Yong Teck Lee

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yong (杨).

Yong Teck Lee or also better known as Datuk Seri Panglima Mr. YTL (name abbreviation) (simplified Chinese: 杨德利; traditional Chinese: 楊德利; pinyin: Yáng Délì; born 3 October 1958) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Nominated Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) since October 2020. He served as the 10th Chief Minister of Sabah from May 1996 to May 1998, Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah from July 1990 to December 1995, Member of Parliament (MP) for Gaya from November 1999 and MLA for Likas from April 1985 to September 2002. He has served as Nominated MLA of Sabah since October 2020 and 1st and founding President of the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and formerly Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalitions, since January 1994. He is the Deputy Chairman of GRS and was the Deputy Chairman of PN.

Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee PJN SPDK PGDK MLA
杨德利
10th Chief Minister of Sabah
In office 28 May 1996 – 28 May 1998
Governor	Sakaran Dandai
Preceded by	Salleh Said Keruak
Succeeded by	Bernard Giluk Dompok
1st President of the Sabah Progressive Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 January 1994
Deputy	Amde Sidik Melanie Chia Chui Ket Edward Dagul
Preceded by	Position established
Ministerial roles (Sabah)
1986–1990	Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing
1990–1994	Minister of Industrial Development
1994–1996	Deputy Chief Minister
1994–1996	Minister of Local Government and Housing
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1999–2002	Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
1985–1994	United Sabah Party
1994–2002	Barisan Nasional
2020–2024	Perikatan Nasional
2022–	Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Personal details
Born	Yong Teck Lee (1958-10-03) 3 October 1958 (age 66) Lahad Datu, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Sabahan, Malaysian
Political party	United Sabah Party (PBS) (until 1994) Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) (since 1994)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2008) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2024) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2022)
Spouse	Stella Kong Yin Kiun
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Political career

Yong became the Chief Minister of Sabah on 28 May 1996 to serve in a two-year rotation arranged by the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in the state.^[1] He had previously served as Deputy Chief Minister.^[2] In 1994 he resigned from the United Sabah Party (PBS), citing dissatisfaction with its leadership, and established the SAPP; however, the new party became a member of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition led in Sabah by the PBS.^[3] Lee led the SAPP in bolting from Barisan Nasional in 2008.

Before entering politics, Yong was a lawyer, having studied in London.^[4]

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly^[5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1985	N28 Likas		Yong Teck Lee (PBS)
1986			Yong Teck Lee (PBS)	6,488	67.22%		Chin Kok Kong (BERJAYA)	2,911	30.16%	9,652	3,577	73.54%
							Chu Yee Ming (PCS)	140	1.45%
							Kok Fung Chong (SCCP)	38	0.39%
1990			Yong Teck Lee (PBS)	7,347	66.48%		Hussin Wahid Dally (USNO)	2,219	20.08%	11,052	5,128	71.52%
							Yan Ngai Nen (BERJAYA)	626	5.66%
							Quek Yi Than (DAP)	416	3.76%
							Frankie Yapp Lai Sing (PRS)	176	1.59%
							Chin Nyuk Fatt (LDP)	176	1.59%
1994			Yong Teck Lee (SAPP)	8,035	57.27%		Yee Moh Chai (PBS)	5,855	41.73%	14,030	2,180	71.02%
1999	N13 Likas		Yong Teck Lee (SAPP)	9,110	51.42%		Chong Eng Leong (PBS)	4,148	23.41%	17,717	4,962	68.21%
							Harris Salleh (BERSEKUTU)	3,576	20.18%
							Gamparan Lajah (SETIA)	318	1.79%
							Yahya Kassim (PAS)	200	1.13%
							Saudin Kadis (IND)	100	0.56%
2013	N14 Likas		Yong Teck Lee (SAPP)	1,487	12.82%		Wong Hong Jun (DAP)	7,746	66.80%	11,596	5,652	75.80%
							Chin Shu Ying (LDP)	2,094	18.06%
							Ho Cheong Tshun (IND)	155	1.34

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (1996)
• Sabah :
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1990)
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (2007)^[6]