▁served ▁as ▁the ▁federal ▁Minister ▁of ▁Science , ▁Technology ▁and ▁In nov ation ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁currently ▁the ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁Tu aran , ▁Sab ah , ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 8 ; ▁ 2 0 1 3 – present ). ▁ ▁Tang au ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁current ▁President ▁of ▁United ▁Progress ive ▁People ▁of ▁Kin ab alu ▁Organisation ▁( UP K O ); ▁formerly ▁United ▁Pas ok m om og un ▁K ad az and us un ▁Mur ut ▁Organisation ▁since ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁that , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁acting ▁president ▁of ▁UP K O ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁following ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁Bernard ▁Dom p ok . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Tang au ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁in ▁K amp ung ▁Lok os , ▁Ki ulu , ▁Tu aran , ▁Sab ah , ▁into ▁a ▁K ad az and us un ▁family ▁where ▁his ▁parents ▁were ▁cultiv ators ▁of ▁hill ▁p addy . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁fourth ▁child ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁sib lings . ▁Upon ▁comple ting ▁his ▁primary ▁school ▁education ▁at ▁SR K ▁Lok os , ▁Ki ulu ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁education ▁despite ▁initial ▁ob jections ▁from ▁his ▁parents ▁due ▁to ▁financial ▁constraints . ▁ ▁With ▁his