. ▁B hd .( A SB ) ▁Tang au ▁was ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁Sur ia ▁Capital ▁Ber had , ▁Sab ah ▁Energy ▁Corporation ▁S dn . ▁B hd . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁state ▁elections ▁in ▁Sab ah , ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁P DS ▁candidates ▁who ▁cont ested ▁were ▁defeated . ▁Due ▁to ▁this ▁dev ast ating ▁defeat ▁Tang au ▁was ▁requested ▁by ▁the ▁party ▁leadership ▁to ▁contest ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁parliament ary ▁general ▁election , ▁effectively ▁thrust ing ▁him ▁from ▁back room ▁boy ▁to ▁main stream ▁politics . ▁ ▁Tang au ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Tu aran ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁contest ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Malays ian ▁Parliament ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁then ▁UP K O ▁deput y ▁president ▁Dat uk ▁Wil fred ▁B umb uring ▁to ▁contest . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁General ▁E lections ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Tu aran ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁over ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁votes . ▁ ▁Tang au ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁UP K O ▁since ▁the ▁party ’ s ▁early ▁days . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁MP ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Information ▁Chief .