Yong Teck Lee

Malaysian politician

杨德利

10th Chief Minister of SabahIn office
28 May 1996 – 28 May 1998GovernorSakaran DandaiPreceded bySalleh Said KeruakSucceeded byBernard Giluk Dompok1st President of the
Sabah Progressive Party

Incumbent

Assumed office
21 January 1994DeputyAmde Sidik
Melanie Chia Chui Ket
Edward DagulPreceded byPosition establishedMinisterial roles (Sabah)1986–1990Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing1990–1994Minister of Industrial Development1994–1996Deputy Chief Minister1994–1996Minister of Local Government and HousingFaction represented in Dewan Rakyat1999–2002Barisan NasionalFaction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly1985–1994United Sabah Party1994–2002Barisan Nasional2020–2022Perikatan Nasional2022–Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Personal detailsBorn

Yong Teck Lee

(1958-10-03) 3 October 1958 (age 65)
Lahad Datu, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)CitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyUnited Sabah Party (PBS)
(until 1994)
Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)
(since 1994)Other political
affiliationsBarisan Nasional (BN)
(until 2008, aligned:2020–2023)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2020)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
(since 2022)SpouseStella Kong Yin KiunOccupationPoliticianProfessionLawyer

Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee (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]

Honours

Malaysia :
- Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) - Datuk (1996)
Sabah :
- Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) - Datuk (1990)
- Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) - Datuk Seri Panglima (2007)^[5]

References

^ "Chief Minister with a mission for State". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Press. 29 August 1996. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
^ Bingkasan, Joseph (27 July 1990). "Rousing welcome for King and Queen". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Press. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
^ 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.
^ "Yong entered politics after law studies". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Press. 28 May 1996. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
^ "ACA chief among six to get top Sabah award". The Star. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2018.