HULU SELANGOR, April 25 – Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming’s Press Secretary Pang Sock Tao was announced as the Unity Government’s candidate for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election on May 11.
The announcement was made by DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke at a ceremony organised to announce the Unity Government’s candidate for the by-election.
Loke said the selection of Pang, 31, was agreed by the leaders of component parties in the Unity Government to make way for DAP to retain the seat.
Present at the announcement centre were DAP leaders, including DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng, Deputy chairman Gobind Singh Deo and DAP organisation secretary Steven Sim Chee Keong, PKR Information Chief Fahmi Fadzil and PKR Wanita Chief Fadhlina Sidek.
Also present were UMNO leaders, among them UMNO Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan, Selangor UMNO chairman Datuk Megat Zulkarnain Omardin and UMNO Wanita chief Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad.
The Election Commission (EC) fixed polling date for the Kuala Kubu Baharu state constituency by-election in Selangor on May 11, while the date for nomination has been fixed for April 27 and early voting will be carried out on May 7.
Pang is a graduate from Universiti Tenaga Nasional (Uniten) majoring in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
According to her resume, Pang had worked as an assistant producer for Ubah TV (DAP’s Voice) at the DAP headquarters from 2017-2018, was the Special Officer for the Minister of Energy, Science, Technology and Climate Change (2018-2020) and returned to Ubah TV as producer (2020-2022).
