Wilfred Madius Tangau | |
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| Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Shafie Apdal |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Kitingan |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey Kitingan |
| Constituency | Nominated MLA (UPKO) |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | |
| In office 29 July 2015 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim (2015–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Deputy | Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah |
| Preceded by | Ewon Ebin |
| Succeeded by | Yeo Bee Yin (Minister of Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment) |
| Constituency | Tuaran |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tuaran | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfred Bumburing (BN–UPKO) |
| Majority | 5,190 (2013) 7,624 (2018) 233 (2022) |
| In office 29 December 1999 – 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Yunof Edward Maringking (BN–PBS) |
| Succeeded by | Wilfred Bumburing (BN–UPKO) |
| Majority | 2,813 (1999) 8,499 (2004) |
| 2nd Honorary President of the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation | |
| Assumed office 15 January 2023 | |
| President | Ewon Benedick |
| Preceded by | Bernard Giluk Dompok |
| 2nd President of the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation | |
| In office 21 March 2014 – 15 January 2023 Acting:21 March 2014 – 24 September 2018 | |
| Deputy | Donald Peter Mojuntin |
| Preceded by | Bernard Giluk Dompok |
| Succeeded by | Ewon Benedick |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1999–2008 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2013–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018–2019 | United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation |
| 2019–2021 | United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation |
| 2021– | Pakatan Harapan |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018–2019 | United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation |
| 2019–2020 | United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wilfred Madius Tangau 13 March 1958 Kiulu, Tuaran, North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysia |
| Political party | United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2021) |
| Spouse | Jaina Sintian |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | madiustangau |
| Wilfred Madius Tangau on Facebook Wilfred Madius Tangau on Parliament of Malaysia | |
Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Madius Tangau (born 13 March 1958) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tuaran from November 1999 to March 2008 and again since May 2013. He served as the Deputy Chief Minister and State Minister of Trade and Industry of Sabah in the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) state administration from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN administration in September 2020,[1] Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation from July 2015 to May 2018. He is a member of the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO), a component party of the PH coalition. He has served as the Honorary President of UPKO since January 2023, 2nd President of UPKO from March 2014 to January 2023, when he served in the official capacity from September 2018 to January 2023 and acting capacity from March 2014 following the resignation of Bernard Giluk Dompok to his official assumption of UPKO presidency in September 2018.[2]
- ^ Jenne Lajiun (17 May 2018). "Shafie unveils his State Cabinet with four new ministries". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Chris Maskilone (24 September 2018). "MADIUS TANGAU WON UPKO PRESIDENT POST UNCONTESTED". Sabah News Today. Retrieved 29 November 2019.