Mary Yap
{{short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{family name hatnote|Yap (葉)|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Datuk
| name = Mary Yap
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|PGDK|JP}}
| native_name = {{nobold|叶娟呈}}
| native_name_lang = zh-my
| image = Mary Yap (cropped).jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1951|03|10}}
| birth_place = Tawau, North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
| residence =
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| citizenship = Malaysian
| constituency_MP2 = Tawau
| parliament2 = Malaysian
| term_start2 = 5 May 2013
| term_end2 = 9 May 2018
| majority2 = 4,979 (2013)
| predecessor2 = Chua Soon Bui (SAPP)
| successor2 = Christina Liew (PKR–PH)
| office1 = Deputy Minister of Education II
| primeminister1 = Najib Razak
| term_start1 = 16 May 2013
| constituency1 = Tawau
| alongside1 = Kamalanathan Panchanathan
| term_end1 = 29 July 2015
| monarch1 = Abdul Halim
| minister1 = Muhyiddin Yassin
Idris Jusoh
| predecessor1 = Mohd Puad Zarkashi {{small|as Deputy Minister of Education}}
Saifuddin Abdullah {{small|as Deputy Minister of Higher Education}}
| successor1 = Herself {{small|(Higher Education)}}
Chong Sin Woon {{small|(Education)}}
| office = Deputy Minister of Higher Education
| term_start = 29 July 2015
| primeminister = Najib Razak
| monarch = Abdul Halim
Muhammad V
| minister = Idris Jusoh
| constituency = Tawau
| term_end = 9 May 2018
| predecessor = Herself {{small|as Deputy Minister of Education}}
| successor = Teo Nie Ching {{small|as Deputy Minister of Education}}
| party = United Sabah Party (PBS) (2013–present)
| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)
United Sabah Alliance
| occupation = Politician
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Mary Yap Kain Ching ({{zh|s=叶娟呈|p=Yè Juānchéng}}) is a Malaysian politician and the former Deputy Minister of Higher Education in the Cabinet of Malaysia.{{cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2017/11/07/big-graduation|title=Big graduation|author=Mark Mathen Victor|work=The Sun|date=7 November 2017|accessdate=14 November 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://app.mohe.gov.my/dirkpt/lihatStaf.php?id=1533|title=Staff Information [Mary Yap Kain Ching]|publisher=Ministry of Health (Malaysia)|accessdate=18 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519024557/https://app.mohe.gov.my/dirkpt/lihatStaf.php?id=1533|archivedate=19 May 2018|url-status=dead}} She is a member of United Sabah Party (PBS).
Personal life
Mary was born on 10 March 1951 in Tawau, Crown Colony of North Borneo and spent most of her childhood there before being sent to Kota Kinabalu to live with relatives after Form 3 to continue her studies.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/archive/2008/06/26/rising-above-the-odds/|title=Rising above the odds|work=The Star|date=26 June 2008|accessdate=19 May 2018}} She is a devout Christian of the Protestant tradition belonging to the Basel Christian Church of Malaysia denomination of Lutheranism.
Educational career
Mary started her career as a lecturer and teacher in the 1970s. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature in 1974 from Universiti Malaya on a federal scholarship and a Diploma of Education from the same university the following year. In 1994, she completed her Master of Education (TESOL) from the University of Leeds, Britain. She was the principal of a prestigious private school in Malaysia when she retired in 2007.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/online-exclusive/whats-your-status/2016/03/11/mary-yap-educationist-supermum/|title=Mary Yap – Educationist Supermum|author=Danial Rahman|work=The Star|date=11 March 2016|accessdate=15 November 2017}} She was an advisor to the Minister of Education on the Cluster Schools of Excellence Movement from 2007 to 2009. The Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organisation awarded her the second Lý Chánh Đức Award. She was appointed to the Women's Advisory Council for Sabah as a member and the chair of Education Committee in 2009. Along the same year, she was appointed to the PINTAR Foundation. In 2013, she completed her PhD program. From 2013 to 2015, she was the Deputy Minister of Education.{{cite web|url=http://www.vpetconnex2017.hk/mary-yap.html|title=Mary YAP Kain Ching|publisher=VPET Connex 2017|accessdate=15 November 2017}} Later she became the Deputy Minister of Higher Education for Malaysia from 2015 to 2018. On 10 November 2017, she opened the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Research Centre of the National University of Malaysia.{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2017/11/301777/ums-research-centre-set-make-university-among-worlds-top-100|title=UM's research centre set to make university among world's top 100|work=Bernama|publisher=New Straits Times|date=10 November 2017|accessdate=15 November 2017}}
Political career
Prior to the 2013 general election, she contest the parliamentary seat in her hometown of Tawau and won, subsequently became a Member of Parliament for the town.{{cite web|url=http://dailyexpress.com.my/read.cfm?NewsID=2252|title=Mary fulfils her dream to earn PhD|author=Mary Chin|publisher=Daily Express|date=16 October 2016|accessdate=15 November 2017}}
Election results
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|+ Parliament of Malaysia{{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|accessdate=18 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/sabah.html|title=Sabah [Parliament Results]|work=The Star|accessdate=18 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517234741/https://election.thestar.com.my/sabah.html|archivedate=17 May 2018|url-status=dead}} !|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
| rowspan=3|2013
| rowspan=6|P190 Tawau | rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | | rowspan=3|{{nowrap|Yap Kain Ching}} (PBS) | rowspan=3 align=right|21,331 | rowspan=3|54.88% |{{Party shading/Keadilan}} | |Kong Hong Min (PKR) |align="right" |16,352 |42.07% | rowspan=3|39,787 | rowspan=3|4,979 | rowspan=3|77.20% |
| {{party shading/Sabah Progressive Party}} |
| align=right|633 | align=right|1.63% |
| {{party shading/Independent}} |
|Ahmad Awang @ Madon (IND) | align=right|553 | align=right|1.42% |
| rowspan=3|2018
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | | rowspan=3|{{nowrap|Yap Kain Ching}} (PBS) | rowspan=3 align=right|16,673 | rowspan=3|39.00% |{{Party shading/Keadilan}} | |{{nowrap|Christina Liew Chin Jin}} (PKR) |align="right" |21,400 |50.05% | rowspan=3|43,861 | rowspan=3|4,727 | rowspan=3|73.20% |
| {{party shading/PAS}} |
|Mohamad Husain (PAS) | align=right|2,518 | aign=right|5.89% |
| {{party shading/Independent}} |
|Alizaman Jijurahman (PHRS) | align=right|2,162 |5.06% |
Honours
- {{flag|Sabah}} :
- 50px Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2008){{cite web|url=https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002010.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2008|website=www.sabah.gov.my}}
- 50px Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2002){{cite web|url=https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/000102.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2002|website=www.sabah.gov.my}}
- Justice of the Peace (JP) (2005){{cite web|url=https://sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/001807.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2005|website=www.sabah.gov.my}}
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