Candidate · P162 Iskandar Puteri (2022)
Current
Overall due diligence
Moderate
Enhanced due diligence required
Senior deputy minister across Defence, MITI and Finance portfolios warrants enhanced due diligence, although records on integrity, assets and litigation are limited.
Electoral resilience
High
Three federal wins (2008, 2013, 2022) and a state win (2022); 2022 federal margin of 60,036 votes is the strongest in the set.
Political continuity
Stable
Continuous DAP membership within the Pakatan Harapan coalition, including the Unity Government formation.
Integrity signal
Clear
No allegations, charges, convictions or court matters appear in the records; integrity profile is "open" in depth because no MACC, AG or court-registry checks are in the file.
Financial / corporate
Open
No SSM, asset declaration, Auditor-General, or share/interest records are in the file; the public record here does not cover personal or family corporate exposure.
Senior deputy minister across Defence, MITI and Finance portfolios warrants enhanced due diligence, although records on integrity, assets and litigation are limited.
Public-record review · allegations ≠ findings · a charge is not a conviction · every point links to its source record (E official results, R reviewed records, N collected reports). Prepared by AI from the records on this page; not an analyst finding, and it can be wrong.
According to Wikipedia, Liew was appointed Deputy Minister of Defence from 17 July 2018 to 24 February 2020, becoming the first Malaysian not of Malay descent to hold the office.
“Liew was appointed deputy defence minister on 17 July 2018 until 24 February 2020, being the first Malaysian not of Malay descent to hold this office.”
According to Wikipedia, Liew served as State Leader of the Opposition of Johor from April 2022 until his reappointment as a deputy minister in December 2022.
How much due-diligence attention each area needs — not a finding of wrongdoing.
Three deputy-minister portfolios (Defence, MITI, Finance) and elected MP plus state assemblyman.
DAP National Strategic Director and former Deputy Secretary-General; sits inside the Unity Government under PM Anwar Ibrahim.
Deputy minister roles at MITI and Finance put him in proximity to trade, investment incentives and federal loan/arrears decisions.
No SSM, GLC directorship or shareholding records are in the file.
No court-registry searches are in the records.
No MACC, police, AG or regulatory findings appear; absence of records is not evidence of clearance.
No asset declarations, tax or Auditor-General coverage is in the file.
Single-source reports reviewed are policy statements or biographical notes, with no reputational damage on record.
“State Leader of the Opposition of Johor from April 2022 to his reappointment as a deputy minister in December 2022”
According to Wikipedia, Liew has served as Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz since April 2023.
“is a Malaysian politician and author who has served as the deputy minister of investment, trade and industry in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz since April 2023”
According to Wikipedia, Liew has served as DAP National Strategic Director since March 2025 and State Committee Member of DAP of Johor since October 2024, and was Deputy Secretary-General of DAP from March 2022 to March 2025.
“He has served as the National Strategic Director of DAP since March 2025 and the State Committee Member of DAP of Johor since October 2024. He served as Deputy Secretary-General of DAP from March 2022 to March 2025”
Arrests, charges, convictions, sentences, acquittals and pardons as reported by credible sources. Each item is marked with its stage — a charge is not a conviction — and outcomes are listed where reported.
No legal history found in the sources collected so far.
Allegations and investigations as reported by credible outlets. An allegation is not a finding; read each with its stage and source.
No scandals or controversies found in the sources collected so far.
Free Malaysia Today reported that Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong told the Dewan Rakyat that outstanding loan arrears owed to the federal government totalled RM8.08 billion as of 31 December 2025, with companies comprising 62% of borrowers and state governments 32%, and that the government would manage arrears through restructuring based on repayment capacity assessments, consider interest write-offs only for insolvent companies after recovery efforts failed, and require mandatory feasibility assessments before future loan approvals.
“Outstanding loan arrears due to the federal government totalled RM8.08 billion as of Dec 31, 2025, said deputy finance minister Liew Chin Tong.”
South China Morning Post reported that, in his capacity as Malaysia's Deputy Defence Minister, Liew Chin Tong said Beijing should not use the China-US binary to define the world but instead forge ties with Asian neighbours without behaving like a big power or causing anxiety among smaller nations.
“Beijing shouldn't use the China-US binary to define the world but forge ties with Asian neighbours without behaving like a big power or causing anxiety among smaller nations, says Malaysia's Deputy Defence Minister Liew Chin Tong.”
South China Morning Post identified Liew Chin Tong as Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister in his column published on 6 October 2023.
“Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong takes a close look at the Malaysian business titans' impact on China's development”
Contested 5 elections, won 4.
| Election | Seat | Ticket | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE15 (2022) | P162 Iskandar Puteri | DAP · PH | 96,819 59.2% | Won by 60,036 |
| Johor state election 2022 | N46 Perling | DAP · PH | 18,628 43.6% | Won by 3,347 |
| GE14 (2018) | P148 Ayer Hitam | DAP · PH | 16,773 43.2% | 2nd of 3 |
| GE13 (2013) | P152 Kluang | DAP · PR | 40,574 55.0% | Won by 7,359 |
| GE12 (2008) | P48 Bukit Bendera |
Official gazetted results via the Malaysian Election Corpus (grade A record).
Collected automatically from credible outlets and Wikipedia, then cross-checked: Verified items match the official record, Confirmed items were reported by two or more different outlets, and single-source items are one outlet’s report. Partisan and anonymous claims are never shown.
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| DAP · PR |
| 31,243 67.4% |
| Won by 16,112 |