Lee Kim Shin Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berhormat Dato Sri
Lee Kim Shin
Honorific-Suffix:PNBS PJN KMN PBS PPB MLA
Native Name Lang:zh-my
Office2:Ministerial roles (Sarawak)
Subterm2:2004–2009
Suboffice2:Assistant Minister of Infrastructure Development and Communications
Subterm3:2009–2016
Suboffice3:Assistant Minister of Sports and Communications
Subterm4:2016–2017
Suboffice4:Assistant Minister of Tourism, Land, Air Transportation and Safety
Subterm5:2017–2019
Suboffice5:Assistant Minister of Tourism, Art and Culture
Subterm6:2019–
Suboffice6:Minister of Transport
Office1:Youth Chief of Sarawak United Peoples' Party
Term Start1:1996
Term End1:2002
President1:George Chan Hong Nam
Office8:Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Subterm8:1996–2018
Suboffice8:Barisan Nasional
Subterm9:2018
Suboffice9:Sarawak United Peoples' Party
Subterm10:2018–
Suboffice10:Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP)
Otherparty:Barisan Nasional (BN)

Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)

Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Occupation:Politician
Alma Mater:University of Science, Malaysia
Birth Name:Lee Kim Shin
Birth Date:1950 2, df=y
Birth Place:Miri, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Residence:Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia

Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin (; born 28 February 1950),[1] is a Sarawak politician who has served as Sarawak Minister of Transport in the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) administration under Premier Datuk Patinggi Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg since August 2019 and Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Senadin since September 1996. He is a member of the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), a component party of the ruling GPS coalition.

Education

Lee graduated from the University of Science, Malaysia (USM) with a Bachelor of Social Science (B.Soc.Sc.) (Hons). He was also conferred with a Doctor of Letters honoris causa from Curtin University, Western Australia.

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
1996N57 Senadin (SUPP)9,56876.23%Yong Honng Fuh (IND)1,81114.43%12,5527,75756.65%
Hadin Mulau (IND)1,1739.34%
2001 (SUPP)13,10477.04%Michael Teo Yu Keng (PKR)3,90522.96%17,4909,19962.17%
2006N65 Senadin (SUPP)7,17375.13%Chai Chook Fui (PKR)2,37424.87%9,7724,79957.73%
2011 (SUPP)7,33450.20%Michael Teo Yu Keng (PKR)7,27649.80%14,8165866.05%
2016N75 Senadin (SUPP)10,68358.84%Bob Baru Langub (DAP)7,14539.35%18,3583,53865.86%
Philemon John Edan (PBDSB)3291.81%
2021Lee Kim Shin (SUPP)10,53562.30%Marcus Hugo (DAP)2,94417.41%16,9097,59150.51%
Suzanne Lee Tze Ha (PSB)1,89611.21%
Eric Ngieng Sheng (PBK)1,0236.05%
Bobby William (IND)5113.02%

Honours

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 22 February 2019. 2008. Sarawak State Legislative Assembly. DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SARAWAK.
  2. Web site: 22 February 2019. Prime Minister's Department. SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT.
  3. Web site: 22 February 2019. YB DATUK LEE KIM SHIN. Government of Sarawak.
  4. News: Ahmad Urai, Abdul Karim dan Pandelela antara penerima darjah kebesaran TYT Sarawak. 2021-10-09. 2021-10-09. Munirah. Mudzamli. ms.