Wilfred Madius Tangau

Wilfred Madius Tangau
Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah
In office
16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterShafie Apdal
Preceded byJeffrey Kitingan
Succeeded byJeffrey Kitingan
ConstituencyNominated MLA (UPKO)
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
In office
29 July 2015 – 9 May 2018
MonarchsAbdul Halim
(2015–2016)
Muhammad V
(2016–2018)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyAbu Bakar Mohamad Diah
Preceded byEwon Ebin
Succeeded byYeo Bee Yin
(Minister of Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment)
ConstituencyTuaran
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tuaran
Assumed office
5 May 2013
Preceded byWilfred Bumburing
(BNUPKO)
Majority5,190 (2013)
7,624 (2018)
233 (2022)
In office
29 December 1999 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byYunof Edward Maringking
(BN–PBS)
Succeeded byWilfred Bumburing
(BN–UPKO)
Majority2,813 (1999)
8,499 (2004)
2nd Honorary President of the
United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation
Assumed office
15 January 2023
PresidentEwon Benedick
Preceded byBernard 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
DeputyDonald Peter Mojuntin
Preceded byBernard Giluk Dompok
Succeeded byEwon Benedick
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1999–2008Barisan Nasional
2013–2018Barisan Nasional
2018–2019United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation
2019–2021United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation
2021–Pakatan Harapan
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2018–2019United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation
2019–2020United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation
Personal details
Born
Wilfred Madius Tangau

(1958-03-13) 13 March 1958 (age 66)
Kiulu, Tuaran, North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysia
Political partyUnited Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(–2018)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2021)
SpouseJaina Sintian
OccupationPolitician
Websitemadiustangau.com
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]

  1. ^ Jenne Lajiun (17 May 2018). "Shafie unveils his State Cabinet with four new ministries". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. ^ Chris Maskilone (24 September 2018). "MADIUS TANGAU WON UPKO PRESIDENT POST UNCONTESTED". Sabah News Today. Retrieved 29 November 2019.