Yong Khoon Seng

Who is Yong Khoon Seng?

Dato' Yong Khoon Seng is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Stampin constituency in Sarawak, representing the Sarawak United Peoples' Party since 1999 until 2013. He was a Deputy Minister for Works in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition government.

Yong entered Parliament in 1990 for the seat of Padawan. He was immediately appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary. Before entering politics, he was a pharmacist, graduating from the University of Queensland. He was born in Betong, Sarawak.

However, during the recent Malaysian general election, 2013, Yong was unable to retain the seat and was won by the Democratic Action Party candidate, Julian Tan Kok Ping.