Joachim Gunsalam

Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Joachim Gunsalam SPDK PGDK ASDK ADK JP MLA
Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah II
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 January 2023 Serving with Jeffrey Kitingan (Deputy Chief Minister I) & Shahelmey Yahya (Deputy Chief Minister III)
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin (2023–2024) Musa Aman (since 2025)
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
Preceded by	Jeffrey Kitingan
Constituency	Kundasang
State Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 January 2023
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
Assistant	Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supain (2020–January 2025) & Isnin Aliasnih (since 2020)
Preceded by	Masidi Manjun
Constituency	Kundasang
Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah III
In office 29 September 2020 – 11 January 2023 Serving with Bung Moktar Radin (Deputy Chief Minister I) & Jeffrey Kitingan (Deputy Chief Minister III)
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
Preceded by	Christina Liew Chin Jin
Succeeded by	Shahelmey Yahya
Constituency	Kundasang
State Minister of Industrial Development of Sabah
In office 29 September 2020 – 11 January 2023
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
Assistant	Mohd Tamin Zainal
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Phoong Jin Zhe
Constituency	Kundasang
State Assistant Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah
In office 2013–2018
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Musa Aman
Succeeded by	George Hiew Vun Zin
Constituency	Kundasang
Acting President of the United Sabah Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 June 2024
President	Maximus Ongkili
Deputy	Himself (Non-Muslim Bumiputera) Jahid Jahim (Muslim Bumiputera) Yee Moh Chai (Chinese)
Deputy President of the United Sabah Party (Non-Muslim Bumiputera)
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 June 2022 Serving with Jahid Jahim (Muslim Bumiputera) & Yee Moh Chai (Chinese)
President	Maximus Ongkili
Preceded by	Radin Malleh
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kundasang
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 March 2004
Preceded by	Karim Adam (PBS)
Majority	1,997 (2004) 1,806 (2008) 1,975 (2013) 255 (2018) 1,422 (2020)
Personal details
Born	Joachim Gunsalam (1958-01-22) 22 January 1958 (age 67)[1] Kundasang, Ranau, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysia
Political party	United Sabah Party (PBS)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (2002–2018) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020)
Spouse	Linda Ewit
Alma mater	National University of Malaysia (UKM)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Physician

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

Sabah State Legislative Assembly[6][7][8]

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

1. "Warta Kerajaan" (PDF). sabah.gov.my. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
2. "Ongkili hands presidency duties to Gunsalam with immediate effect". The Star. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
3. "Joachim wins PBS deputy president post by a whisker". The Star. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
4. "Bung, Jeffrey and Gunsalam are deputy CMs". Free Malaysia Today (FMT). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
5. "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.
6. "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
7. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
8. "N53 Senallang". Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
9. "Azam Baki ketuai 1,407 penerima darjah kebesaran, pingat sempena Hari Jadi Rasmi TYT". www.utusanborneo.com.my. 30 September 2022.
10. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2012" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
11. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2006" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
12. "Sarawak Premier heads Sabah TYT's Awards list". www.thestar.com.my.