Datuk Idris Haron is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia

Parliament of Malaysia

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 for the Tangga Batu constituency in the State of Melaka. He is a member of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) party in the governing Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...

 coalition.

Idris was elected to federal Parliament in the 2004 election for the newly created seat of Tangga Batu. In his first year in Parliament, Idris made international news for complaining that the outfits worn by stewardesses on Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines

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 would result in male passengers sexually harassing the stewardesses. After the 2008 election

Malaysian general election, 2008

The 12th Malaysian general election was held on March 8, 2008, in accordance with Malaysian laws for national elections, which states that a general election must be held no later than five years subsequent to the previous elections; the previous general election was held in 2004...

, Idris was appointed a Deputy Minister for Higher Education in the government of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi is a Malaysian politician who served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2009. He was also the President of the United Malays National Organisation , the largest political party in Malaysia, and led the governing Barisan Nasional parliamentary coalition...

.

Idris was born in Pekan Asahan

Pekan Asahan

Asahan is a small town in Malacca, Malaysia. It is located about 25 km away from Jasin and 20 km away from Tangkak, Johor. This small town is located near Melaka-Johor state border....

, Melaka on 13 May 1966, and is married with two children. He received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso

University of Texas at El Paso

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. Before his election to Parliament, Idris was chairman of the Alor Gajah

Alor Gajah

Alur Gajah is a town and district in Malacca, Malaysia. Alor Gajah is also a parliamentary constituency of Melaka. It borders Tampin, Negeri Sembilan to the north. This town has a railway station at Pulau Subang about 10 kilometres from the town area...

 district council.

Election results

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia

Dewan Rakyat

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: P136 Tangga Batu, Melaka
!|Year
!|Barisan Nasional
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Opposition
!|Votes
!|Pct
|-
|2004

Malaysian general election, 2004

General elections were held in Malaysia on March 21, 2004. The incumbent National Front government of Prime Minister Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was re-elected with an increased majority.-Election results:...

| | (UMNO)
| align="right" |26,766
| |76%
| |Shamsul Iskandar (PKR)
| align="right" |7,522
| |21%
|-
|2008

Malaysian general election, 2008

The 12th Malaysian general election was held on March 8, 2008, in accordance with Malaysian laws for national elections, which states that a general election must be held no later than five years subsequent to the previous elections; the previous general election was held in 2004...

| | (UMNO)
| align="right" |30,460
| |64%
| |Zainon Jaafar (PKR)
| align="right" |9,297
| |33%