Stephen Wong Tien Fatt

Stephen Wong Tien Fatt
黄天发
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Sandakan
In office
5 May 2013 – 28 March 2019
Preceded byLiew Vui Keong
(BNLDP)
Succeeded byVivian Wong Shir Yee
(PHDAP)
Majority1,088 (2013)
10,098 (2018)
State Chairman of the
Democratic Action Party of Sabah
In office
29 November 2015 – 28 March 2019
National ChairmanTan Kok Wai
Secretary-GeneralLim Guan Eng
Preceded byJimmy Wong Sze Phin
Succeeded byFrankie Poon Ming Fung
State Minister of People's Health and Wellbeing of Sabah
In office
16 May 2018 – 28 March 2019
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterShafie Apdal
Succeeded byFrankie Poon Ming Fung
ConstituencyNominated MLA
Nominated Member of the
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
In office
16 May 2018 – 28 March 2019
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterShafie Apdal
Personal details
Born
Wong Tien Fatt @ Wong Nyuk Foh

(1954-10-02)2 October 1954
Sandakan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Died28 March 2019(2019-03-28) (aged 64)
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Resting placeSandakan Christian Burial Ground, along Mile 12 off Labuk Road, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
(2012–2019)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2012–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2015–2019)
SpouseFlorence Chong Mee Fook
Children4 (including Vivian Wong Shir Yee)
OccupationPolitician

Datuk Stephen Wong Tien Fatt (simplified Chinese: 黄天发; traditional Chinese: 黃天發; pinyin: Huáng Tiānfā; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vòng Thiên-fat; 2 October 1954 – 28 March 2019) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sandakan from May 2013 to his death in March 2019,[1] State Minister of People's Health and Wellbeing of Sabah and Nominated Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly from May 2018 to his death in March 2019.[2] He was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He also served as the State Chairman of DAP of Sabah from November 2015 to his death in March 2019.[3] He was also the father of Sandakan MP Vivian Wong Shir Yee.

  1. ^ "Maklumat Ahli Parlimen" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Wong to brace for power devolution". The Borneo Post. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Jimmy claims DAP Sabah chief broke 'Shanghai' promise". The Borneo Post. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.