| Chan Ming Kai | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-my |
| Office2: | Political Secretary to the Prime Minister |
| Monarch2: | Abdullah Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Primeminister2: | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Term Start2: | 1 December 2022 |
| Alongside2: | Ahmad Farhan Fauzi & Azman Abidin |
| 1Blankname2: | Senior Political Secretary |
| Constituency Mp4: | Alor Setar |
| Parliament4: | Malaysian |
| Term Start4: | 9 May 2018 |
| Term End4: | 19 November 2022 |
| Majority4: | 15,200 (2018) |
| Predecessor4: | Gooi Hsiao Leung (PH–PKR) |
| Successor4: | Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden (PN–PAS) |
| Constituency Am5: | Indera Kayangan |
| Assembly5: | Perlis State Legislative |
| Term Start5: | 5 May 2013 |
| Term End5: | 9 May 2018 |
| Majority5: | 1,092 (2013) |
| Predecessor5: | Por Choo Chor (BN–MCA) |
| Successor5: | Gan Ay Ling (PH–PKR) |
| Constituency Am6: | Simpang Pulai |
| Assembly6: | Perak State Legislative |
| Term Start6: | 8 March 2008 |
| Term End6: | 5 May 2013 |
| Majority6: | 3,386 (2008) |
| Predecessor6: | Chan Chin Chee (BN–MCA) |
| Successor6: | Tan Kar Hing (PR–PKR) |
| Office7: | Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat |
| Subterm7: | 2018–2022 |
| Suboffice7: | Pakatan Harapan |
| Office8: | Faction represented in Perlis State Legislative Assembly |
| Subterm8: | 2013–2018 |
| Suboffice8: | People's Justice Party |
| Office9: | Faction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly |
| Subterm9: | 2008–2013 |
| Suboffice9: | People's Justice Party |
| Birth Name: | Chan Ming Kai |
| Birth Date: | 7 October 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. |
| Citizenship: | Malaysian |
| Party: | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
| Otherparty: | Pakatan Harapan (PH) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Alma Mater: | University of Technology, Malaysia University of London |
Chan Ming Kai (; born 7 October 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Political Secretary to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022.[1] He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Alor Setar from May 2018 to November 2022,[2] Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Indera Kayangan from May 2013 to May 2018[3] and MLA of Perak for Simpang Pulai from March 2008 to May 2013.[4] He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
Chan attended University of Technology, Malaysia, where he received Bachelor of Technology Management in 2002.[5] He later received another bachelor's degree in law from University of London in 2007 by self study.
Chan was first elected as people's representative in the 2008 general election winning the state constituency of Simpang Pulai, Perak. In the 2013 general election, Chan wrestled the Indera Kayangan state constituency seat in Perlis from the predecessor, Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)'s Por Choo Chor.[6]
In the 2018 general election, Chan was elected as Member of Parliament for the constituency of Alor Setar in Kedah.[2]
| Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N44 Simpang Pulai | (PKR) | 10,992 | 58.20% | Chan Chin Chee (MCA) | 7,606 | 40.27% | 18,887 | 3,386 | 72.20% |
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N08 Indera Kayangan | (PKR) | 4,263 | 53.24% | Por Choo Chor (MCA) | 3,171 | 39.60% | 8,007 | 1,092 | 81.90% | |||
| Amier Hassan (IND) | 404 | 5.05% | |||||||||||
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P009 Alor Setar | (PKR) | 32,475 | 50.80% | Muhd Aminur Shafiq (PAS) | 17,275 | 27.02% | 64,812 | 15,200 | 81.09% | |||
| Yoo Wei How (MCA) | 14,181 | 22.18% | |||||||||||