Joachim Gunsalam

Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Joachim Gunsalam (born 22 January 1958) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Chief Minister II and State Minister of Housing and Local Government since 2023. 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] Formerly, he also served as one of the Vice-Presidents of PBS for the non-Muslim bumiputera quota from 2006 to 2022.[3][4]

Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima Dr.
Joachim Gunsalam
SPDK PGDK ASDK ADK MLA
Deputy President of the United Sabah Party
(Non-Muslim bumiputera)
Assumed office
30 June 2022
Serving with Jahid Jahim (Muslim bumiputera) &
Yee Moh Chai (Chinese)
PresidentMaximus Ongkili
Preceded byRadin Malleh
Ministerial roles (Sabah)
2013–2018Assistant Minister of Housing and Local Government
2020–Deputy Chief Minister
2020–2023Minister of Industrial Development
2023–Minister of Housing and Local Government
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2004–2018Barisan Nasional
2018–2022United Sabah Party
2022–Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Personal details
Born
Joachim Gunsalam

(1958-01-22) 22 January 1958[1]
Kundasang, Ranau, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited 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)
SpouseLinda Ewit
OccupationPolitician

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
Sabah State Legislative Assembly[5][6][7]
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

References
  1. "Warta Kerajaan" (PDF). sabah.gov.my. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. "Joachim wins PBS deputy president post by a whisker". The Star. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. "Bung, Jeffrey and Gunsalam are deputy CMs". Free Malaysia Today (FMT). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. "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.
  5. "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  6. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
  7. "N53 Senallang". Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.


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