Joniston Bangkuai

Yang Berhormat Datuk
Joniston Bangkuai
PGDK JP MLA
State Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 October 2020
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
MinisterJafry Arifin
(2020–2023)
Christina Liew Chin Jin
(since 2023)
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
Preceded byAssaffal P. Alian
ConstituencyKiulu
Chairman of the Sabah Tourism Board
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 December 2020
State MinisterJafry Arifin
(2020–2023)
Christina Liew Chin Jin
(since 2023)
Chief Executive OfficerNoredah Othman
(2020–2024)
Julinus Jeffery Jimit
(since 2024)
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Kiulu
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 May 2013
Preceded byLouis Rampas
(BN–PBS)
Majority44 (2013)
1,443 (2018)
1,221 (2020)
1st Information Chief of the
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 March 2022
ChairmanHajiji Noor
Preceded byPosition established
Information Chief of the
United Sabah Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 July 2022
PresidentMaximus Ongkili
AssistantJohnnybone J. Kurum
Preceded byJulita Majungki
Secretary-General of the
United Sabah Party
In office
3 January 2021 – 1 July 2022
PresidentMaximus Ongkili
AssistantHendrus Anding
Preceded byJahid Jahim
Succeeded byJulita Majungki
Personal details
Born
Joniston bin Lumai @ Bangkuai

(1961-04-17) 17 April 1961 (age 63)
Kiulu, Tuaran, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Sabah Party (PBS)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(–2018)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
(since 2020)
SpouseLucy Irene Yong
OccupationPolitician

Joniston Bangkuai (born 17 April 1961) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the State Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor and Ministers Jafry Ariffin and Christina Liew Chin Jin since October 2020, Chairman of the Sabah Tourism Board (STB) since December 2020 as well as Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kiulu since May 2013. He is a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS), a component party of the GRS coalition.[1][2][3] He has also served as the Information Chief of both GRS and PBS since March and July 2022 respectively. He served as the Secretary-General of PBS from January 2021 to July 2022.[4][5]

  1. ^ Kow Gah Chie (21 September 2020). "Joseph Kitingan hits campaign trail to garner support for PBS". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ FMT Reporters (11 July 2020). "Warisan claiming credit for BN efforts, claims PBS". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. ^ "5 menteri, 18 pembantu menteri angkat sumpah". Berita Harian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Ongkili moves to unite members after divisive PBS party polls". The Star. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  5. ^ FMT (Free Malaysia Today) (30 November 2020). "Majlis Presiden GRS". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 24 August 2023.