Baru Bian | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Works | |
| In office 2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir |
| Preceded by | Fadillah Yusof |
| Succeeded by | Fadillah Yusof |
| Constituency | Selangau |
| Vice President of the Progressive Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 6 April 2024 Serving with Alexander Asing Sadai (Vice President I) & Friday Belik (Vice President II) & Roland Ting Hua Sing (Vice President III) & Johnical Rayong Ngipa | |
| President | Tiong King Sing |
| State Chairman of the People's Justice Party of Sarawak | |
| In office 15 December 2009 – 24 February 2020 | |
| President | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (2009–2018) Anwar Ibrahim (2018–2020) |
| Deputy | Wan Zainal Wan Sanusi |
| Preceded by | Anwar Ibrahim (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Larry Sng Wei Shien |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Selangau | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Entulu Belaun (BN–PRS) |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Banta (GPS–PRS) |
| Majority | 486 (2018) |
| Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Ba'kelalan | |
| Assumed office 16 April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Nelson Balang Rining (BN–SPDP) |
| Majority | 473 (2011) 538 (2016) 680 (2021) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2018–2020 | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) |
| 2020 | Independent |
| 2020–2022 | Parti Sarawak Bersatu |
| Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2011–2018 | People's Justice Party |
| 2018–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020 | Independent |
| 2020–2024 | Parti Sarawak Bersatu |
| 2024– | Gabungan Parti Sarawak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Baru Bian 9 September 1958 Lawas, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Political party | Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS) (1987–2004) Malaysian Dayak Congress (MDC) (2005) Sarawak National Party (SNAP) (2006–2008) People's Justice Party (PKR) (2008–2020) Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) (2020–2024) Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2020) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2024) |
| Spouse | Yu Ching Sieu |
| Alma mater | Universiti Teknologi MARA University of Melbourne Malaysian Evangelical Theological Seminary (METS) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | www |
| Baru Bian on Facebook Baru Bian on Parliament of Malaysia | |
Baru Bian (born 9 September 1958) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ba'kelalan since April 2011. He served as the Minister of Works in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Selangau from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition and was a member of the Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB),[1][2] People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.[3][4][5][6][7] He has also served as the Vice President of PDP since April 2024. He also served as the State Chairman of PKR of Sarawak from December 2009 to his resignation from the party in February 2020. He became the first ever federal minister of the Lun Bawang ethnicity in the Malaysian history.[8][9]
- ^ "Ex-PKR Sarawak chief Baru Bian joins PSB". Astro Awani. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "It's official – Baru, See join PSB with over 20 former PKR leaders". Borneo Post. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Philip Golingai (16 March 2021). "How PKR won, then lost Sarawak: The Star columnist". The Asian Voice. The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Baru Bian kekal Pengerusi PKR Sarawak" (in Malay). Sarawak Voice. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "PKR Sarawak: Baru chose to leave party was not expelled". Dayak Daily. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Nigel Edgar (11 March 2020). "I'm independent, Baru clarifies after ex-PKR MPs join Bersatu". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Nazmi Suhaimi (31 May 2020). "I'm an intelligent katak, says Baru". Sarawak Voice. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Baru Bian creates history". The Borneo Post. 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ Andrew, Sia (2 July 2008). "Baru Bian, the first Lun Bawang minister, fought hard for Sarawak natives' land rights". The Star. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.