YB Wong Chen

Non-Executive Chairman

YB Wong Chen was appointed as the Non-Executive Chairman of MDV on 23 May 2023.

YB Wong Chen is currently serving his third term as a Member of Parliament for Subang and is the Chairman of the Special Select Committee on International Relations and Trade, and the All-Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia (APPGM) on Political Financing. He was previously the Deputy Chairman of the Special Select Committee on Finance and Economy and had served in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

He is a member of the High-Level Working Group on Science and Technology of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), representing the Asia Pacific Region, and the Co-Chairperson of the Malaysian Chapter of the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR). He is also a founding member of the South East Asia Community (SEAC).

Prior to his full-time entry into politics, YB Wong Chen had worked as a lawyer for more than twenty-two (22) years before retiring in 2013.

He was educated at the United World College of South-East Asia and obtained his law degree from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. A passionate advocate in matters related to climate change and human rights, YB Wong Chen’s diverse knowledge also includes the areas of national finances, economics, international trade, and policy-making.