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PETALING JAYA: Selangor Executive Counsel and DAP Assemblyman Teng Chang Khim will leave politics once his term ends in about two years, after serving as an elected representative for 25 years.
Bandar Assemblyman Baru Klang said he will not seek re-election and will also stay out of polls by the party’s central executive committee (CEC).
Teng joined DAP about 30 years ago and has been with the CEC for 24 years.
In a Facebook post today, he said that DAP had new and capable talents who could take his place, adding that his departure would be in the best interests of the party and the country.
“I have given my best tirelessly to help build the nation, especially Selangor, and I will let people and history judge me.
“I was unexpectedly fortunate to have been re-elected as a former member of Selangor in 2018. I consider it a divine intervention,” he said, adding that he wanted a graceful exit after completing his term.
Teng said he believes those who succeed him will be able to “scale new heights of what we have achieved so far in the foreseeable future.”
“Although I choose to leave, I will stay on the sidelines to cheer on my teammates and share the joy of their future successes.”
However, he said his decision did not mean that he would be delayed in performing his duties in his remaining two years in office, adding that he would do everything possible until the state assembly was dissolved.
“Just countdown, no slowdown,” he added.
Teng was first elected as an Assemblyman for Bukit Gasing in 1995 before going on to represent Bandar Klang in 1999. The constituency’s name was changed to Sungai Pinang, and later to Bandar Baru Klang.
As the only DAP assemblyman in Selangor in 1999, he had witnessed the party grow to have the majority of elected representatives in the state assembly. There are now 16 DAP representatives in the 56-member assembly.
