Law Hieng Ding

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Seri
Law Hieng Ding
PSM DGPN PNBS
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Seri Law Hieng Ding PSM DGPN PNBS
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment
	In office; 27 October 1990 – 26 March 2004
Monarchs	Azlan Shah; Ja'afar; Salahuddin; Sirajuddin
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad; Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy	1. Peter Chin Fah Kui (1990-1995); 2. Abu Bakar Daud (1995-1999); 3. Zainal Dahlan (1999-2004)
Preceded by	Stephen Yong Kuet Tze
Succeeded by	Jamaluddin Jarjis
Constituency	Sarikei
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment
	In office; 1987–1990
Monarchs	Iskandar; Azlan Shah
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Stephen Yong Kuet Tze
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Peter Chin Fah Kui
Constituency	Sarikei
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Sarikei
	In office; 1982–2008
Preceded by	Chieng Tiong Kai (SUPP-BN)
Succeeded by	Ding Kuong Hiing (SUPP-BN)
Majority	81 (1982); 519 (1986); 4,612 (1990); uncontested (1995); 7,363 (1999); 11,599 (2004)
Personal details
Political party	Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma mater	Nanyang University

Tan Sri Datuk Seri Law Hieng Ding (Chinese: 刘贤镇) was the former Minister of Science, Technology and Environment from 1999 to 2004. He was Sarikei Member of Parliament.^[1]

Education

He graduated from Nanyang University, Singapore in 1960 with a Bachelor's degree of Commerce in Accountancy and Banking.^[2]

Career and politics

Law started his political career in 1972 and has held the seat for the past six terms. He was a deputy minister from 1987 to 1990, and a Cabinet Minister from 1990 to 2004. He was also the Deputy President of Sarawak United People's Party and Nantah Education & Research Foundation as well as chairman or director to a number of public companies and foundation.