Snowdan Lawan

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Yang Berhormat Datuk
Snowdan Lawan
PGBK AMN MLA
Snowdan Lawan.jpg
Snowdan in 2019
State Assistant Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts of Sarawak
(Creative Industry and Performing Arts)
Assumed office
4 January 2022
Serving with
Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew (Tourism)
MinisterAbdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
GovernorAbdul Taib Mahmud
Chief MinisterAbang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
Preceded bySebastian Ting Chiew Yew
(Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture)
ConstituencyBalai Ringin
State Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports of Sarawak
In office
7 May 2017 – 18 December 2021
MinisterAbdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
GovernorAbdul Taib Mahmud
Chief MinisterAbang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
Preceded byAbdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
Succeeded by
(Assistant Minister of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development (Youth and Sports Development))
ConstituencyBalai Ringin
Youth Chief of the
Parti Rakyat Sarawak
Assumed office
24 October 2016
PresidentJames Jemut Masing
(2016-2021)
Joseph Salang Gandum
(acting : since 2021)
Preceded byLiwan Lagang
Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
for Balai Ringin
Assumed office
20 May 2006
Preceded byPosition established
Majority1,516 (2006)
2,885 (2011)
2,039 (2016)
1,285 (2021)
Personal details
Born (1971-09-05) 5 September 1971 (age 50)
Sarawak, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyParti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(-2018, allied : since 2020)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)
(since 2018)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(allied : since 2020)
RelationsDonald Lawan
(father)

Datuk Snowdan anak Donald Lawan (born 5 September 1971)[1] is a Malaysian politician from the Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), a component party of the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition who has served as the State Assistant Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts of Sarawak in charge of Creative Industry and Performing Arts in the GPS state administration under Chief Minister Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg and Minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah since January 2022 and Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Balai Ringin since May 2006. He served as State Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports of Sarawak in the GPS and Barisan Nasional (BN) state administrations under Chief Minister Abang Johari and Minister Abdul Karim from May 2017 to December 2021. He has also served as Youth Chief of PRS since October 2016.

Election results[]

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Valid ballots Majority Turnout
2006 Balai Ringin Snowdan Lawan (PRS / BN) 3,075 62.60% Ibi Uding (SNAP) 1,559 29.00% 5,376 1,516 5,470
Cobbold Lusoi (IND) 742 13.80%
2011 Snowdan Lawan (PRS / BN) 4,145 64.63% Ibi Uding (PKR) 1,260 19.65% 6,413 2,885 6,544
Dan Giang (SNAP) 765 11.93%
Sujal Gansi (PCM) 126 1.96%
Cobbold Lusoi (IND) 85 1.33%
Sujal Gansi (IND) 32 0.50%
2016 Snowdan Lawan (PRS / BN) 4,478 58.10% Entusa Imam (IND) 2,439 31.65% 7,707 2,039 7,794
Nicholas Mujah Ason (PKR) 700 9.08%
Pok Ungkut (PBDSB) 90 1.17%
2021 Snowdan Lawan (PRS / GPS) 4,816 56.38% Masir Kujat (PSB) 3,531 41.34% 8,542 1,285 79.17%
Kasim Mana (PBK) 195 2.28%

Honours[]

  •  Malaysia :
    • MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2010)[2]
  •  Sarawak :
    • MY-SAR Order of the Star of the Hornbill (Bintang Kenyalang) - 3. Commander (PGBK).svg Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) – Datuk (2017)[2][3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SARAWAK". Sarawak State Legislative Assembly. 2008.
  2. ^ a b "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Former TYT leads Head of State's honours list". Borneo Post. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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