Christina Liew

Christina was born in British Hong Kong to Hakka Chinese parents. Her parents migrated to Tawau in British Crown Colony of North Borneo when she was a few months old.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=85745|title=Liew demands apology from NGO Sec|publisher=Daily Express|date=21 June 2013|access-date=17 May 2018}} She is married to a Chinese Indonesian of Hokkien origin who migrated to the United States but travels often to live with her and their children.{{cite web|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/06/20/rci-member-shoots-down-claim-christina-liew-an-indonesian/|title=RCI member shoots down claim Christina Liew an Indonesian|author=Murib Morpi|publisher=The Borneo Post|date=20 June 2013|access-date=17 May 2018}}

In 1986, Christina stood as a United Sabah Party (PBS) candidate in the Tawau parliamentary seat but lost.{{cite web|url=http://www.e-borneo.com/cgi-bin/np/viewnews.cgi?category=1&id=995508964|title=Keadilan choice surprises many (Sabah)|work=The Star|publisher=e-borneo|date=19 July 2001|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621052225/http://www.e-borneo.com/cgi-bin/np/viewnews.cgi?category=1&id=995508964|archive-date=21 June 2018|url-status=dead}} After nine years with the party, she left before joining Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) in 1995 and became the party State Women chief for Sabah until her resignation in January 1999. Due to her frustration with the detention of People's Justice Party (PKR) activists under the Internal Security Act, she then joined PKR in 2002. In 2013, Christina was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of Sabah State PKR.{{cite web|url=http://www.mstar.com.my/berita/berita-semasa/2013/08/30/christina-liew-dilantik-timbalan-pengerusi-pkr-sabah/|title=Christina Liew Dilantik Timbalan Pengerusi PKR Sabah|language=ms|work=Bernama|publisher=mStar|date=30 August 2013|access-date=18 May 2018}} She is also the State Assemblywomen for Api Api for the state of Sabah. In 2017, she was appointed as the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state chief for Sabah.{{cite web|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/08/30/christina-liew-announced-as-sabah-ph-chairperson/|title=Christina Liew announced as Sabah PH chairperson|author=Zam Yusa|publisher=Free Malaysia Today|date=30 August 2017|access-date=31 August 2017}}

In the 1986 election, PBS fielded her in the Tawau parliamentary against Democratic Action Party (DAP) candidate Samson Chin Chee Tsu but she lost.

Following the disqualification of Yong Teck Lee as Gaya member of parliament and Likas assemblyman since September 2002 due to being found guilty of corruption according to the Election Offences Act 1954,{{cite web|url=http://www.sabah.org.my/mpgaya/press/2002/appeal.htm|title=Yong fails to obtain leave to appeal|work=Bernama|publisher=Sabah State Ministry of Resource Development and Information Technology Development|date=3 September 2002|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621053228/http://www.sabah.org.my/mpgaya/press/2002/appeal.htm|archive-date=21 June 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/13013|title=Yong disqualified as Gaya MP|publisher=Malaysiakini|date=18 September 2002|access-date=21 June 2018}} a by-election was held in that year with Christina contesting the election under PKR party.{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/13212|title=BN, Keadilan dan DAP berentap dalam pilihanraya kecil Gaya|language=ms|publisher=Malaysiakini|date=3 October 2002|access-date=21 June 2018}} The seat was however regained by Yong party of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) with Liew Teck Chan won the seat while Christina came in third place.{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/13998|title=Keadilan leader withdraws from line-up|publisher=Malaysiakini|date=18 December 2002|access-date=21 June 2018|quote=Ng had earlier expressed dissatisfaction with the party, especially its performance in Sabah's Gaya parliamentary seat by-election in October.}}

In the 2008 election, PKR fielded her to contest the Kota Kinabalu parliamentary seat but she lost to DAP candidate Hiew King Cheu.{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|access-date=18 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).

In the 2018 election, her party fielded her to contest the Tawau parliamentary seat facing the defending candidate from United Sabah Party (PBS), Yap Kain Ching. She won and became the new Member of Parliament (MP) for Tawau.{{cite web|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/08/30/pakatan-harapan-announces-state-chiefs/|title=Pakatan Harapan announces state chiefs|publisher=Free Malaysia Today|date=30 August 2017|access-date=31 August 2017}} She was also appointed as one of the Deputy Chief Ministers and State Tourism Minister for Sabah following the victory of Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) with PH coalition of DAP and PKR to forming a new state government, becoming the second woman in the history of Sabah Deputy Chief Minister as well the first Chinese woman to hold the position.

In the 2022 general election, PKR fielded her to defend the Tawau seat and seek reelection as the Tawau MP. However, she failed to do so by losing the election to Lo Su Fui of PBS by a minority of 3,800 votes.

In the 2023 Sabah political crisis, Liew, as the Sabah PH Chairperson, led Sabah PH to support Hajiji Noor as the Chief Minister of Sabah, allowing Hajiji to regain the majority support in the Sabah state assembly after the partial withdrawal of support of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition led by Deputy Chief Minister, State Minister of Works and Lamag MLA Bung Moktar Radin. Following this, Sabah PH left the state opposition and joined the state government. 13 BN MLAs led by Bung Moktar left the state government and joined the state opposition. 5 BN MLAs led by State Minister of Community Development and People's Wellbeing and Tanjung Keramat MLA Shahelmey Yahya remained in the state government. On 11 January 2023, Hajiji also reshuffled his cabinet after the change, Liew was reappointed as the State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment. Shahelmey was promoted to the Deputy Chief Minister and appointed as the State Minister of Works replacing Bung Moktar.

In 2014, Christina is one of three people that were ordered to pay damages to Borneo Samudera Sdn Bhd (BSSB) for unlawfully inducing the Bahagak Smallholders Scheme participants to breach their joint venture agreement (JVA) with BSSB.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=92625|title=Liew to pay record RM557mil|publisher=Daily Express|date=26 October 2014|access-date=18 May 2018|quote=In the suit, BSSB as plaintiff had named Siti Rahfizah Mihaldin as first defendant, Samsuri Baharudin as second defendant and opposition PKR's Api Api Assemblywoman Christina Liew as the third defendant.}}

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