9 9 ▁general ▁election , ▁she ▁was ▁still ▁able ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁Sant ub ong ▁Parliament ary ▁seat . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁general ▁election , ▁she ▁had ▁switched ▁to ▁the ▁Bat ang ▁L up ar , ▁Sri ▁A man , ▁Sar aw ak , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁born , ▁and ▁won ▁un cont ested . ▁ ▁She ▁once ▁again ▁won ▁the ▁Bat ang ▁L up ar ▁parliament ary ▁seat ▁against ▁opposition ▁party ▁represent atives ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁general ▁election ▁with ▁ 7 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁her ▁vote ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁her . ▁Later ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Ag ro - based ▁Indust ry ▁by ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Tun ▁Abd ul lah ▁A hm ad ▁B ada wi . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Malays ia ' s ▁sixth ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Dat uk ▁Ser i ▁Naj ib ▁Raz ak , ▁who ▁just ▁held ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁entr usted ▁her ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁Tan ▁L ian ▁H oe ' s ▁duties ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁Dom estic ▁Trade , ▁Co - oper atives ▁and ▁Cons umer ism . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁Women ▁and ▁Family ▁Development ▁Minister ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Women , ▁Family ▁and ▁Community ▁Development . ▁She ▁started ▁her ▁official ▁duties ▁as ▁Minister ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁ 2