Jelaing Mersat (31 December 1948 – 1 September 2023) was a Malaysian politician who was a Member of Parliament for the Saratok constituency in Sarawak from 2004 until 2013, representing the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP).
During his time in Parliament he served as Deputy Home Minister in the Barisan Nasional coalition government,[1] and later as Deputy Minister for Transport.
[2] Jelaing was elected to Parliament in the 2004 election, replacing Peter Tinggom as the SPDP's Barisan Nasional candidate for the Saratok seat.
[3][4] Jelaing was dropped as the Barisan Nasional's candidate for the 2013 election, in favour of SPDP president William Mawan Ikom.
[5] Jelaing Mersat died on 1 September 2023, at the age of 74.