Alice Lau Kiong Yieng
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Yang Berhormat Puan Alice Lau Kiong Yieng MP |
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| 刘强燕 | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Lanang, Sarawak |
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Assumed office 8 March 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Tiong Thai King (DAP–PR) |
| Majority | 8,630 (2013) |
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| Born |
Alice Lau Kiong Yieng c. 1981 Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party |
| Spouse(s) | Loo Chee Wee (罗智伟) (m. 2014) |
| Alma mater |
International Medical University University of Strathclyde |
| Occupation | Politician |
Alice Lau Kiong Yieng (simplified Chinese: 刘强燕; traditional Chinese: 劉強燕; pinyin: Líu Qiáng Yàn) is a Malaysian politician of Chinese origin. A native of Sibu, she first contested for a seat in the Sarawak State Assembly in the 2011 state election, but was defeated by incumbent Wong Soon Koh. In the 2013 general election, she was nominated by the DAP for Lanang in Sibu. She defeated five-term incumbent Tiong Thai King in the general election with a majority of 8,630 votes, or 19.2% of the votes, becoming the first female MP elected from Sarawak from an opposition party. A pharmacist by profession, she received her MPharm from University of Strathclyde. Her father, Lau Cheng Kiong, was the chairman of Pelawan branch of Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP), a component of the Barisan Nasional government coalition.
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