James Wong Kim Min | |
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黄金明 | |
5th Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 24 August 1974 – 30 October 1974 | |
Monarch | Abdul Halim |
Prime Minister | Abdul Razak |
Preceded by | Lim Kit Siang |
Succeeded by | Edmund Langgu Saga |
Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak | |
In office 1963–1966 | |
Preceded by | Post created |
3rd President of Sarawak National Party | |
In office 1981–2003 | |
Preceded by | Dunstan Endawie Enchana |
Succeeded by | Edwin Dundang Bugak |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bintulu | |
In office 1990–1995 | |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Miri-Subis | |
In office 1970–1974 | |
Member of the Sarawak State Assembly for Limbang | |
In office 1963–2001 | |
Succeeded by | Richard Wong Shoan Fook |
Personal details | |
Born | Limbang, Kingdom of Sarawak | 6 August 1922
Died | 18 July 2011 Kuching, Sarawak | (aged 88)
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | Sarawak National Party (SNAP) |
Spouse | Valerie Bong |
Children | 5 daughters, 3 sons |
Occupation | Politician |
James Wong Kim Min | |
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Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 黃金明 |
Simplified Chinese | 黄金明 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Huáng Jīnmíng |
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Vòng Kîm-mìn |
Jyutping | Wong4 Gam1 Ming4 |
Hokkien POJ | N̂g Kim-bêng |
Tâi-lô | N̂g Kim-bîng |
Datuk Amar James Wong Kim Min (simplified Chinese: 黄金明; traditional Chinese: 黃金明; pinyin: Huáng Jīnmíng; Jyutping: Wong4 Gam1 Ming4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Kim-bêng; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vòng Kîm-mìn) (6 August 1922 – 18 July 2011) was a Malaysian politician active in the politics of Sarawak for decades.[1] Wong holds the record as the longest serving assemblyman in the history of the state of Sarawak, holding the office for nearly fifty years.[2] Wong served as the first Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak and the president of the Sarawak National Party (SNAP).[2] He held several other ministries of Sarawak politics until his retirement in 2001.[2]