Tan Tee Beng

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| name = Tan Tee Beng

| native_name = {{nobold|陈智铭}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|02|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Penang, Malaysia

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| constituency_MP = Nibong Tebal, Penang

| parliament = Malaysian

| term_start = 2008

| term_end = 2013

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| predecessor = Zainal Abidin Osman

| successor = Mansor Othman

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| party = Independent (2010-2011, 2012-present)
KITA (2011-2012)
PKR (2007–2010)
GERAKAN (until 2000)

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| citizenship = Malaysian

| occupation = Politician

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| alma_mater = Middlesex University

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Tan Tee Beng ({{lang-zh|s=陈智铭}}; born 21 February 1972) is a Malaysian independent politician. From 2008 to 2013 he was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Nibong Tebal constituency in Penang, Malaysia.

Tan was elected to Parliament in the 2008 general election for the opposition National Justice Party (KeADILan) which later change to People's Justice Party (PKR) party, unseating Zainal Abidin Osman, a government Minister.{{Cite news

| title = Penang Umno on its toes

| newspaper = The Star

| date = 27 January 2008

| url = http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/2008/1/27/columnists/joceline/20086902&sec=Joceline

| access-date = 31 December 2009}}{{Cite web

| title = Malaysia Decides 2008

| work = The Star

| url = http://thestar.com.my/election/

| access-date = 31 December 2009}} On 1 March 2010, Tan announced he was leaving PKR to sit as an Independent member of Parliament.{{cite news|url=http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/125359|title=MP Nibong Tebal keluar PKR, jadi bebas|date=1 March 2010|publisher=Malaysiakini|access-date=7 April 2017}} His resignation from PKR followed the instigation of disciplinary action against him by the party after he criticised Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng from the party's Pakatan Rakyat coalition partner the Democratic Action Party.{{cite news|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/3/1/nation/20100301112148&sec=nation|title=Nibong Tebal MP quits PKR (Updated)|date=1 March 2010|work=The Star|publisher=Star Publications (Malaysia)|access-date=1 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303234218/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F3%2F1%2Fnation%2F20100301112148&sec=nation|archive-date=3 March 2010|df=dmy-all}} Tan has later announced he join Parti Kesejahteraan Insan Tanah Air (KITA) on 24 February 2011.{{cite news|url=http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/156908|title=MP Nibong Tebal masuk parti KITA|date=24 February 2011|language=ms|work=Lee Way Loon & Zakaria Hazlan|publisher=Malaysiakini|access-date=7 April 2017}} But he was sacked from KITA on 7 February 2012 allegedly for making statement disparaging the party.{{cite news|url=http://www.sinarharian.com.my/politik/kita-tee-beng-tidak-akan-merayu-cabar-zaid-1.22667|title=Kita: Tee Beng tidak akan merayu, cabar Zaid|date=9 February 2012|language=ms|work=SYAJARATULHUDA MOHAMAD ROSLI|publisher=Sinar Harian|access-date=7 April 2017}} Tan contested as an Independent candidate in a four-corner fight for Nibong Tebal parliamentary seat in the 2018 general election but lost.{{Cite news

| title = Independent candidate draws up contract to assure voters

| newspaper = The Star

| date = 5 May 2018

| url = https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/05/05/independent-candidate-draws-up-contract-to-assure-voters/

| access-date = 25 September 2018}}

Tan's father, Datuk Tan Gim Hwa, was a founding member of the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN), a coalition party the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) government),{{Cite news| title =Following in dad's footsteps| newspaper =The Star (Malaysia)| date =21 January 2008| url =http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/1/21/nation/20072091&sec=nation| access-date =31 December 2009| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110604050143/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F1%2F21%2Fnation%2F20072091&sec=nation| archive-date =4 June 2011| df =dmy-all}} and even Tan himself before joining PKR is a former official in Gerakan's youth wing.[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/10/nation/9272162&sec=nation Illogical to remove Koh, says Penang Gerakan Youth], Hafiz Marzukhi, 9 August 2011, The Star{{Cite news| title =Gerakan veep slams party leadership over show-cause letter| newspaper =The Star (Malaysia)| date =3 June 2009| url =http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/3/nation/4037765&sec=nation| access-date =31 December 2009| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110604050202/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F6%2F3%2Fnation%2F4037765&sec=nation| archive-date =4 June 2011| df =dmy-all}} He was the GERAKAN's candidate for the Penang State Legislative Assembly seat of Batu Lancang in the 1999 general election which he lost by a slim majority.{{cite news |date=4 December 1999 |title=Gerakan Slams Two Assemblymen For Quitting Party|url=http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=1999&dt=1204&pub=Utusan_Express&sec=Home_News&pg=hn_04.htm |work=Utusan Online |access-date=25 September 2018}}

Before entering politics, Tan was a stockbroker. He obtained a Bachelor of Laws from Middlesex University.{{Cite news| title =Tech junkie| newspaper =The Star (Malaysia)| date =25 March 2008| url =http://thestar.com.my/myrepresentative/story.asp?file=/2008/3/25/myrepresentative/20713077&sec=MyRepresentative| access-date =31 December 2009| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110604050222/http://thestar.com.my/myrepresentative/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F3%2F25%2Fmyrepresentative%2F20713077&sec=MyRepresentative| archive-date =4 June 2011| df =dmy-all}}

Election results

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|+ Penang State Legislative Assembly{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri |publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia |access-date=27 May 2010}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.

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1999

|N27 Batu Lancang

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|{{nowrap|Tan Tee Beng}} (Gerakan)

| align="right"|7,251

|49.05%

|{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |

|{{nowrap|Law Heng Kiang}} (DAP)

| align="right" |7,532

|50.95%

|15,104

|281

|74.37%

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia{{Cite web| title =Malaysia Decides 2008| work =The Star (Malaysia)| url =http://thestar.com.my/election/| url-status =dead| access-date =1 January 2009| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100111075207/http://thestar.com.my/election/| archive-date =11 January 2010| df =dmy-all}}{{Cite web

| title = Malaysia General Election

| work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data

| publisher = Malaysiakini

| url = http://undi.info/#

| access-date = 4 February 2017}} Results only available from the 2004 election.{{cite web|url=https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|title=SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia |language=ms|access-date=17 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.

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2008