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Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling (Simplified Chinese characters: 郑爱鸰; Traditional Chinese characters: 鄭愛鴒; Pinyin: Zhèng àilíng, born 10 March 1965) is a Malaysian politician. She served as the Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Assek from June 2016 to November 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

Background
Chang is the wife of Wong Ho Leng, the former Member of Parliament for Sibu (2010–2013) and former Member of the State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Assek (1996-2001, 2006–2014).

Political Career
After the passing of the late incumbent for Bukit Assek, Wong Ho Leng who passed away from brain tumour in 2014, Chang stood as a candidate in the 2016 Sarawak State Election (11th Sarawak State Election) for the state constituency in hopes to continue her late husband's legacy and fighting for the betterment of the country. She won with a majority of 4,497 votes against Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Chieng Buong Toon and State Reform Party (STAR) candidate Moh Hiong King. She garnered 11,392 votes as compared to Chieng Buong Toon's 6,895 votes and Moh Hiong King's 374 votes. She successfully retained Bukit Assek for DAP.

In the 2021 Sarawak State Election (12th Sarawak State Election), Chang contested to defend her Bukit Assek seat against five other candidates, Jess Lau from Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak (Aspirasi), Chieng Jin Ek from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), Ting Kee Nguan from Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB), Priscilla Lau from Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) and independent candidate Hii Tiong Huat. She garnered 3,810 votes and was defeated by Chieng Jin Ek who won with a majority of 874 votes due to the overwhelming split votes by the local opposition parties.