Datuk Frankie Poon Ming Fung (Chinese: 潘明丰; pinyin: Pān Míngfēng; Jyutping: Pun1 Meng4 Fung1) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as Chairman of the Sabah Development Berhad (SDB) since January 2023[1] and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tanjong Papat since May 2018. He served as the State Minister of People's Health and Wellbeing of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) state administration from May 2019 to the collapse of the WARISAN state administration in September 2020 and the State Minister of Youth and Sports of Sabah from May 2018 to May 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He has served as the State Chairman of DAP of Sabah from March 2019 to October 2024 (in acting capacity from March 2019 to November 2021).
Frankie Poon Ming Fung | |
|---|---|
| 潘明丰 | |
| Chairman of the Sabah Development Berhad | |
| Assumed office 13 January 2023 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Preceded by | Hajiji Noor |
| State Minister of People's Health and Wellbeing of Sabah | |
| In office 21 May 2019 – 29 September 2020 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Shafie Apdal |
| Assistant | Norazlinah Arif |
| Preceded by | Stephen Wong Tien Fatt |
| Succeeded by | Shahelmey Yahya |
| Constituency | Tanjong Papat |
| State Minister of Youth and Sports of Sabah | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 21 May 2019 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Shafie Apdal |
| Assistant Minister | Arunarsin Taib |
| Preceded by | Masiung Banah |
| Succeeded by | Phoong Jin Zhe |
| Constituency | Tanjong Papat |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Papat | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Tan Shu Kiah (BN–GERAKAN) |
| Majority | 1,816 (2018) 3,743 (2020) |
| State Chairman of the Democratic Action Party of Sabah | |
| In office 28 March 2019 – 27 October 2024 (Acting: 28 March 2019 – 22 November 2021) | |
| Deputy | Peter Dhoms Saili |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng (2019–2022) Anthony Loke Siew Fook (2022–2024) |
| National Chairman | Tan Kok Wai (2019–2022) Lim Guan Eng (2022–2024) |
| Preceded by | Stephen Wong Tien Fatt |
| Succeeded by | Phoong Jin Zhe |
| Faction represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018– | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frankie Poon Ming Fung 30 March 1959 Sandakan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship |  Malaysia |
| Political party |  Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations |  Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Spouse | Ales Chan Ket Lei |
| Alma mater | University of Glamorgan |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N46 Tanjong Papat | Frankie Poon Ming Fung (DAP) | 4,631 | 42.20% | Raymond Tan Shu Kiah (Gerakan) | 6,153 | 56.06% | 11,181 | 1,522 | 75.90% | ||
| Yong Chie Man (SAPP) | 191 | 1.74% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Frankie Poon Ming Fung (DAP) | 5,818 | 56.19% | Raymond Tan Shu Kiah (Gerakan) | 4,002 | 38.66% | 10,567 | 1,816 | 72.90% | |||
| Jufazli Shi Ahmad (IND) | 533 | 5.15% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N56 Tanjong Papat | Frankie Poon Ming Fung (DAP) | 5,900 | 68.00% | Yong Chie Man (SAPP) | 2,157 | 24.87% | 8,676 | 3,743 | 60.73% | ||
| Mohd Yunus Apil (USNO Baru) | 345 | 3.98% | ||||||||||
| Noraini Sulong (IND) | 98 | 1.13% | ||||||||||
| Chung Yu Seng (PCS) | 79 | 0.91% | ||||||||||
| Lam Jin Dak (LDP) | 62 | 0.71% | ||||||||||
| Jamal Ali (PPRS) | 35 | 0.40% | ||||||||||
Honours
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Sabah :
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2018)
References
edit- ^ "Sabah Barisan dissident, Sabah DAP chief get top GLC posts". The Star. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "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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