Teh Lai Heng

Teh Lai Heng is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Komtar since May 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party, a component party of the Pakatan Harapan and formerly Pakatan Rakyat coalitions.
He currently serves as the Treasurer of DAP Penang State and the Secretary of DAP Tanjong PLC.

Education

Teh received his early education at SMJK Jit Sin and later pursued tertiary studies at Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Penang. In 2022, he obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Administration （MPA） from Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Political career

Teh made his electoral debut in the 2004 Malaysian general election, contesting the newly created [Komtar (state constituency)|N.28 Komtar (state constituency)|Komtar State Constituency]. Running under the DAP, he lost to Dato. Lim Gim Soon from MCA, receiving 4,732 votes against Lim’s 7,732.
In 2008, Teh was appointed as the Special Officer to Chow Kon Yeow, who was then the Penang DAP Chairman and State Executive Councillor. In 2011, he was further appointed as a Councillor for the Penang Island Municipal Council and served concurrently as Political Secretary to Chow Kon Yeow.
In the 13th Malaysian General Election in 2013, Teh was fielded by DAP to contest the Komtar seat once again. This time, he won decisively, defeating MCA's Loh Chye Teik with a majority of 8,114 votes, securing the seat for DAP.
In the [2018 Malaysian people|Malaysian general election|14th Malaysian General Election] in 2018, Teh successfully defended the Komtar state seat. Following Pakatan Harapan's victory in forming the Penang state government, he was appointed as the Political Secretary to the Chief Minister of Penang, YAB Chow Kon Yeow.