Editing Lim Kit Siang (section)

== Timeline ==
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* 1941: Born in Batu Pahat, Johor, British Malaya
* 1966: National Organising Secretary of the DAP (1966 to 1969).
* 1969: Elected Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka (1969–1974);
** Promoted to Secretary-General of DAP;
** Detained under the Internal Security Act for 18 months.
* 1974: Elected Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka, and State Assemblyman for Kubu, Melaka (1974–1978).
* 1978: Elected Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya (1978–1982);
* 1979: Convicted of five charges under Official Secrets Act for exposing an arms deal between the government and a Swiss company.
* 1982: Elected Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka (1982–1986).
* 1986: Elected Member of Parliament for Tanjong, and State Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Penang (1986–1989).
* 1990: Elected State Assemblyman for Padang Kota, Penang (1990 -1995).
* 1999: Lost the election;
** Elected Chairman of DAP.
* 2004: Elected Member of Parliament for Ipoh Timur, led the opposition in parliament;
** Led the party's parliamentary caucus in the newly created position of Chairman of the Central Policy and Strategic Planning Commission.
* 2008: Incumbent and re-elected as Member of Parliament for Ipoh Timur.
** Post of Leader of Opposition succeeded by Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
* 2013: Contested in Gelang Patah Parliament Seat against [[List of Menteris Besar of Johor|Menteri Besar of Johor]] [[Abdul Ghani Othman]], and won.
* 2018: Elected Member of Parliament for Iskandar Puteri.
* 2022: Retired from politics.
* 2023: Bestowed with the honorific title of Tan Sri during the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah’s formal 64th birthday celebrations. 
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