Michael Tiang Ming Tee

Michael Tiang Ming Tee (Chinese: 程明智; pinyin: Chéng Míngzhì; born 23 April 1973) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer[1] who has served as Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pelawan since December 2021.[2] He has served as the State Deputy Minister of Public Health and Housing under Premier Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg since January 2022.[3] He is a member of the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), a component party of the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition in Sarawak. He was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) until 2005, when he announced his departure from the party.[4]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tiang.
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Michael Tiang Ming Tee
PBS MLA
程明智
Ministerial roles (Sarawak)
2022—Deputy Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government
Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
2021—Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Personal details
Born (1973-04-23) 23 April 1973
Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP) (until 2005)
Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) (since 2005)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Alternatif (BA) (until 2004)
Barisan Nasional (BN) (2005–2018)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018)
Alma materCardiff University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Election results
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Government Votes % Opponent(s) Votes % Invalid/blank votes Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2021 N54 Pelawan, P212 Sibu Michael Tiang Ming Tee (SUPP) 4,413 27.70% David Wong Kee Woan (DAP) 4,313 27.07% TBA TBA 100 TBA
Low Chong Nguan (PSB) 3,757 23.58%
Tiew Yen Houng (PBK) 3,146 19.75%
Janet Loh (ASPIRASI) 302 1.9%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References
  1. "Michael Tiang looking forward to winning back Pelawan for GPS". The Borneo Post. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. Ling Hui (18 December 2021). "Tiang overthrows Wong in Pelawan with 100-vote majority". Dayak Daily. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. "Tiang: Assistant minister post will help me serve Pelawan better". The Borneo Post. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. Jack Wong (24 December 2005). "Former Sarawak DAP leader Tiang joins SUPP". The Star. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. "Elizabeth Deng leads state award recipients". The Borneo Post. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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