Douglas Uggah Embas
Douglas Uggah Embas (born 28 July 1956) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Premier of Sarawak since 2016. He has been Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Saban since 2016, having previously been Member of Parliament (MP) for Betong from 1986 to 2018. He currently serves in the state cabinet of Premier Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg as Second Minister for Finance and New Economy, as well as Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development. He previously served as Minister of Agriculture Modernisation and Rural Economy under former chief minister, Adenan Satem. Douglas is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the ruling state Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition.
Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas DA PNBS PGBK AMN PBS ABS MLA | |
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Douglas in 2022 | |
| Deputy Premier of Sarawak | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2016 Serving with Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg (2016–2017), James Jemut Masing (2016-2021), Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (since 2017), Sim Kui Hian (since 2022) | |
| Governor | Abdul Taib Mahmud (2016–2024) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (since 2024) |
| Premier | Adenan Satem (2016–2017) Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg (since 2017) |
| Preceded by | Alfred Jabu Numpang |
| Constituency | Bukit Saban |
| Deputy President of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | |
| Assumed office 21 January 2017 Serving with Awang Tengah Ali Hasan | |
| President | Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg |
| Preceded by | Alfred Jabu Numpang |
| Ministerial roles (Sarawak) | |
| 2016– | Deputy Premier |
| 2016–2017 | Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture and Rural Economy |
| 2017–2022 | Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development |
| 2019–2021 | Second Minister of Finance |
| 2022– | Second Minister for Finance and New Economy |
| 2022– | Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development |
| Ministerial roles (federal) | |
| 1999–2001 | Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department |
| 2001–2008 | Deputy Minister of Transport |
| 2008–2013 | Minister of Natural Resources and Environment |
| 2013–2016 | Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1986–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2016–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018– | Gabungan Parti Sarawak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1956 Spaoh, Betong, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia) |
| Political party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) (since 1977) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (1977–2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018) |
| Spouse | Doreen Mayang |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya (BEcon) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Douglas was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Betong from October 1986 to May 2018. During his tenure as an MP, he served in the federal cabinet of three prime ministers Mahathir Mohamad, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and Najib Razak. Douglas held the offices of Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Deputy Minister of Transport, and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment. His last position was as Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, which he held until 2016, when he was appointed Deputy Premier.