Christina Liew

Christina Liew Chin Jin
刘静芝
State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah
Assumed office
11 January 2023
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
AssistantJoniston Bangkuai
Preceded byJafry Arifin
ConstituencyApi-Api
In office
16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterShafie Apdal
AssistantAssaffal P. Alian
Preceded byMasidi Manjun
Succeeded byJafry Arifin
ConstituencyApi-Api
Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah III
In office
16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterShafie Apdal
Preceded byMasidi Manjun
Succeeded byJoachim Gunsalam
ConstituencyApi-Api
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tawau
In office
9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byMary Yap Kain Ching
(BNPBS)
Succeeded byLo Su Fui
(GRSPBS)
Majority4,727 (2018)
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Api-Api
Assumed office
5 May 2013
Preceded byYee Moh Chai
(BN–PBS)
Majority795 (2013)
2,954 (2018)
5,347 (2020)
State Chairperson of the
Pakatan Harapan of Sabah
Assumed office
28 August 2017
National ChairmanMahathir Mohamad
(2017–2020)
Anwar Ibrahim
(since 2020)
Preceded byPosition established
State Chairperson of the
People's Justice Party of Sabah
In office
2 October 2016 – 6 August 2022
DeputyAwang Husaini Sahari
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
(2016–2018)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2018–2022)
Preceded byLajim Ukin
Succeeded bySangkar Rasam
Vice President of the Pakatan Harapan
Assumed office
11 September 2017
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
ChairmanMahathir Mohamad
(2017–2020)
Anwar Ibrahim
(since 2020)
Member of the Central Leadership Council of the People's Justice Party
Assumed office
20 July 2022
PresidentAnwar Ibrahim
Division Chairperson of the People's Justice Party of Kota Kinabalu
Assumed office
17 July 2022
PresidentAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyZaini Simin
Personal details
Born (1953-09-14) 14 September 1953 (age 70)
British Hong Kong
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Sabah Party (PBS)
(1986–1994)
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
(1995–1999)
People's Justice Party (PKR)
(since 2002)
Other political
affiliations
Gagasan Rakyat (GR)
(1986–1994)
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(1995–1999)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(2002–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
SpouseKurnadi Hadikusomo
OccupationPolitician
Christina Liew
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉靜芝
Simplified Chinese刘静芝

Datuk Christina Liew (also known as Liew Chin Jin; simplified Chinese: 刘静芝; traditional Chinese: 劉靜芝; pinyin: Liú Jìngzhī) (born 14 September 1953) is a Hong Kong-born Malaysian politician who has served as the State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah for the second term in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor since January 2023 and the first term in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) state administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN administration in September 2020 as well as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Api-Api since May 2013. She also served as the Deputy Chief Minister III in the WARISAN administration under Shafie from May 2018 to September 2020, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tawau from May 2018 to November 2022.[1][2][3][4] She is a member and Division Chief of Api-Api of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and formerly Barisan Alternatif (BA) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition coalitions. She has served as Vice President of PH since September 2017 and State Chairperson of PH of Sabah since August 2017. She has also served as Member of the Central Leadership Council (MPP) of PKR and Division Chairperson of Kota Kinabalu of PKR since July 2022. She also served as the State Chairperson of PKR of Sabah from October 2016 to her removal from the position in August 2022.[5] She was also the Vice President of PKR. She was a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS) and Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), component parties of the Gagasan Rakyat (GR) and Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.

  1. ^ Mohd Izham Unnip Abdullah; Olivia Miwil (16 May 2018). "Madius, Christina antara anggota Kabinet Shafie Apdal" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ^ Nancy Lai (16 May 2018). "Liew, Sabah's second woman Deputy Chief Minister". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  3. ^ Mary Chin (18 May 2018). "First Chinese woman DCM". Daily Express. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Liew Wants To Create Tourism Hotspots". Bernama. Malaysian Digest. 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Liew has no problem being replaced as Sabah PKR chief". The Star. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

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