Jason Ng Thien Yeong
Malaysian politician and lawyer
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Jason Ng Thien Yeong (simplified Chinese: 黄天荣; traditional Chinese: 黃天榮; pinyin: Huáng Tiānróng; born 20 April 1992) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Astaka since November 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He has served as the Youth Head of the Public Policy Bureau of DAP since November 2024. He was Political Secretary to the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beruas Ngeh Koo Ham, State Head of the Legal Bureau of DAP of Perak, Branch Secretary of DAP of Sitiawan and Division Youth Secretary of DAP of Beruas.[1][2]
(PH–DAP)
Jason Ng Thien Yeong | |
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| 黄天荣 | |
| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Astaka | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Teoh Yee Chern (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 17,835 (2022) |
| Youth Head of the Public Policy Bureau of the Democratic Action Party | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2024 | |
| Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| Youth Chief | Woo Kah Leong |
| Preceded by | Michelle Ng Mei Sze |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jason Ng Thien Yeong 20 April 1992 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Education | Chinese National, Kampung Koh Chinese National Type School Nan Hwa National Type Secondary School Methodist National Secondary School, Sitiawan |
| Alma mater | National University of Malaysia (LLB) University of Malaya (MPP) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Nickname | Chu Bak Yeong/Porky Yeong (猪肉荣) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃天榮 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄天荣 | ||||||
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Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (since 2022)
In the 2022 Perak state election, Ng made his electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest the Astaka state seat.[3] Ng won the seat and was elected to the Perak State Legislative Assembly as the Astaka MLA after defeating Chieng Lee Chong of Barisan Nasional (BN) and Yong Il Yan of Perikatan Nasional (PN) by a majority of 17,835 votes.[4]
Background
Following the passing of his biological father, Jason Ng Thien Yeong was raised single-handedly by his mother, a Chinese primary school teacher who chose to keep her name private. As the only male child in the family, he developed a strong sense of responsibility and the value of gratitude ("remembering the source while drinking water") from a young age.[5]
Before his political career, Jason Ng worked with his adoptive father, Datuk Ooi Jing Ting, selling pork in the Sitiawan and Kampung Koh areas, which earned him the nickname "Porky Yeong." He later advanced his studies at the National University of Malaysia (UKM) to earn a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and became a practicing lawyer, while also completing a Master of Public Policy at the University of Malaya (UM). In August 2020, instead of following his adoptive father's footsteps into the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), Jason Ng joined the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and became the political secretary to Ngeh Koo Ham, the Member of Parliament for Beruas.[5]
