Tiong Thai King
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Datuk Tiong Thai King is a Malaysian politician. He is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Lanang constituency in Sarawak, representing the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.
Tiong was elected to Parliament in the 1995 election. In 2004 he was appointed Chairman of the Sibu Municipal Council. He is also a former Senator. In the 2011 Sarawak election, he was nominated as the candidate for the Dudong constituency, but was defeated by Yap Hoi Liong of DAP by the majority of 317 votes.
- SRB Chung Cheng, Sibu Sarawak, 1952-1957
- SMB Chung Cheng, Sibu Sarawak, 1958-1960
- SMB Methodist, Sibu Sarawak, 1961-1963
- B.Sc (Physics) University Nanyang, Singapore, 1964-1968
- Chairman, Rajang Port Authority (Lembaga Pelabuhan Rajang), 01.01.2003 - 05.04.2004
- Chairman, Sibu Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Sibu), 15.04.2004 - present
- Executive Director, Rimbunan Hijau Group (Pengarah Eksekutif, Delta Finance), 1957 - present
- Senator, 1991
- Sarawak (BN-SUPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Lanang, 1995 - present
- Deputy Chairman, Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching’s Headquarters, 1997-present
- Deputy Chairman, Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Sibu Branch, 1994-present
Executive Director, Rimbunan Hijau Group (Pengarah Eksekutif, Delta Finance), 1975-present
February 29th, 2012, BN’s Dirty Datuks and Wealthy YBs – Tiong Thai King