Lee Kim Shin
Malaysian politician
Lee Kim Shin (simplified Chinese: 李景胜; traditional Chinese: 李景勝; pinyin: Lǐ Jǐngshèng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Kéng-sèng; born 28 February 1950), is a Sarawak politician who has served as Sarawak Minister of Transport in the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) administration under Premier Datuk Patinggi Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg since August 2019 and Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Senadin since September 1996. He is a member of the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), a component party of the ruling GPS coalition.
Education
Lee graduated from the University of Science, Malaysia (USM) with a Bachelor of Social Science (B.Soc.Sc.) (Hons). He was also conferred with a Doctor of Letters honoris causa from Curtin University, Western Australia.
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