Willie Mongin
Willie Mongin | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities II | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 Serving with Wee Jeck Seng | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Minister | Zuraida Kamaruddin |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Siti Aminah Aching |
| Constituency | Puncak Borneo |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 Serving with Wee Jeck Seng | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister | Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali |
| Preceded by | Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Puncak Borneo |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Puncak Borneo | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | James Dawos Mamit (BN–PBB) |
| Majority | 4,005 (2018) 13,338 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willie Anak Mongin 2 June 1975 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2009–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2020 & aligned since 2022) Perikatan Nasional People's Justice Party (PKR) (2020–2022 & aligned:2022-2022) Barisan Nasional (BN) (aligned:since 2020) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2022) |
| Spouse | Yee Chooi Ling |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Software engineer Entrepreneur |
Willie Anak Mongin (born 2 June 1975) is a Malaysian politician, entrepreneur, and software engineer who is serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Puncak Borneo since May 2018. A member of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu, he served as the Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities II from August 2021 until November 2022 and from March 2020 to August 2021.
Political career
2011 Sarawak state election
In the 2011 election, Willie under his party of People's Justice Party (PKR) faced Jerip Susil of Barisan Nasional and lost in a large majority.[1]
2013 general election
In the 2013 election, Willie faced James Dawos Mamit at Mambong (now as Puncak Borneo) of PBB but losing again the parliamentary seat.
2016 Sarawak state election
In the 2016 election, Willie faced Jerip Susil in winning for the Mambong state seat and lost in a large majority.
2018 general election
In the 2018 election, his party of PKR field him to contest the Puncak Borneo parliamentary seat again,[2] defeating the incumbent candidate Genot Sinel.
Parliamentary Incidents and Controversy
In 2018, during a debate about introducing a Sales and Services Tax (SST), Bung Moktar Radin was recounting the price of goods at markets when Willie Mongin uttered in reference to a photo purportedly showing a person resembling Bung Moktar sitting in a casino:
Bukan kasino ke, Yang Kinabatangan?
Are you sure that was not a casino, representative of Kinabatangan?
Bung Moktar then pointed his finger at Willie and accused him of being rude, demanding a retraction and subsequently shouting "fuck you".[3]
In 2021, Willie was under controversy after Batu Kawan MP Kasthuriraani Patto accused him for showing the finger twice during parliamentary debates.[4]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | P198 Mambong | Willie Mongin (PKR) | 10,740 | 33.66% | James Dawos Mamit (PBB) | 20,461 | 64.13% | 32,695 | 9,721 | 77.21% | ||
| Dripin Sakoi (STAR) | 704 | 2.21% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | P198 Puncak Borneo | Willie Mongin (PKR) | 18,865 | 54.65% | Genot Sinel (PBB) | 14,860 | 43.05% | 35,142 | 4,005 | 76.10% | ||
| Buln Patrick Ribos (STAR) | 795 | 2.30% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Willie Mongin (PBB) | 29,457 | 57.58% | Diog Dios (PKR) | 16,119 | 31.51% | 52,049 | 13,338 | 63.97% | |||
| Iana Akam (PSB) | 5,578 | 10.90% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | N16 Bengoh | Willie Mongin (PKR) | 4,447 | 30.72% | Jerip Susil (SUPP) | 8,093 | 55.91% | 14,830 | 3,646 | 67.55% | ||
| Wejok Tomik (IND) | 1,007 | 6.96% | ||||||||||
| Richard @ Peter Margaret (SNAP) | 928 | 6.41% | ||||||||||
| 2016 | N19 Mambong | Willie Mongin (PKR) | 2,645 | 22.74% | Jerip Susil (PSB) | 6,161 | 52.96% | 11,904 | 3,333 | 68.15% | ||
| Sanjan Daik (DAP) | 2,828 | 24.31% | ||||||||||
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
- Malaysia
- Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
- Federal Territory (Malaysia)
- Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2021)[5][6]
- Sarawak
- Silver Medal of the Sarawak Independence Diamond Jubilee Medal (2024)[7]
References
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 26 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
- ^ "Don't call me Yang Berhormat, says Puncak Borneo winner – Metro News – The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
- ^ "F*** you, shouts Bung Moktar in Parliament [NSTTV] | New Straits Times". 7 August 2018.
- ^ Deputy minister showed middle finger twice, claims PH MP
- ^ Ibrahim, Mohd Iskandar; Sulaiman, Noor Atiqah (1 February 2021). "Seramai 335 terima darjah kebesaran sempena Hari Wilayah". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Hadir, Shawaliah (1 February 2021). "Tengku Zafrul antara 6 penerima Darjah Kebesaran Pangkat Pertama sempena Hari WP". MalaysiaGazette (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Sarawak honours achievers with Jubilee medals". Sarawak Tribune. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.