Wilson Ugak Kumbong is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Digital in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Gobind Singh Deo since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hulu Rajang since May 2013. He served as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Sabah and Sarawak Affairs and Special Duties in the PH administration under Prime Minister Anwar and Minister Armizan Mohd Ali from December 2022 to December 2023 and Chairman of the Chairman of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) from April 2020 to his appointment as a deputy minister in December 2022. He is a member and Vice President of the Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1] He is also the cousin of Alexander Nanta Linggi, the Minister of Works and MP for Kapit.
Kumbong firstly contested and won for the Hulu Rajang seat at the 2013 general election.[2][3] He retained the seat in both the 2018 and 2022 general elections, defeating Abun Sui Anyit from the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of then Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and PH opposition coalitions in all three elections and George Lagong from the Sarawak Workers Party (SWP) in 2013. He was appointed as Chairman of NIOSH by the then Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in April 2020, replacing Alice Lau Kiong Yieng from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), another component party of then PH opposition coalition.[1][4] He is the first Chairman of NIOSH of the Iban ethnicity.[4] He was appointed as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Sabah and Sarawak Affairs by Prime Minister Anwar in December 2022, deputising for Minister Armizan Mohd Ali.
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | P216 Hulu Rajang, Sarawak | Wilson Ugak Kumbong (PRS) | 9,117 | 62.75% | Abun Sui Anyit (PKR) | 3,283 | 22.60% | 14,763 | 5,834 | 68.08% | ||
| George Lagong (SWP) | 685 | 1.05% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Wilson Ugak Kumbong (PRS) | 11,834 | 68.20% | Abun Sui Anyit (PKR) | 5,519 | 31.80% | 17,727 | 6,315 | 64.41% | |||
| 2022 | Wilson Ugak Kumbong (PRS) | 15,456 | 66.03% | Abun Sui Anyit (PKR) | 7,951 | 33.97% | 23,807 | 7,505 | 53.89% | |||
Honours
Malaysia :
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2010)[5]
Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2015)[6]
References
- ^ a b "Wilson Ugak is new Niosh chairman". 10 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "BN Sarawak Umum Lapan Calon Baru". 16 April 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Bernama on Twitter". 9 May 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Wilson Ugak Kumbong is first Iban appointed as Niosh chairman". 14 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2010" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Panglima Jasa Negara" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.