Lim Kit Siang

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama
Lim Kit Siang
PSM DUPN
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama Lim Kit Siang PSM DUPN
林吉祥
	Lim in 2013
Leader of the Opposition
	In office; 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Monarchs	Sirajuddin; Mizan Zainal Abidin;
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded by	Abdul Hadi Awang
Succeeded by	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
	In office; 5 November 1975 – 29 November 1999
Monarchs	See list Abdul Halim; Yahya Petra; Ahmad Shah; Iskandar; Azlan Shah; Ja'afar; Salahuddin;
Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein; Hussein Onn; Mahathir Mohamad;
Preceded by	Edmund Langgu Anak Saga
Succeeded by	Fadzil Noor
	In office; 17 April 1973 – 24 August 1974
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded by	Mohamed Asri Muda
Succeeded by	James Wong
2nd National Chairman of the; Democratic Action Party
	In office; 3 December 1999 – 4 September 2004
Secretary-General	Kerk Kim Hock
Preceded by	Chen Man Hin
Succeeded by	Karpal Singh
3rd Secretary-General of the; Democratic Action Party
	In office; 1 October 1970 – 3 December 1999
National Chairman	Chen Man Hin
Preceded by	Fan Yew Teng (acting)
Succeeded by	Kerk Kim Hock
Preceded by
Federal parliamentary seats
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Iskandar Puteri
	In office; 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Liew Chin Tong
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Gelang Patah
	In office; 6 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Tan Ah Eng
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Ipoh Timor
	In office; 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Thong Fah Chong
Succeeded by	Thomas Su Keong Siong
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Tanjong
	In office; 3 August 1986 – 29 November 1999
Preceded by	Koh Tsu Koon
Succeeded by	Chow Kon Yeow
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Petaling
	In office; 8 July 1978 – 26 April 1982
Preceded by	Oh Keng Seng
Succeeded by	Yeoh Poh San
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Kota Melaka
	In office; 26 April 1982 – 3 August 1986
Preceded by	Chan Teck Chan
Succeeded by	Lim Guan Eng
	In office; 24 August 1974 – 8 July 1978
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Chan Teck Chan
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Bandar Malacca
	In office; 10 May 1969 – 24 August 1974*
Preceded by	Tan Kee Gak
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Preceded by
State parliamentary seats
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly; for Padang Kota
	In office; 20 October 1990 – 24 April 1995
Preceded by	Lim Chong Eu
Succeeded by	Teng Chang Yeow
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly; for Kampong Kolam
	In office; 3 August 1986 – 20 October 1990
Preceded by	Wong Hoong Keat
Succeeded by	Cheah Teik Hoe
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly; for Kubu
	In office; 1974–1982
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Yong Wee Yook
Personal details
Born	20 February 1941; Batu Pahat, Johor, Unfederated Malay States (now Malaysia)
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political; affiliations	Gagasan Rakyat (GR); (1990–1996); Barisan Alternatif (BA); (1998–2004); Pakatan Rakyat (PR); (2008–2015); Pakatan Harapan (PH); (since 2015);
Spouse	Neo Yoke Tee (m. 1960)
Children	4 (including Guan Eng and Hui Ying)
Website	limkitsiang.com
	*Parliament suspended from 13 May 1969 to 20 February 1971

Lim Kit Siang (Chinese: 林吉祥; pinyin: Lín Jíxiáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Kiat-siâng; born 20 February 1941) is a retired Malaysian politician. Having held the position for a total of 29 years on three separate occasions, he is the longest-serving leader of the opposition, as well the second longest-serving member of parliament in Malaysia. He was also the former secretary-general and national chairman of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan coalition, leading it through eight general elections.