Douglas Uggah Embas

Douglas Uggah Embas (born 28 July 1956) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Premier of Sarawak^[a] 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]

Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas DA PNBS PGBK AMN PBS ABS MLA
Douglas in 2022
Deputy Premier of Sarawak
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 May 2016 Serving with Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg (2016–2017), James Jemut Masing (2016-2021), Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (since 2017), Sim Kui Hian (since 2022)
Governor	Abdul Taib Mahmud (2016–2024) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (since 2024)
Premier	Adenan Satem (2016–2017) Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg (since 2017)
Preceded by	Alfred Jabu Numpang
Constituency	Bukit Saban
Deputy President of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 January 2017 Serving with Awang Tengah Ali Hasan
President	Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
Preceded by	Alfred Jabu Numpang
Ministerial roles (Sarawak)
2016–	Deputy Premier
2016–2017	Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture and Rural Economy
2017–2022	Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development
2019–2021	Second Minister of Finance
2022–	Second Minister for Finance and New Economy
2022–	Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development
Ministerial roles (federal)
1999–2001	Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
2001–2008	Deputy Minister of Transport
2008–2013	Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
2013–2016	Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1986–2018	Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
2016–2018	Barisan Nasional
2018–	Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Personal details
Born	(1956-07-28) 28 July 1956 (age 67) Spaoh, Betong, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Political party	Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) (since 1977)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (1977–2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018)
Spouse	Doreen Mayang
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Malaya (BEcon)
Occupation	Politician

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]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[10][11][12]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1986	P163 Betong, Sarawak		Douglas Uggah Embas (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		Douglas Uggah Embas (PBB)	9,178	75.29%		Musa Jamaluddin (PERMAS)	2,005	16.45%	12,345	7,173	69.75%
							David Impi (IND)	1,007	8.26%
1995	P177 Betong, Sarawak		Douglas Uggah Embas (PBB)	Unopposed
1999	P178 Betong, Sarawak		Douglas Uggah Embas (PBB)	Unopposed
2004	P204 Betong, Sarawak		Douglas Uggah Embas (PBB)	11,618	85.98%		Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh (SNAP)	1,895	14.02%	13,689	9,723	66.01%
2008			Douglas Uggah Embas (PBB)	13,708	87.27%		Edmund Stanley Jugol (SNAP)	1,999	12.73%	15,953	11,709	72.22%
2013			Douglas Uggah Embas (PBB)	15,476	77.13%		Cecilia Siti Una (PKR)	4,589	22.87%	20,439	10,887	77.65%

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly^{[10][11][12][4]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2016	N37 Bukit Saban		Douglas Uggah Embas (PBB)	5,524	85.66%		Noel Changgai Bucking (PKR)	925	14.34%	6,584	4,599	74.00%
2021			Douglas Uggah Embas (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%

Honours

•   Malaysia :
  •   Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1989)^[13]
•   Sarawak :
  •   Member of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (ABS) (1984)^[13]
  •   Officer of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PBS) (1985)^[13]
  •   Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) – Datuk (1998)^[13]
  •   Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (2009)^[13][14]
  •   Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar (2013)^[13][15]

Notes

1. Formerly known as Deputy Chief Minister.

References

1. "PRN 11: Jabu berundur, Uggah di Bukit Saban". Utusan Borneo Berita Sarawak. The Borneo Post. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
2. Razif Yusuf (13 May 2016). "Tiga ADUN Dilantik Sebagai Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sarawak". Bernama. KLXpress. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
3. "Sarawak dapat 3 timbalan KM, Sim bukan antara mereka". Malaysiakini. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
4. "Douglas Uggah wins in Bukit Saban". By Bernama. NEW STRAITS TIMES PRESS. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
5. Ivy Soon (29 June 2003). "Chan gets Transport in minor Cabinet reshuffle". The Star. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
6. . The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). 23 November 2005. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
7. . The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). 25 March 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
8. . BERNAMA. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
9. "Douglas Uggah Embas, Y.B. Datuk" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
10. . Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties. Results before 1986 election unavailable.
11. . Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties. Results before 1986 election unavailable.
12. . undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
13. (PDF). European Palm Oil Alliance. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
14. . Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
15. "Masing and Uggah now Datuk Amar". The Star. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

External links

• Douglas Uggah Embas on Facebook