Editing Lim Kit Siang (section)

{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{Use Malaysian English|date=October 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Lin (surname)|Lim (林)]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox MP
| honorific_prefix    = [[Malay styles and titles#Honorary styles|Yang Berbahagia]] [[Malay styles and titles#Tan Sri|Tan Sri]] [[Malay styles and titles#State titles|Dato' Seri Utama]]
| name                = Lim Kit Siang
| native_name         = {{nobold|林吉祥}}
| honorific-suffix    = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100|PSM|DUPN}}
| image               = Lim Kit Siang cropped.jpg
| imagesize           = 
| caption             = Lim in 2013
| office              = [[Leader of the Opposition (Malaysia)|Leader of the Opposition]]
| monarch             = {{unbulleted list|[[Sirajuddin of Perlis|Sirajuddin]]|[[Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin|Mizan Zainal Abidin]]}}
| primeminister       = [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]
| term_start          = 21 March 2004
| term_end            = 8 March 2008
| predecessor         = [[Abdul Hadi Awang]]
| successor           = [[Wan Azizah Wan Ismail]]
| monarch1            = {{Collapsible list
  |framestyle=border:none; padding:0; 
  |title=''See list''
  |1=[[Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah|Abdul Halim]] |2=[[Sultan Yahya Petra of Kelantan|Yahya Petra]] |3=[[Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang|Ahmad Shah]] |4=[[Iskandar of Johor|Iskandar]] |5=[[Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak|Azlan Shah]] |6=[[Tuanku Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan|Ja'afar]] |7=[[Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor|Salahuddin]]
}}
| primeminister1      = {{unbulleted list|[[Abdul Razak Hussein]]|[[Hussein Onn]]|[[Mahathir Mohamad]]}}
| term_start1         = 5 November 1975
| term_end1           = 29 November 1999
| predecessor1        = Edmund Langgu Anak Saga
| successor1          = [[Fadzil Noor]]
| monarch2            = Abdul Halim
| primeminister2      = Abdul Razak Hussein
| term_start2         = 17 April 1973
| term_end2           = 24 August 1974
| predecessor2        = [[Asri Muda|Mohamed Asri Muda]]
| successor2          = [[James Wong (politician)|James Wong]]
| office3             = 2nd National Chairman of the<br />[[Democratic Action Party (Malaysia)|Democratic Action Party]]
| 3blankname3         = Secretary-General
| 3namedata3          = [[Kerk Kim Hock]]
| term_start3         = 3 December 1999
| term_end3           = 4 September 2004
| predecessor3        = [[Chen Man Hin]]
| successor3          = [[Karpal Singh]]
| office4             = 3rd Secretary-General of the<br /> [[Democratic Action Party (Malaysia)|Democratic Action Party]]
| 4blankname4         = National Chairman
| 4namedata4          = Chen Man Hin
| term_start4         = 1 October 1970
| term_end4           = 3 December 1999
| predecessor4        = [[Fan Yew Teng]] (acting)
| successor4          = Kerk Kim Hock
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{{Infobox officeholder|embed=yes
| constituency_MP5    = {{Pseat|Iskandar Puteri}}
| parliament5         = Malaysian
| term_start5         = 9 May 2018
| term_end5           = 19 November 2022
| predecessor5        = ''Constituency established''
| successor5          = [[Liew Chin Tong]] 
| constituency_MP6    = {{Pseat|Gelang Patah}}
| parliament6         = Malaysian
| term_start6         = 6 May 2013
| term_end6           = 9 May 2018
| predecessor6        = [[Tan Ah Eng]] 
| successor6          = ''Constituency abolished''
| constituency_MP7    = {{Pseat|Ipoh Timor}}
| parliament7         = Malaysian
| term_start7         = 21 March 2004
| term_end7           = 5 May 2013
| predecessor7        = Thong Fah Chong 
| successor7          = [[Su Keong Siong|Thomas Su Keong Siong]] 
| constituency_MP8    = {{Pseat|Tanjong}}
| parliament8         = Malaysian
| term_start8         = 3 August 1986
| term_end8           = 29 November 1999
| predecessor8        = [[Koh Tsu Koon]] 
| successor8          = [[Chow Kon Yeow]] 
| constituency_MP9    = {{Pseat|Petaling}}
| parliament9         = Malaysian
| term_start9         = 8 July 1978
| term_end9           = 26 April 1982
| predecessor9        = Oh Keng Seng 
| successor9          = Yeoh Poh San 
| constituency_MP10   = {{Pseat|Kota Melaka}}
| parliament10        = Malaysian
| term_start10        = 26 April 1982
| term_end10          = 3 August 1986
| predecessor10       = Chan Teck Chan 
| successor10         = [[Lim Guan Eng]] 
| term_start11        = 24 August 1974
| term_end11          = 8 July 1978
| predecessor11       = ''Constituency established''
| successor11         = Chan Teck Chan 
| constituency_MP12   = {{Pseat|Bandar Malacca}}
| parliament12        = Malaysian
| term_start12        = 10 May 1969
| term_end12          = 24 August 1974*
| predecessor12       = Tan Kee Gak 
| successor12         = ''Constituency abolished''
{{collapsed infobox section end}}}}
{{collapsed infobox section begin|State parliamentary seats|last=yes}}
{{Infobox officeholder|embed=yes
| constituency_AM13   = [[Padang Kota (state constituency)|Padang Kota]]
| assembly13          = Penang State Legislative
| term_start13        = 20 October 1990
| term_end13          = 24 April 1995
| predecessor13       = [[Lim Chong Eu]] 
| successor13         = [[Teng Chang Yeow]] 
| constituency_AM14   = Kampong Kolam
| assembly14          = Penang State Legislative
| term_start14        = 3 August 1986
| term_end14          = 20 October 1990
| predecessor14       = Wong Hoong Keat 
| successor14         = Cheah Teik Hoe 
| constituency_AM15   = Kubu
| assembly15          = Malacca State Legislative
| term_start15        = 1974
| term_end15          = 1982
| predecessor15       = ''Constituency established'' 
| successor15         = Yong Wee Yook
{{collapsed infobox section end}}}}
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1941|2|20|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Batu Pahat (town)|Batu Pahat]], [[Johor]], [[Unfederated Malay States]] (now [[Malaysia]])
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Democratic Action Party]] (DAP)
| otherparty          = {{unbulleted list|[[Gagasan Rakyat]] (GR)<br />(1990–1996)|[[Barisan Alternatif]] (BA)<br />(1998–2004)|[[Pakatan Rakyat]] (PR)<br />(2008–2015)|[[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH)<br />(since 2015)}}
| spouse              = {{married|Neo Yoke Tee|1960}}
| children            = 4 (including [[Lim Guan Eng|Guan Eng]] and [[Lim Hui Ying|Hui Ying]])
| website             = {{URL|http://limkitsiang.com/}}
| education           = 
| footnotes           = <nowiki>*</nowiki>Parliament suspended from [[13 May incident#State of emergency|13 May 1969 to 20 February 1971]]
}}

'''Lim Kit Siang''' ({{zh|c=林吉祥|p=Lín Jíxiáng|poj=Lîm Kiat-siâng}}; born 20 February 1941) is a retired [[Malaysian people|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 (Malaysia)|leader of the opposition]], as well [[List of longest-serving members of the Malaysian Parliament|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.