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Yong Teck Lee

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yong (杨).
Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima
Yong Teck Lee
PJN SPDK PGDK MLA
杨德利
10th Chief Minister of Sabah
In office
28 May 1996 – 28 May 1998
GovernorSakaran Dandai
Preceded bySalleh Said Keruak
Succeeded byBernard Giluk Dompok
1st President of the
Sabah Progressive Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 January 1994
DeputyAmde Sidik
Melanie Chia Chui Ket
Edward Dagul
Preceded byPosition established
Ministerial roles (Sabah)
1986–1990Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing
1990–1994Minister of Industrial Development
1994–1996Deputy Chief Minister
1994–1996Minister of Local Government and Housing
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1999–2002Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
1985–1994United Sabah Party
1994–2002Barisan Nasional
2020–Perikatan Nasional
2022–Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Personal details
Born
Yong Teck Lee

(1958-10-03) 3 October 1958 (age 66)
Lahad Datu, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipSabahan, Malaysian
Political partyUnited Sabah Party (PBS)
(until 1994)
Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)
(since 1994)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(until 2008, aligned:2020–2023)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2020)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
(since 2022)
SpouseStella Kong Yin Kiun
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee or also better known as Datuk Seri Panglima Mr. YTL (name abbreviation) (simplified Chinese: 杨德利; traditional Chinese: 楊德利; pinyin: Yáng Délì; born 3 October 1958) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 10th Chief Minister of Sabah from May 1996 to May 1998, Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah from July 1990 to December 1995, Member of Parliament (MP) for Gaya from November 1999 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Likas from April 1985 to September 2002. He has served as Nominated MLA of Sabah since October 2020 and 1st and founding President of the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and Perikatan Nasional (PN), since January 1994. He is also the Deputy Chairman of both GRS and PN.

Political career

Yong became the Chief Minister of Sabah on 28 May 1996 to serve in a two-year rotation arranged by the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in the state.[1] He had previously served as Deputy Chief Minister.[2] In 1994 he resigned from the United Sabah Party (PBS), citing dissatisfaction with its leadership, and established the SAPP; however, the new party became a member of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition led in Sabah by the PBS.[3] Lee led the SAPP in bolting from Barisan Nasional in 2008.

Before entering politics, Yong was a lawyer, having studied in London.[4]

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly[5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1985 N28 Likas Yong Teck Lee (PBS)
1986 Yong Teck Lee (PBS) 6,488 67.22% Chin Kok Kong (BERJAYA) 2,911 30.16% 9,652 3,577 73.54%
Chu Yee Ming (PCS) 140 1.45%
Kok Fung Chong (SCCP) 38 0.39%
1990 Yong Teck Lee (PBS) 7,347 66.48% Hussin Wahid Dally (USNO) 2,219 20.08% 11,052 5,128 71.52%
Yan Ngai Nen (BERJAYA) 626 5.66%
Quek Yi Than (DAP) 416 3.76%
Frankie Yapp Lai Sing (PRS) 176 1.59%
Chin Nyuk Fatt (LDP) 176 1.59%
1994 Yong Teck Lee (SAPP) 8,035 57.27% Yee Moh Chai (PBS) 5,855 41.73% 14,030 2,180 71.02%
1999 N13 Likas Yong Teck Lee (SAPP) 9,110 51.42% Chong Eng Leong (PBS) 4,148 23.41% 17,717 4,962 68.21%
Harris Salleh (BERSEKUTU) 3,576 20.18%
Gamparan Lajah (SETIA) 318 1.79%
Yahya Kassim (PAS) 200 1.13%
Saudin Kadis (IND) 100 0.56%
2013 N14 Likas Yong Teck Lee (SAPP) 1,487 12.82% Wong Hong Jun (DAP) 7,746 66.80% 11,596 5,652 75.80%
Chin Shu Ying (LDP) 2,094 18.06%
Ho Cheong Tshun (IND) 155 1.34

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Chief Minister with a mission for State". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Press. 29 August 1996. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  2. ^ Bingkasan, Joseph (27 July 1990). "Rousing welcome for King and Queen". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Press. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  3. ^ Akmar, Shamsul (4 February 1994). "SAPP decides to contest Sabah polls under Barisan Nasional". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Press. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Yong entered politics after law studies". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Press. 28 May 1996. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. ^ "ACA chief among six to get top Sabah award". The Star. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
Preceded by Chief Minister of Sabah
1996–1998 		Succeeded by


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