Michael Tiang Ming Tee
{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2022}}
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{{family name hatnote|Tiang|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Datuk
| name = Michael Tiang Ming Tee
| honorific-suffix = PGBK PBS MLA
| native_name = {{nobold|程明智}}
| native_name_lang = zh-my
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| office2 = Ministerial roles (Sarawak)
| subterm2 = 2022—
| suboffice2 = Deputy Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government
| office3 = Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
| subterm3 = 2021—
| suboffice3 = Gabungan Parti Sarawak
| citizenship = Malaysian
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|04|23}}
| birth_place = Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia
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| party = Democratic Action Party (DAP) {{small|(until 2005)}}
Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) {{small|(since 2005)}}
| otherparty = Barisan Alternatif (BA) {{small|(until 2004)}}
Barisan Nasional (BN) {{small|(2005–2018)}}
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) {{small|(since 2018)}}
| residence =
| spouse = Lily Wong
| children = 2
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| occupation = Politician
| education =
| alma_mater = Cardiff University
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| profession = Lawyer
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Michael Tiang Ming Tee ({{zh|s=程明智 |p=Chéng Míngzhì}}; born 23 April 1973) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer{{cite news|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/11/11/michael-tiang-looking-forward-to-winning-back-pelawan-for-gps|title=Michael Tiang looking forward to winning back Pelawan for GPS|date=11 November 2021|accessdate=1 January 2022|publisher=The Borneo Post}} who has served as Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pelawan since December 2021.{{cite news|url=https://dayakdaily.com/tiang-overthrows-wong-in-pelawan-with-100-vote-majority|title=Tiang overthrows Wong in Pelawan with 100-vote majority|date=18 December 2021|accessdate=1 January 2022|author=Ling Hui|publisher=Dayak Daily}} He has served as the State Deputy Minister of Public Health and Housing under Premier Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg since January 2022.{{cite news|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/12/31/tiang-assistant-minister-post-will-help-me-serve-pelawan-better|title=Tiang: Assistant minister post will help me serve Pelawan better|date=30 December 2021|accessdate=1 January 2022|publisher=The Borneo Post}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2005/12/24/former-sarawak-dap-leader-tiang-joins-supp|title=Former Sarawak DAP leader Tiang joins SUPP|date=24 December 2005|accessdate=1 January 2022|work=The Star|author=Jack Wong}}
Election results
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|+ Sarawak State Legislative Assembly !|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
2001
|N53 Bawang Assan |{{Party shading/DAP}} | |Michael Tiang Ming Tee (DAP) |style="text-align:right;"|2,369 |20.02% |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |{{nowrap|Wong Soon Koh}} (SUPP) |style="text-align:right;"|9,465 |79.98% |11,920 |7,096 |68.85% |
rowspan="4" |2021
| rowspan="4" |N54 Pelawan | rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Gabungan Parti Sarawak}} | | rowspan="4" |{{nowrap|Michael Tiang Ming Tee}} (SUPP) | rowspan="4" style="text-align:right;"|4,413 | rowspan="4" |27.70% | bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" | | David Wong Kee Woan (DAP) | style="text-align:right;"|4,313 | 27.07% | rowspan="4" | | rowspan="4" |100 | rowspan="4" | |
bgcolor="{{United Sarawak Party/meta/shading}}" |
| Low Chong Nguan (PSB) |style="text-align:right;"| 3,757 | 23.58% |
bgcolor="{{Parti Bumi Kenyalang/meta/shading}}" |
| Tiew Yen Houng (PBK) |style="text-align:right;"| 3,146 | 19.75% |
bgcolor="{{party color|State Reform Party}}" |
| Janet Loh (ASPIRASI) |style="text-align:right;"| 302 |style="text-align:right;"| 1.9% |
Honours
= Honours of Malaysia =
- {{flag|Sarawak}} :
- 50px Officer of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PBS) (2021){{cite news|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/09/21/elizabeth-deng-leads-state-award-recipients|title=Elizabeth Deng leads state award recipients|date=21 September 2021|accessdate=1 January 2022|publisher=The Borneo Post}}
- 50px Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) – Datuk (2023){{cite web|url=https://www.utusanborneo.com.my/2023/10/14/dr-sim-dahului-senarai-1447-penerima-pingat-sempena-hari-jadi-tyt|title=Dr Sim dahului senarai 1,447 penerima pingat sempena Hari Jadi TYT|date=14 October 2023|access-date=14 October 2023|work=Utusan Borneo}}
References
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External links
- {{facebook|MichaelTiangMT}}
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Category:Commanders of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak
Category:Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent
Category:Members of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Category:Sarawak United Peoples' Party politicians
Category:Former Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians
Category:Alumni of Cardiff University
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