Joachim Gunsalam (born 22 January 1958) is a Malaysian politician and physician who has served as the Deputy Chief Minister II and State Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor since January 2023 as well as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kundasang since March 2004. He is a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions. He has served as the Acting President of PBS since June 2024 and Deputy President of PBS for the Non-Muslim Bumiputera quota since June 2022.[2][3] He previously served as Vice President of PBS for the Non-Muslim Bumiputera quota from 2006 to 2022.[4][5]
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 | 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 | 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:
Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (2022)[9]
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2012)[10]
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2006)[11]- Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK)
- Justice of the Peace (JP) (2024)[12]
References
- ^ "Warta Kerajaan" (PDF). sabah.gov.my. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Ongkili hands presidency duties to Gunsalam with immediate effect". The Star. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Joachim wins PBS deputy president post by a whisker". The Star. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Bung, Jeffrey and Gunsalam are deputy CMs". Free Malaysia Today (FMT). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Azam Baki ketuai 1,407 penerima darjah kebesaran, pingat sempena Hari Jadi Rasmi TYT". www.utusanborneo.com.my. 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2012" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2006" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
- ^ "Sarawak Premier heads Sabah TYT's Awards list". www.thestar.com.my.