| Yang Berhormat Baru Bian |
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|---|---|
| Member of the Sarawak State Assembly for Ba' Kelalan |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 16 April 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Nelson Balang Rining |
| Majority | 473 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1958 |
| Political party | Parti Keadilan Rakyat - Pakatan Rakyat |
| Spouse(s) | Yu Ching Sieu |
| Occupation | State assemblyman Lawyer |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Website | http://www.barubian.net/ |
Baru Bian is a Malaysian politician from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition. He gained prominence as a campaigner for native customary rights in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia.
He was elected to the Sarawak State Assembly in April 2011 by winning the Ba’kelalan seat, having defeated the candidate for the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, Willie Liau, who is also his nephew, by a narrow 473-vote majority.[1]
1. Free Malaysia Today, 16 April 2011