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(DAP) , otherparty = People's Pact (PR) (2008–2015)

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and pharmacist who has served as the Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat II under Speaker

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since December 2022 and the

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(MP) for

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since May 2013. She served as Chairperson of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) from October 2019 to March 2020. She is a member of the

(DAP), a component party of the

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(PH) coalition.

Education

A pharmacist by profession, Lau received her

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(MPharm) from

Political career

A native of

, Lau first contested for the

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seat in the Sarawak State Assembly during the

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, but was defeated by six-term incumbent

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(MLA)

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. In the 2013 Malaysian general election, Lau was nominated by the DAP to contest for Lanang in Sibu. She defeated five-term incumbent

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with a majority of 8,630 votes, or 19.2% of the votes, becoming the first female opposition MP elected from Sarawak. Lau successfully defended her Lanang parliamentary seat during the historic 2018 Malaysian general election with an increased majority over candidates from the

Sarawak United Peoples' Party The Sarawak United Peoples' Party, or SUPP (; ms, Parti Rakyat Bersatu Sarawak; Iban: ''Gerempong Sa'ati Rayat Sarawak'') is a multiracial centre-right local political party of Malaysia based in Sarawak. The SUPP president is Dr. Sim Kui Hi ...

(SUPP) and Justices of Peace Coalition People's Party (PEACE). In July 2019, Alice Lau had asked in parliament on what actions the federal government would take against those who called for secession of Sarawak from Malaysia and if the secession is permissible by the Malaysian federal constitution and 1963 Malaysian agreement.

(SUPP) then accused her of betraying the interests of Sarawakians. Alice Lau defended that she was merely raising the question on the legality Sarawak being seceded from Malaysia. In October 2019, Lau was appointed as chairperson of the board of directors of the Malaysian National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) succeeding

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who had served in the capacity for 25 years. Her tenure was terminated by the end of March 2020 following events of the 2020 Malaysian political crisis which saw the

(PH) coalition losing its grip on power. In July 2021, Alice distributed food aid to 1,540 families in the Lanang constituency during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Election results

Personal life

Lau's father, Lau Cheng Kiong, was the chairman of Pelawan branch of the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP), a component of the National Front (BN) government coalition. Lau is married to a businessman from Malacca, Loo Chee Wee. On 27 May 2021, it was reported that she had tested positive for

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and undergoing quarantine at a Ministry of Health (KKM) centre in

References

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Education

Political career

Election results

Personal life

See also

References