting the seat from long time MP Datuk Yong Khoon Seng. He has not contested in 2018 Malaysian general election, and the seat candidate was changed to the former Bandar Kuching MP Chong Chieng Jen.
Julian Tan | |
|---|---|
| 陈国彬 | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Stampin | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Yong Khoon Seng (SUPP-BN) |
| Succeeded by | Chong Chieng Jen |
| Majority | 18,670 (2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1978 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Aerospace Engineer, Researcher, lecturer |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 陳國彬 |
| Simplified Chinese | 陈国彬 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Guóbīn |
| Hokkien POJ | Tân Kokpin |
Before entering politics, he was an aerospace engineer and researcher, graduating with a Masters of Engineering Science (Scholarship) from the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. Julian decided not to defend his parliamentary seat in the 14th Malaysian general election and instead retire from politics to focus on his research, science and technology career.[2][3][4] He did his doctorate from Monash University under the Merit Scholarship and was conferred the award Doctor Of Philosophy (PhD) in Engineering on 30 March 2022.[5]
Election results edit
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | P196 Stampin, Sarawak | Julian Tan Kok Ping (DAP) | 41,663 | 64.20% | Yong Khoon Seng (SUPP) | 22,993 | 35.43% | 65,515 | 18,670 | 77.32% | ||
| Soo Lina (STAR) | 239 | 0.37% | ||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "MP puzzled by contradicting statements on SGH's multilevel car park". BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Julian not defending Stampin in parliamentary polls — Chong". 6 September 2017.
- ^ "Julian KP Tan". scholar.google.com.my. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ Tan, Julian Kok Ping (25 March 2022). Biologically Inspired Strategy for Searching a Moving Target in Intelligent Embodied Robots (thesis thesis). Monash University.