Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri |
Law Hieng Ding | |
Birth Date: | 4 October 1935 |
Birth Place: | Sibu, Crown Colony of Sarawak |
Resting Place: | Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Office: | Minister of Science, Technology and Environment |
Constituency: | Sarikei |
Primeminister: | Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Term Start: | 27 October 1990 |
Term End: | 26 March 2004 |
Predecessor: | Stephen Yong Kuet Tze |
Successor: | Jamaluddin Jarjis |
Deputy: | 1. Peter Chin Fah Kui (1990-1995) 2. Abu Bakar Daud (1995-1999) 3. Zainal Dahlan (1999-2004) |
Office1: | Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment |
Minister1: | Stephen Yong Kuet Tze |
Constituency1: | Sarikei |
Term Start1: | 1987 |
Term End1: | 1990 |
Primeminister1: | Mahathir Mohamad |
Predecessor1: | Office established |
Successor1: | Peter Chin Fah Kui |
Monarch1: | Iskandar Azlan Shah |
Constituency Mp2: | Sarikei |
Majority2: | 81 (1982) 519 (1986) 4,612 (1990) uncontested (1995) 7,363 (1999) 11,599 (2004) |
Parliament2: | Malaysian |
Term Start2: | 1982 |
Term End2: | 2008 |
Predecessor2: | Chieng Tiong Kai (SUPP-BN) |
Successor2: | Ding Kuong Hiing (SUPP-BN) |
Party: | Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) |
Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Spouse: | Puan Sri Ngui Soon Leng |
Children: | 3 |
Alma Mater: | Nanyang University |
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Law Hieng Ding (; 4 October 1935 – 25 December 2018) was a Malaysian politician. He was the Minister of Science, Technology and Environment from 1990 to 2004. Between 1982 and 2008, Law was a member of parliament representing Sarikei.[1]
He graduated from Nanyang University, Singapore in 1960 with a bachelor's degree of Commerce in Accountancy and Banking.[2]
Law started his political career in 1972 and has held the seat for the past six terms. He was a deputy minister from 1987 to 1990, and a Cabinet Minister from 1990 to 2004. He was also the Deputy President of Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) and Nantah Education & Research Foundation as well as chairman or director to a number of public companies and foundation.
Law died on 25 December 2018 at the age of 82 during the Christmas Day celebration.[3]
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
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1982 | P142 Sarikei, Sarawak | (SUPP) | 8,389 | 48.42% | Chong Siew Chiang (DAP) | 8,308 | 47.96% | 17,579 | 81 | |||||
Nyandang Linang (IND) | 449 | 2.59% | ||||||||||||
Ling Tung Lee (SAPO) | 178 | 1.03% | ||||||||||||
1986 | P166 Sarikei, Sarawak | (SUPP) | 10,589 | 51.26% | Chong Siew Chiang (DAP) | 10,070 | 48.74% | 20,873 | 519 | 76.17% | ||||
1990 | P168 Sarikei, Sarawak | (SUPP) | 12,584 | 61.22% | Chian Pao Koh (DAP) | 7,972 | 38.78 | 20,799 | 4,612 | 73.45% | ||||
1995 | P180 Sarikei, Sarawak | (SUPP) | None | None | Unopposed | |||||||||
1999 | P181 Sarikei, Sarawak | (SUPP) | 15,212 | 65.41% | Michael Tiang Ming Tee (DAP) | 7,849 | 33.75% | 23,568 | 7,363 | 70.32% | ||||
Yii Chu Lik (IND) | 197 | 0.85% | ||||||||||||
2004 | P207 Sarikei, Sarawak | (SUPP) | 15,485 | 70.70% | Ngu Tieng Hai (IND) | 3,886 | 17.74% | 22,173 | 11,599 | 61.80% | ||||
Ling Bit Tiing (IND) | 1,667 | 7.61% | ||||||||||||
Junak Jawek (IND) | 864 | 3.94% |