By Shikin Louis
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5: Outgoing Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUN) secretary Pele Peter Tinggom was sworn in as a Senator at Dewan Negara here today.
In a live broadcast by Malaysian Parliament on its YouTube channel, the 53-year-old took the oath before Dewan Negara Speaker Senator Datuk Mutang Tagal.
His appointment, which received consent from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, will be effective today until Jan 4, 2027.
Apart from Pele, two others took oaths as Senators, namely Datuk Bobbey Ah Fang Suan and Anna Bell@Suzieana Perian.
Pele is the son of the late Dato Sri Peter Tinggom Kamarau, a former Saratok MP and former Deputy Minister for National Unity and Community Development.
He began his career in the private sector, working with a legal firm in Kuching and a dealer representative/broker with Kenanga Investment Bank from 1998 to 2001.
He then joined the Sarawak civil service as an Assistant Secretary at State Financial Secretary’s Office in Feb 2002, civil servant from 2004 at Ministry of Public Utilities Sarawak, Regional Corridor of Development Authority (RECODA), Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN), Prime Minister’s Department Putrajaya and Ministry of Utilities Sarawak.
Serving at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly is not new to him where he was the Parliamentary Officer from July 2009 to Jan 2010, Deputy Secretary of DUN from Feb 2011 to May 2015 and Secretary of DUN from Sept 3, 2019 until today (March 5, 2024).
Hailing from Saratok and Belaga, he graduated in 1996 from Anglia Ruskin University, UK (formerly known as Anglia Polytechnic University) with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours).
He also received a Diploma in Management (Executive) from Australian Institute of Management (AIM), Western Australia University in 2002 and passed the examination in Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis & Asset Valuation from the Securities Commission of Malaysia in 2000. — DayakDaily
