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Yong Teck Lee (; born 3 October 1958) is a

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who served as the 10th

Chief Minister of Sabah The Ketua Menteri Sabah or Chief Minister of Sabah is the head of government of the Malaysian state of Sabah. Since September 2020, the position has been held by Hajiji Noor from the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), Perikatan Na ...

from May 1996 to May 1998, Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah from July 1990 to December 1995,

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(MP) for Gaya from November 1999 and Member of the

Sabah State Legislative Assembly The Sabah State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah, Kadazandusun: ''Langga' Tinukuan Pogun Sabah'') is a part of the legislature of Sabah, Malaysia, the other being the governor of Sabah. The assembly meets at the Sabah Sta ...

(MLA) for

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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 The Sabah Progressive Party ( ms, Parti Maju Sabah, abbreviated SAPP) is a multiracial political party based in Sabah, Malaysia. It was registered on 21 January 1994 by dissidents led by former Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Yong Teck Lee from Uni ...

(SAPP) since January 1994 and is Deputy Chairman of its coalition, the ruling

Perikatan Nasional The National Alliance ( ms, Perikatan Nasional; abbreviation, abbrev: PN) is a political coalition composed of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN). This coa ...

(PN).

Political career

Yong became the Chief Minister of Sabah on 28 May 1996 to serve in a two-year rotation arranged by the

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(BN) coalition in the state. He had previously served as Deputy Chief Minister. In 1994 he resigned from the

United Sabah Party The United Sabah Party ( ms, Parti Bersatu Sabah, abbreviated PBS) is a political party of Sabah. The PBS was founded by Joseph Pairin Kitingan in 1985 and it is Sabah's oldest local party. In August 2020, PBS confirmed that they would be usin ...

(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. Lee led the SAPP in bolting from Barisan Nasional in 2008. Before entering politics, Yong was a lawyer, having studied in

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Honours

* : **

MY Darjah Jasa Negara - Order of Meritorious Service - PJN

Commander of the

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(PJN) - Datuk (1996) * : ** MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - PGDK

Commander of the

Order of Kinabalu The Illustrious Order of Kinabalu (Malay: ''Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Kinabalu'') is the only order conferred by the Governor of Sabah, Malaysia. Background The Illustrious Order of Kinabalu is established by virtue of Section 3(a) of State Honou ...

(PGDK) - Datuk (1990) ** MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - SPDK

Grand Commander of the

(SPDK) - Datuk Seri Panglima (2007)

References

Living people 1958 births People from Sabah Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent Malaysian people of Hakka descent People from Longchuan 20th-century Malaysian lawyers Malaysian political party founders Sabah Progressive Party politicians Members of the Dewan Rakyat Members of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly Chief Ministers of Sabah Sabah state ministers Commanders of the Order of Meritorious Service Grand Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu {{Malaysia-politician-stub