▁He ▁was ▁then ▁appointed ▁the ▁secretary ▁general ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁deput y ▁president ▁post ▁fell ▁vac ant ▁when ▁Dat uk ▁Wil fred ▁B umb uring ▁quit ▁UP K O ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁Pak atan ▁Rak y at ▁coal ition . ▁Tang au ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁deput y ▁president ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁be ating ▁Dat uk ▁Dr ▁E won ▁E bin , ▁UP K O ▁vice - pres ident , ▁with ▁a ▁sl im ▁majority . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁found ing ▁president ▁Tan ▁Sri ▁Bernard ▁Dom p ok ▁stepped ▁down , ▁nearly ▁ 1 0 ▁months ▁after ▁he ▁lost ▁the ▁Pen amp ang ▁parliament ary ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁general ▁election . ▁Since ▁then ▁Tang au ▁has ▁been ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁Act ing ▁President ▁of ▁UP K O ▁until ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁president ▁post ▁un cont ested ▁at ▁the ▁party ▁tri enn ial ▁general ▁meet ings ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Minister ial ▁career ▁ ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Dat uk ▁Ser i ▁Naj ib ▁Raz ak ▁announced ▁a ▁new ▁Cab inet ▁line - up ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁involving ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁seven ▁new ▁minister s ▁and ▁nine ▁deput y ▁minister s . ▁Tang au ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Science , ▁Technology ▁and ▁In nov ation . ▁He ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁by