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Tan Eng Meng
64 years old
MCA Tanjung Piai division chief and a vice-chairman of the MCA Johor State Liaison Committee, Tan Eng Meng (陈勇鸣) lost Pekan Nanas to Yeo Tung Siong in 2018 before recapturing the seat in 2022 with 50.49% of the vote and a majority of 4,835.
Background
- Born 12 January 1962; sworn in as the N55 Pekan Nanas assemblyman on 21 April 2022.[1]
- Promoted from deputy to chief of the MCA Tanjung Piai division on 12 June 2023, and became a vice-chairman of the MCA Johor State Liaison Committee on 10 November 2023.[1]
- Contested Pekan Nanas in 2018 and lost to Yeo Tung Siong, before capturing the seat in 2022 (50.49%, a 4,835 majority).[2]
- As assemblyman he has pressed for flood mitigation in Pekan Nanas, hit by flooding three times in 2025, backing a proposed RM8.9 million Drainage and Irrigation Department project involving a flap gate and dredging.[3]
- His initiatives include promoting eco-tourism around the area's pineapple plantations, relocating a community-based rehabilitation centre, and providing tuition classes for school students.[4]