Biography
Steven Sim Chee Keong is a Malaysian politician and member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP). He has served as Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development since December 2025, and previously held roles including Minister of Human Resources (2023–2025), Deputy Minister of Finance II (2022–2023), and Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports (2018–2020). He has been the Member of Parliament for Bukit Mertajam since May 2013.
Constituencies (1)
Electoral track record
| Year | Party | Votes | % | Majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DAP | 71,722 | 77.33% | — | Won |
| 2018 | PH ( DAP ) | 63,784 | 85.40% | — | Won |
| 2015 | PH ( DAP ) | — | — | — | Won |
| 2013 | PR ( DAP ) | 55,877 | 81.35% | — | Won |
Parliamentary activity
From 249 Dewan Rakyat sittings- 3 Mar 2026· Sitting 20Present
- 2 Mar 2026· Sitting 19Present
- 26 Feb 2026· Sitting 18Absent
- 25 Feb 2026· Sitting 17Absent
- 24 Feb 2026· Sitting 16Present
- 23 Feb 2026· Sitting 15Absent
- 12 Feb 2026· Sitting 14Absent
- 11 Feb 2026· Sitting 13Present
- 10 Feb 2026· Sitting 12Present
- 9 Feb 2026· Sitting 11Absent
- 5 Feb 2026· Sitting 10Present
- 4 Feb 2026· Sitting 9Present
- Rang Undang-undang Perlembagaan Persekutuan (Pindaan) 20262 Mar 2026Yes
- Division4 Nov 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PEKERJA GIG 202528 Aug 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 20254 Mar 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 20254 Mar 2025Yes
- Rang Undang-undang Keselamatan Dalam Talian 202411 Dec 2024Yes
- Division9 Dec 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 202417 Oct 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 202417 Oct 2024Yes
- Division18 Jul 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG SURUHANJAYA PENERBANGAN MALAYSIA (PEMBUBARAN) 202426 Jun 2024Yes
Attendance, participation & recorded votes extracted from official Hansard records.
Connections (347)
Explore network- Anthony Loke Siew FookDAP100% aligned
- Chang Lih KangPKR100% aligned
- Azalina Othman SaidUMNO100% aligned
- Aaron Ago anak DagangPRS100% aligned
- Dzulkefly AhmadAMANAH100% aligned
- Ahmad MaslanUMNO100% aligned
- Adly ZahariAMANAH100% aligned
- Abdul Rahman bin MohamadUMNO100% aligned
- Ramli bin Mohd NorUMNO100% aligned
- Alice Lau Kiong YiengDAP100% aligned
News sentiment over time
141 mentions across 10 months
News mentions
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UDA Allocates RM5 Million For Public Park, Recreational Facilities In Penang - PenangToday
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Budget 2027: Record RM57 Bln Allocation To Boost MSME Resilience - Steven Sim - bernama
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Budget 2027: Record RM57b allocation to boost Malaysian MSMEs’ resilience amid global economic uncertainty - Malay Mail
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Samenta hails Budget 2027 as ‘SME Budget’ - KLSE Screener
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2027 Budget described as 'SME Budget' - NST Online
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