Wong Fort Pin Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berbahagia Datuk Dr.
Wong Fort Pin
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Name:Wong Fort Pin
Birth Date:15 June 1955
Birth Place:Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Office:Deputy Speaker of the
Malacca State Legislative Assembly
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Adly Zahari

Sulaiman Md Ali
2Blankname:Speaker
2Namedata:Omar Jaafar
Term Start:19 July 2018
Term End:11 May 2020
Predecessor:Ab Wahab Ab Latip
Successor:Ghazale Muhamad
Assembly1:Malacca State Legislative
Term Start1:9 May 2018
Term End1:20 November 2021
Predecessor1:Ng Choon Koon
(BNMCA)
Successor1:Mohd Yadzil Yaakub
(PNBERSATU)
Majority1:1,345 (2018)
Nationality:Malaysia
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Otherparty:Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Medical doctor
Module:
Child:yes
Hide:yes
T:黃和平
S:黄和平
Poj:N̂g Hô-pêng
Tl:N̂g Hô-pîng
J:Wong4 Wo4 Ping4
Phfs:Vòng Fò-phìn
P:Huáng Hépíng

Wong Fort Pin (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vòng Fò-phìn; born 15 June 1955) is a Malaysian politician and medical doctor who served as Deputy Speaker of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly from July 2018 to May 2020 and Member of the Melaka Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bemban from May 2018 to November 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.[1]

Background

Wong grew up in Nyalas and Bukit Baru, Malacca. He studied in Ping Ming Primary Chinese School, St. David's High School, High School Malacca, and Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan. He obtained DRM, Diploma in Reproductive Medicine from Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia. Active in athletic events, a scout and a prefect in school.[2]

He have his own Medical GP clinic in Bukit Baru. Begun to get involve in Addiction Medicine since 2004.[1] [2]

Politics

On 17 September 2015, Wong who is a doctor and also the Bukit Palah DAP branch chairman then, successfully sued fellow DAP state leaders in conflict, Sim Tong Him and Goh Leong San for defamation because of libelous media statements they have issued which implicate him in outraging the modesty of his patients and also accused his sibling of being involved in illegal activities. He won RM300,000 in damages.[3]

In the 2018 general election (GE14), Wong was picked by DAP to contest and was elected as an assemblyman for Bemban constituency for the first time.[1] He was also selected to be the Deputy Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly.[4] [5]

In October 2018, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng had rebuked the DAP Malacca chief Tey Kok Kiew and Wong on the acceptance the Malacca state "Datukship" in their first year as MLA which had breached the party's long-standing principal agreed upon since the mid-1990s on DAP elected representatives not to receive honours awards during their active political service period.[4] [6] [7] Lim called for those involved to apologise which Wong had obliged and even offered to return the award but Tey did not and remained adamant.[8] [9] [10]

Wong was however dropped by DAP as a PH candidate in the subsequent 2021 Malacca state election to give way to younger face.[11]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2018N24 BembanWong Fort Pin (DAP) 6,998 45.40%Koh Chin Han (MCA)5,65336.68%15,699 1,34585.40%
Suhaimi Harun (PAS)2,76217.92%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Notes and References

  1. News: N24 Bemban: Dr. Wong Fort Pin. Democratic Action Party. calon.ubah.my. 17 September 2005. 11 November 2021.
  2. News: My blogs : PEOPLE'S POWER. Dr Wong Fort Pin. 17 September 2005. 4 April 2016. Blogger.
  3. News: Doc wins suit against two Malacca DAP leaders. The Star. 17 September 2005. 4 April 2016.
  4. News: Deputy state assembly Speaker plans on keeping title. The Star. 16 October 2018. 31 October 2021.
  5. News: Ex-PH Melaka speaker, deputy challenge appointment of successors. Free Malaysia Today. 26 June 2020. 31 October 2021.
  6. News: DAP CEC to discuss receiving of state awards by members . The Borneo Post. 15 October 2018. 31 October 2021.
  7. News: Karpal slams party strongmen Ngeh and Teng for receiving titles. The Star Online. 24 December 2012. 24 December 2012.
  8. News: Report: Melaka DAP rep who accepted 'Datukship' offers to return award, feels 'guilty'. Debra Chong. 15 October 2018. Malay Mail. 31 October 2021.
  9. News: Datukship: Guan Eng calls Malacca DAP chief 'stubborn' for no apology. Malaysiakini. 21 October 2018. 31 October 2021.
  10. News: Guan Eng: DAP yet to receive statement of apology from its Melaka chief on Datukship. Tuty Haryanti Ahmad Rodzi . New Straits Times. 21 October 2018. 31 October 2021.
  11. Web site: DAP to field two new faces in Malacca polls, sends state chief to riskier seat. 2021-11-05. Malaysiakini. 2021-11-05.
  12. Web site: Rina heads list of 419 recipients of Malacca state awards. Bernama. Malaysiakini. 13 October 2018. 13 October 2018.