Alice Lau Kiong Yieng | |
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| 刘强燕 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat II | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2022 Serving with Ramli Mohd Nor | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Speaker | Johari Abdul |
| Preceded by | Azalina Othman Said |
| Constituency | Lanang |
| Chairperson of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health | |
| In office 1 October 2019 – 31 March 2020 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | M. Kulasegaran |
| Preceded by | Lee Lam Thye |
| Succeeded by | Wilson Ugak Kumbong |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forLanang | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Tiong Thai King (BN–SUPP) |
| Majority | 8,630 (2013) 14,546 (2018) 11,544 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Pronunciation | pinyin:Liú Qiángyàn |
| Born | Alice Lau Kiong Yieng (1981-07-30)30 July 1981 (age 43)[1] Sibu,Sibu Division,Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (since 2009) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2009–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
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| Parent |
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| Alma mater | International Medical University University of Strathclyde (MPharm)[1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Pharmacist |
| Salary | RM192,000 per annum |
Alice Lau Kiong Yieng (born 30 July 1981;simplified Chinese:刘强燕;traditional Chinese:劉強燕;pinyin:Liú Qiángyàn) is aMalaysianpolitician andpharmacist who has served as theDeputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat II under SpeakerJohari Abdul since December 2022 and theMember of Parliament (MP) forLanang since May 2013.[2] She served as Chairperson of theNational Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) from October 2019 to March 2020. She is a member of theDemocratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of thePakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
A pharmacist by profession, Lau received herMaster of Pharmacy (MPharm) fromUniversity of Strathclyde.[1]
Lau joined DAP in 2009.
A native ofSibu, Lau first contested for theBawang Assan seat in theSarawak State Assembly during the2011 Sarawak state election, but was defeated by six-term incumbentMember of Legislative Assembly (MLA)Wong Soon Koh.[3]
In the2013 Malaysian general election, Lau was nominated by the DAP to contest for Lanang in Sibu. She defeated five-term incumbentTiong Thai King with a majority of 8,630 votes, or 19.2% of the votes, becoming the first female opposition MP elected from Sarawak.[1][4]
Lau successfully defended her Lanang parliamentary seat during the historic2018 Malaysian general election with an increased majority over candidates from theSarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) andJustices of Peace Coalition People's Party (PEACE).[5][6][7]
In July 2019, Alice Lau had asked in parliament on what actions the federal government would take against those who called for secession of Sarawak from Malaysia and if the secession is permissible by the Malaysian federal constitution and 1963 Malaysian agreement.[8]Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) then accused her of betraying the interests of Sarawakians. Alice Lau defended that she was merely raising the question on the legality Sarawak being seceded from Malaysia.[9]
In October 2019, Lau was appointed as chairperson of the board of directors of theMalaysian National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) succeedingLee Lam Thye who had served in the capacity for 25 years.[10][11][12] Her tenure was terminated by the end of March 2020 following events of the2020 Malaysian political crisis which saw theAlliance of Hope (PH) coalition losing its grip on power.[13]
In July 2021, Alice distributed food aid to 1,540 families in the Lanang constituency during the Covid-19 pandemic.[14]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2013 | P211Lanang | Alice Lau Kiong Yieng (DAP) | 26,613 | 59.68% | Tiong Thai King (SUPP) | 17,983 | 40.32% | 44,956 | 8,630 | 78.67% | ||
| 2018 | Alice Lau Kiong Yieng (DAP) | 29,905 | 65.16% | Kong Sien Chiu (SUPP) | 15,359 | 33.47% | 46,419 | 14,546 | 74.90% | |||
| Priscilla Lau (PEACE) | 628 | 1.37% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Alice Lau Kiong Yieng (DAP) | 30,120 | 56.89% | Wong Ching Yong (SUPP) | 18,576 | 35.08% | 53,972 | 11,544 | 60.61% | |||
| Priscilla Lau (PSB) | 3,663 | 6.92% | ||||||||||
| Wong Tiing Kiong (IND) | 587 | 1.11% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2011 | N47Bawang Assan | Alice Lau Kiong Yieng (DAP) | 5,508 | 42.95% | Wong Soon Koh (SUPP) | 7,316 | 57.05% | 12,936 | 1,808 | 77.26% | ||
Lau's father, Lau Cheng Kiong, was the chairman ofPelawan branch of theSarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP), a component of theBarisan Nasional (BN) government coalition.[15]
Lau is married to a businessman fromMalacca, Loo Chee Wee.[16] The couple have a son who was born on 9 April 2016.[17]
On 27 May 2021, it was reported that she had tested positive forCOVID-19 and undergoing quarantine at aMinistry of Health (KKM) centre inSibu.
Malaysia :
Recipient of the17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)| Parliament of Malaysia | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forLanang Since2013 | Incumbent |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by | Chairperson ofNational Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Malaysia) 2019–2020 | Succeeded by |
