Ben Chong Chen Bin
Malaysian politician
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Ben Chong Chen Bin is a Malaysian politician who has served as Assistant Minister of Finance of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor and Minister Masidi Manjun since December 2025, State Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) state administration under Chief Minister Shafie Apdal and Minister Wilfred Madius Tangau from May 2018 to the collapse of WARISAN state administration in September 2020, as well as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tanjong Kapor since May 2018. He is a member of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the GRS coalition and formerly a member of WARISAN.[1][3][4][5]
Chong Chen Bin | |
|---|---|
| 张振彬 | |
| State Assistant Minister of Finance of Sabah | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2025 Serving with Mohd Ishak Ayub | |
| Minister | Masidi Manjun |
| Governor | Musa Aman |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Preceded by | Tan Lee Fatt |
| Constituency | Tanjong Kapor |
| State Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry of Sabah | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020 | |
| Minister | Wilfred Madius Tangau |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Shafie Apdal |
| Preceded by | Bolkiah Ismail |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Tamin Zainal |
| Constituency | Tanjong Kapor |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Kapor | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Teo Chee Kang (BN–LDP) |
| Majority | 2,992 (2018) 1,879 (2020) 359 (2025) |
| Faction represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018–2023 | Heritage Party |
| 2023 | Independent |
| 2023– | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chong Chen Bin 20 October 1978 |
| Party | Heritage Party (WARISAN) (2018-2023)[1] Independent (2023) Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations |  Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2023) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 張振彬[2] |
| Simplified Chinese | 张振彬 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhāng Zhènbīn |
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N02 Tanjong Kapor | Chong Chen Bin (WARISAN) | 9,124 | 54.32% | Teo Chee Kang (LDP) | 6,132 | 36.50% | 17,242 | 2,992 | 72.10% | ||
| Aliasgar Omolong (PAS) | 617 | 3.67% | ||||||||||
| Tsen Chou Yin (PCS) | 481 | 2.86% | ||||||||||
| Allaidly Poyon (PPRS) | 446 | 2.65% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N04 Tanjong Kapor | Chong Chen Bin (WARISAN) | 7,206 | 49.84% | Norlizah Gurahman (Sabah BERSATU) | 5,327 | 36.85% | 3,864 | 1,879 | 64.82% | ||
| Chin Kee Yong (LDP) | 1,492 | 10.32% | ||||||||||
| Shawn Davey Robert Lee (PCS) | 221 | 1.53% | ||||||||||
| Awang Karim Abdul Kadir (USNO Baru) | 211 | 1.46% | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Chong Chen Bin (GAGASAN) | 6,171 | 30.19% | Verdon Bahanda (IND) | 5,812 | 28.43% | 20,855 | 359 | 61.45% | |||
| Terence Au Soon Fui (WARISAN) | 4,737 | 23.17% | ||||||||||
| Kevin Lee Sip Kim (MCA) | 1,455 | 7.12% | ||||||||||
| Muhammad Affan Jumahat (Sabah BERSATU) | 1,262 | 6.17% | ||||||||||
| Shawn Davey Lee (STAR) | 434 | 2.12% | ||||||||||
| Jetol Dangin (IMPIAN) | 184 | 0.90% | ||||||||||
| Abdul Halim Yussof (PBK) | 166 | 0.81% | ||||||||||
| Abdul Rahim Madtaip (IND) | 105 | 0.51% | ||||||||||
| Awang Karim Abdul Kadir (ANAK NEGERI) | 63 | 0.31% | ||||||||||
| Bonny Berman (SPP) | 52 | 0.25% | ||||||||||
Honours
Sabah
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2024)[9]
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018)[10]
