Joachim Gunsalam
Joachim Gunsalam | |
|---|---|
| Deputy President of the United Sabah Party (Non-Muslim bumiputera) | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2022 | |
| President | Maximus Ongkili |
| Preceded by | Radin Malleh |
| Ministerial roles (Sabah) | |
| 2013–2018 | Assistant Minister of Housing and Local Government |
| 2020– | Deputy Chief Minister |
| 2020– | Minister of Industrial Development |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2004–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018– | United Sabah Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joachim Gunsalam 22 January 1958[1] Kundasang, Ranau, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Sabah Party (PBS) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (2004-2018) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020) Parti Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS Party) (since 2022) |
| Spouse | Linda Ewit |
| Occupation | Politician |
Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Joachim Gunsalam (born 22 January 1958) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Chief Minister III and State Minister of Industrial Development of Sabah since September 2020. He has served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kundasang since March 2004. He is a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS) which is aligned with the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition which rules both federally and in Sabah. He has served as the Deputy President of PBS for the non-Muslim bumiputera quota since June 2022. [2] He was the Vice-President of PBS. [3][4]
Career
He was appointed one of the deputy chief ministers of Sabah as part of the victorious Gabungan Rakyat Sabah coalition in the 2020 state election.
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N29 Kundasang, P179 Ranau | Joachim Gunsalam (PBS) | 3,091 | 54.12% | Kaibi Laiman (SETIA) | 1,097 | 19.21% | 5,931 | 1,997 | 68.31% | ||
| Arimin Moidi (IND) | 1,075 | 18.82% | ||||||||||
| Asidin Teilok (keADILan) | 448 | 7.85% | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Joachim Gunsalam (PBS) | 3,597 | 54.77% | Japiril Suhaimin (IND) | 1,791 | 27.26% | 6,780 | 1,806 | 70.47% | |||
| Karim Adam (PKR) | 1,180 | 17.97% | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Joachim Gunsalam (PBS) | 4,206 | 41.93% | Satiol Indong (PKR) | 2,231 | 22.23% | 10,295 | 1,975 | 77.40% | |||
| Japiril Suhaimin (SAPP) | 2,102 | 20.96% | ||||||||||
| Jain Sauting (STAR) | 1,117 | 11.14% | ||||||||||
| Sam Hondou (IND) | 288 | 2.87% | ||||||||||
| Cleftus Stephen Spine (IND) | 87 | 0.87% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Joachim Gunsalam (PBS) | 3,971 | 37.14% | Siriman Basir (WARISAN) | 3,716 | 34.76% | 11,070 | 255 | 74.50% | |||
| Japiril Suhaimin (STAR) | 2,105 | 19.69% | ||||||||||
| Henrynus Amin (PKAN) | 733 | 6.86% | ||||||||||
| Jinus Sodiong (PKS) | 166 | 1.55% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N36 Kundasang, P179 Ranau | Joachim Gunsalam (PBS) | 4,332 | 43.35% | Siriman Basir (WARISAN) | 2,910 | 29.12% | 9,994 | 1,422 | 66.69% | ||
| Ewon Ebin (PCS) | 2,384 | 23.85% | ||||||||||
| Jeafry Goh Kautah (LDP) | 293 | 2.93% | ||||||||||
| Osman Marajin (USNO Baru) | 75 | 0.75% | ||||||||||
Honours
Sabah:
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2012)
Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (2022)
References
- ^ https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002241.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Joachim wins PBS deputy president post by a whisker". The Star. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/09/29/bung-jeffrey-and-gunsalam-are-deputy-cms/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Hajiji angkat sumpah Ketua Menteri; Bung Moktar, Dr Jeffrey, Joachim dilantik Timbalan Ketua Menteri". Sabah News Today (in Malay). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
- ^ "N53 Senallang". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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