Yee Moh Chai
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Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Yee Moh Chai (lahir 25 Mei 1955) ialah ahli politik Malaysia berketurunan Cina. Beliau merupakan mantan Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sabah (2011-2013), Menteri Kabinet Sabah (2008-2013), ADUN Api-Api (1994-2013) dan Ahli Parlimen Kota Kinabalu (2004-2008) serta Ahli Parlimen Tanjong Aru (1995-2004).
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Pendidikan dan kerjaya
He started his career as a doctor after graduating with MBBCh from the Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
He later obtained a law degree, LLB, from the Cardiff Law School, University of Wales, Cardiff and then admitted to the Bar (Lincoln's Inn).
After that, he worked as a medicolegal advisor for the Medical Protection Society in London during which time he became one of the Founding Fellows of The Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians in UK which carries the designation of FFFLM.
Upon returning to Malaysia in 1990, he started his own legal firm, Dr. Yee Tan & Associates until he joined politics whence he was successfully elected for three terms as a member of the Malaysian Parliament and for three terms as member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, respectively.
He was subsequently appointed into the Sabah Cabinet as Deputy Chief Minister in charge of the Ministry of Resource Development and IT.
He has held the Chairmanship of Sabah Net of the Sabah State Government and Sustainable Energy Development Authority of the Malaysia Federal Government.
He is the current Chairman to the Sabah Credit Corporation.
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Politik
Yee bertanding buat pertama kali dalam Pilihan Raya Negeri Sabah, 1994 tetapi tewas kepada presiden Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP), Datuk Yong Teck Lee di kawasan DUN Likas. Apabila berlaku peristiwa lompat-melompat berikutan pilihanraya 1994, Yee terus setia bersama PBS dan diletakkan sebagai calon dalam Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia 1995 dan berjaya merampas kerusi Tanjung Aru dari penyandang, Joseph Voon. Beliau turut menjadi Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri setelah memenangi kerusi Api-Api dalam pilihan raya 1999. Dalam Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia 2008, Yee membuat keputusan untuk mempertahankan hanya kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri Api-Api dan walaupun mendapat tentangan hebat daripada calon Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Christina Liew, beliau masih mampu menang dengan majoriti kecil 174.
PBS kembali menyertai Barisan Nasional pada 2002, dan Yee dilantik menjadi Menteri Pembangunan Sumber dan Kemajuan Teknologi Maklumat dalam kabinet negeri Sabah selepas Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia 2004. Beliau turut dikekalkan dalam kabinet negeri 2008 dengan portfolio yang sama.
Selepas kekalahan teruk gabungan Barisan Nasional Sabah pada tahun 2018, Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) mengumumkan untuk keluar dari gabungan tersebut dan telah memutuskan untuk bergabung di dalam Parti Gabungan Rakyat Sabah secara rasmi pada tahun 2020.
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Keputusan Pilihanraya
- Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah
- Dewan Rakyat (Parlimen)
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