| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar |
| Douglas Uggah Embas | |
| Office: | Deputy Premier of Sarawak |
| Term Start: | 13 May 2016 |
| Governor: | Abdul Taib Mahmud Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar |
| 1Blankname: | Premier |
| 1Namedata: | Adenan Satem Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg |
| Predecessor: | Alfred Jabu Numpang |
| Constituency: | Bukit Saban |
| Office1: | Deputy President of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu |
| Term Start1: | 21 January 2017 |
| Alongside1: | Awang Tengah Ali Hasan |
| President1: | Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg |
| Predecessor1: | Alfred Jabu Numpang |
| Office3: | Ministerial roles (Sarawak) |
| Subterm3: | 2016– |
| Suboffice3: | Deputy Premier |
| Subterm4: | 2016–2017 |
| Suboffice4: | Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture and Rural Economy |
| Subterm5: | 2017–2022 |
| Suboffice5: | Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development |
| Subterm6: | 2019–2021 |
| Suboffice6: | Second Minister of Finance |
| Subterm7: | 2022– |
| Suboffice7: | Second Minister for Finance and New Economy |
| Subterm8: | 2022– |
| Suboffice8: | Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development |
| Office9: | Ministerial roles (federal) |
| Subterm9: | 1999–2001 |
| Suboffice9: | Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department |
| Subterm10: | 2001–2008 |
| Suboffice10: | Deputy Minister of Transport |
| Subterm11: | 2008–2013 |
| Suboffice11: | Minister of Natural Resources and Environment |
| Subterm12: | 2013–2016 |
| Suboffice12: | Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities |
| Office13: | Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat |
| Subterm13: | 1986–2018 |
| Suboffice13: | Barisan Nasional |
| Office14: | Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly |
| Subterm14: | 2016–2018 |
| Suboffice14: | Barisan Nasional |
| Subterm15: | 2018– |
| Suboffice15: | Gabungan Parti Sarawak |
| Birth Date: | 28 July 1956 |
| Party: | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Doreen Mayang |
| Children: | 2 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Malaya (BEcon) |
Douglas Uggah Embas (born 28 July 1956) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Premier of Sarawak since 2016. He has been Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Saban since 2016, having previously been Member of Parliament (MP) for Betong from 1986 to 2018.[1] [2] [3] He currently serves in the state cabinet of Premier Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg as Second Minister for Finance and New Economy, as well as Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development. He previously served as Minister of Agriculture Modernisation and Rural Economy under former chief minister, Adenan Satem. Douglas is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the ruling state Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition.[4]
Douglas was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Betong from October 1986 to May 2018. During his tenure as an MP, he served in the federal cabinet of three prime ministers Mahathir Mohamad, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and Najib Razak. Douglas held the offices of Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department,[5] Deputy Minister of Transport,[6] and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.[7] His last position was as Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities,[8] which he held until 2016, when he was appointed Deputy Premier.[9]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | P163 Betong, Sarawak | (PBB) | 8,052 | 65.65% | Wilfred Gomez Azarias Malong (IND) | 2,433 | 19.84% | 12,514 | 5,619 | 61.46% | ||||
| George Dennis Ningkan (IND) | 1,780 | 14.51% | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | P165 Betong, Sarawak | (PBB) | 9,178 | 75.29% | bgcolor= | Musa Jamaluddin (PERMAS) | 2,005 | 16.45% | 12,345 | 7,173 | 69.75% | |||
| David Impi (IND) | 1,007 | 8.26% | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | P177 Betong, Sarawak | (PBB) | Unopposed | |||||||||||
| 1999 | P178 Betong, Sarawak | (PBB) | Unopposed | |||||||||||
| 2004 | P204 Betong, Sarawak | (PBB) | 11,618 | 85.98% | bgcolor= | Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh (SNAP) | 1,895 | 14.02% | 13,689 | 9,723 | 66.01% | |||
| 2008 | (PBB) | 13,708 | 87.27% | bgcolor= | Edmund Stanley Jugol (SNAP) | 1,999 | 12.73% | 15,953 | 11,709 | 72.22% | ||||
| 2013 | (PBB) | 15,476 | 77.13% | Cecilia Siti Una (PKR) | 4,589 | 22.87% | 20,439 | 10,887 | 77.65% | |||||
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | N37 Bukit Saban | (PBB) | 5,524 | 85.66% | Noel Changgai Bucking (PKR) | 925 | 14.34% | 6,584 | 4,599 | 74.00% | ||||
| 2021 | (PBB) | 5,373 | 77.94% | Andria Gelayan Dundang (PSB) | 1,385 | 20.09% | 7,002 | 3,988 | 73.53% | |||||
| Mikail Mathew Abdullah (PKR) | 136 | 1.97% | ||||||||||||