Rosey Yunus

Yang Berhormat Datuk
Rosey Yunus
PGBK JBK PPB MLA
روسي يونس‎
State Deputy Minister of Welfare, Women, Family Community Wellbeing and Childhood Development of Sarawak
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 September 2011
Serving with
Francis Harden Hollis
(Community Wellbeing) (2017-2022)
Mohamad Razi Sitam
(Community Wellbeing Development) (since 2022)
MinisterFatimah Abdullah
GovernorAbang Muhammad Salahuddin
(2011-2014)
Abdul Taib Mahmud
(2014-2024)
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
(since 2024)
Chief MinisterAbdul Taib Mahmud
(2011-2014)
Adenan Satem
(2014-2017)
Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
(since 2017)
Preceded byPosition established
ConstituencyBekenu
Chairperson of Miri Port Authority
In office
2008–2011
Succeeded byPalu @ Paulus Gumbang
Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
for Bekenu
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 May 2006
Preceded byPosition established
Majority3,072 (2006)
3,714 (2011)
4,789 (2016)
5,397 (2021)
Personal details
Born (1956-01-16) 16 January 1956 (age 68)
Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partySarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP)
(-2014)
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)
(since 2014)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(-2018, allied:since 2020)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)
(since 2018)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (allied:2020-2022)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (allied:since 2022)
Residence(s)Bekenu, Sibuti, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

Rosey binti Haji Yunus (born 16 January 1956)[1] is a Malaysian politician and teacher who serves as the State Deputy Minister of Women, Family, Welfare, Community Wellbeing and Childhood Development of Sarawak since September 2011 and Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bekenu since May 2006. She is the member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) since 2014.

Education

Rosey graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Hons) majoring in linguistic art with upper second-class honours and a Diploma of Education in 1980.[2]

Political career

Rosey was first elected assemblywoman for Bekenu in the 2006 Sarawak state election. In 2011, she successfully defended her seat in the following elections with an increased majority and was appointed as Assistant Minister for the newly-created Ministry of Welfare, Women & Family Development.[3]

Rosey was formerly a member of the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) before joining then-president William Mawan Ikom and three other assemblymen in leaving the party in 2014.[4]

Election results

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Valid ballots Majority Turnout
2006 Bekenu Rosey Yunus (SDPD / BN) 4,357 77.22% Mohdak Ismail (PKR) 1,285 22.78% 5,642 3,072 5,757
2011 Rosey Yunus (SDPD / BN) 4,946 70.34% Ishak Mahwi (PKR) 1,232 17.52% 7,032 3,714 7,135
Thony Badak (SNAP) 570 8.10%
Dyg Juliana Awg Tambi (PCM) 284 4.04%
2016 Rosey Yunus (PBB / BN) 6,009 71.68% Bill Kayong (PKR) 1,220 14.45% 8,383 4,789 8,540
Austin Sigi Melu (IND) 589 7.03%
Joe @ Peter Jelin (IND) 565 6.74%
2021 Rosey Yunus (PBB / GPS) 6,354 79.58% Norhafizah Joharie (PKR) 957 11.99% 7,984 5,397 62.15%
Abu Bakar Amit (PSB) 377 4.72%
Desmond Gani (PBK) 296 3.71%

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ "DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SARAWAK". Sarawak State Legislative Assembly. 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "LAMAN WEB PERKHIDMATAN". PEJABAT PUSAT KHIDMAT WAKIL RAKYAT BARISAN NASIONAL N.71 BEKENU. 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  3. ^ "The Sarawak Cabinet (2011)". rimau atas kerusi. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Sarawak: Sembilan ADUN, dua ahli Parlimen tinggalkan parti" (in Malay). Astro Awani. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Sarawak Yang DiPertua Negeri's Birthday Honours list 2010". The Star. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  6. ^ Edgar, Nigel (10 October 2020). "Three top list of award recipients". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 10 October 2020.