Baru Bian

Baru Bian
Minister of Works
In office
2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020
MonarchsMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2020)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
DeputyMohd Anuar Mohd Tahir
Preceded byFadillah Yusof
Succeeded byFadillah Yusof
ConstituencySelangau
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
PresidentTiong King Sing
State Chairman of the
People's Justice Party of
Sarawak
In office
15 December 2009 – 24 February 2020
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
(2009–2018)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2018–2020)
DeputyWan Zainal Wan Sanusi
Preceded byAnwar Ibrahim
(Acting)
Succeeded byLarry Sng Wei Shien
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Selangau
In office
9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byJoseph Entulu Belaun
(BNPRS)
Succeeded byEdwin Banta
(GPS–PRS)
Majority486 (2018)
Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
for Ba'kelalan
Assumed office
16 April 2011
Preceded byNelson Balang Rining
(BN–SPDP)
Majority473 (2011)
538 (2016)
680 (2021)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018–2020Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
2020Independent
2020–2022Parti Sarawak Bersatu
Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
2011–2018People's Justice Party
2018–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020Independent
2020–2024Parti Sarawak Bersatu
2024–Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Personal details
Born
Baru Bian

(1958-09-09) 9 September 1958 (age 65)
Lawas, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Nationality Malaysia
Political partyParti 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)
SpouseYu Ching Sieu
Alma materUniversiti Teknologi MARA
University of Melbourne
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
Websitewww.barubian.net
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]

  1. ^ "Ex-PKR Sarawak chief Baru Bian joins PSB". Astro Awani. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ "It's official – Baru, See join PSB with over 20 former PKR leaders". Borneo Post. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ Philip Golingai (16 March 2021). "How PKR won, then lost Sarawak: The Star columnist". The Asian Voice. The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "PKR Sarawak: Baru chose to leave party was not expelled". Dayak Daily. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. ^ Nigel Edgar (11 March 2020). "I'm independent, Baru clarifies after ex-PKR MPs join Bersatu". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  7. ^ Nazmi Suhaimi (31 May 2020). "I'm an intelligent katak, says Baru". Sarawak Voice. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Baru Bian creates history". The Borneo Post. 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  9. ^ 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.

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