# Liwan Lagang

Datuk Liwan Lagang 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 Deputy Minister of Telecommunication of Sarawak in charge of Telecommunication in the GPS state administration under Premier Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg and State Minister Julaihi Narawi since January 2022 and Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Belaga since May 2006.

## Education

Liwan completed his Senior Cambridge education in Kanowit in 1975.

## Political career

After becoming a two-term state assemblyman by successfully defending his seat during the 2011 Sarawak state election, Liwan was appointed assistant minister for social development in charge of culture and heritage portfolio.
Between 2016 and 2017, Liwan was appointed as an assistant minister in charge of river transportation and safety.
In 2017, Chief Minister of Sarawak Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg reshuffled his cabinet and reappointed Liwan to the water supplies portfolio.
On 22 August 2019, Chief Minister Abang Johari once again reshuffled his cabinet, with Lagang transferred to the Ministry of Utilities handling the rural electricity portfolio. He is one of the two assistant ministers to Dr. Stephen Rundi Utom at the ministry, alongside his successor to the water supplies portfolio, Dr. Abdul Rahman Junaidi.
On 30 December 2021, Chief Minister Abang Johari unveiled his new Cabinet lineup. Lagang was then appointed as Assistant Minister of Utilities and Telecommunication in charge of Telecommunication on 4 January 2022.

## Election results

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly :
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout |
| 2006 | N57 Belaga | Liwan Lagang (PRS) | 1,855 | 42.21% | Stanley Ajang Batok (IND) | 1,628 | 37.04% | 4,395 | 227 | 4,469 |
| 2006 | N57 Belaga | Liwan Lagang (PRS) | 1,855 | 42.21% | John Bampa (SNAP) | 912 | 20.75% | 4,395 | 227 | 4,469 |
| 2011 | N57 Belaga | Liwan Lagang (PRS) | 3,974 | 68.06% | Basah Kesing @ Ali Basah Kesing (PKR) | 1,046 | 17.91% | 5,839 | 2,928 | 5,913 |
| 2011 | N57 Belaga | Liwan Lagang (PRS) | 3,974 | 68.06% | John Bampa (SNAP) | 368 | 6.30% | 5,839 | 2,928 | 5,913 |
| 2011 | N57 Belaga | Liwan Lagang (PRS) | 3,974 | 68.06% | Kenneth Adan Silek (IND) | 330 | 5.65% | 5,839 | 2,928 | 5,913 |
| 2011 | N57 Belaga | Liwan Lagang (PRS) | 3,974 | 68.06% | Michael Jok (IND) | 94 | 1.61% | 5,839 | 2,928 | 5,913 |
| 2011 | N57 Belaga | Liwan Lagang (PRS) | 3,974 | 68.06% | Mathew Munan (IND) | 27 | 0.45% | 5,839 | 2,928 | 5,913 |
| 2016 | N57 Belaga | Liwan Lagang (PRS) | 4,149 | 89.96% | Alexander Lehan (PKR) | 463 | 10.04% | 4,612 | 3,686 | 4,674 |
| 2021 | N57 Belaga | Liwan Lagang (PRS) | 3,552 | 70.52% | Henry Usat Bit (PSB) | 1,307 | 25.95% | 5,037 | 2,245 | 62.94% |
| 2021 | N57 Belaga | Liwan Lagang (PRS) | 3,552 | 70.52% | John Bampa (PBK) | 97 | 1.93% | 5,037 | 2,245 | 62.94% |
| 2021 | N57 Belaga | Liwan Lagang (PRS) | 3,552 | 70.52% | Siki Balarik (IND) | 81 | 1.61% | 5,037 | 2,245 | 62.94% |

## Honours

* Malaysia :
** Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (1997)
** Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2009)
** Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2017)
* Sarawak :
** Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (JBS) (2015)