Steven Sim Chee Keong

Steven Sim Chee Keong
沈志强
Minister of Human Resources
Assumed office
12 December 2023
MonarchsAbdullah
(2022–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyAbdul Rahman Mohamad
Preceded bySivakumar Varatharaju
ConstituencyBukit Mertajam
Deputy Minister of Finance II
In office
10 December 2022 – 12 December 2023
Serving with Ahmad Maslan (Deputy Minister of Finance I)
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
Preceded byYamani Hafez Musa
Succeeded byLim Hui Ying
(Deputy Minister of Finance)
ConstituencyBukit Mertajam
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports
In office
2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020
MonarchsMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2020)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterSyed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman
Preceded bySaravanan Murugan
Succeeded byWan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal
ConstituencyBukit Mertajam
Deputy Secretary-General of the
Democratic Action Party
Assumed office
16 March 2025
Secretary-GeneralAnthony Loke Siew Fook
Preceded byLiew Chin Tong
National Organising Secretary of the
Democratic Action Party
In office
20 March 2022 – 16 March 2025
AssistantKhoo Poay Tiong
Ng Suee Lim
Secretary-GeneralAnthony Loke Siew Fook
Preceded byAnthony Loke Siew Fook
Succeeded byKhoo Poay Tiong
State Chairman of the
Democratic Action Party of Penang
Assumed office
22 September 2024
DeputyRamkarpal Singh
Secretary-GeneralAnthony Loke Siew Fook
Preceded byChow Kon Yeow
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bukit Mertajam
Assumed office
5 May 2013
Preceded byChong Eng
(PRDAP)
Majority43,063 (2013)
52,877 (2018)
57,685 (2022)
Personal details
Born
Steven Sim Chee Keong

(1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 (age 43)
Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
SpouseChan Jo Rin
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (BS)
Sunway University (MSD)
OccupationPolitician
Websitestevensim.com

Steven Sim Chee Keong[a] (born 13 May 1982) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Human Resources in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2023 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Mertajam since May 2013. He served as the Deputy Minister of Finance II in the PH administration under Prime Minister and Minister Anwar from December 2022 to December 2023 and the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the PH administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Syed Saddiq from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He has served as the Deputy Secretary-General of DAP since March 2025 and State Chairman of DAP of Penang since September 2024. He also served as the National Organising Secretary of DAP from March 2022 to March 2025.[1][2] He is presently the youngest Cabinet minister in the Anwar Ibrahim cabinet, at the age of 43 years, 8 days.


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  1. ^ "Age no longer a factor, says deputy to youngest minister". Free Malaysian Today. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Steven Sim is new Penang DAP chairman". The Star. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

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