Frankie Poon Ming Fung

Frankie Poon Ming Fung
潘明丰
Chairman of the
Sabah Development Berhad
Assumed office
13 January 2023
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
Preceded byHajiji Noor
State Minister of People's Health and Wellbeing of Sabah
In office
21 May 2019 – 29 September 2020
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterShafie Apdal
AssistantNorazlinah Arif
Preceded byStephen Wong Tien Fatt
Succeeded byShahelmey Yahya
ConstituencyTanjong Papat
State Minister of Youth and Sports of Sabah
In office
16 May 2018 – 21 May 2019
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterShafie Apdal
Assistant MinisterArunarsin Taib
Preceded byMasiung Banah
Succeeded byPhoong Jin Zhe
ConstituencyTanjong Papat
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Tanjong Papat
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byRaymond Tan Shu Kiah
(BNGERAKAN)
Majority1,816 (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)
DeputyPeter Dhoms Saili
Secretary-GeneralLim Guan Eng
(2019–2022)
Anthony Loke Siew Fook
(2022–2024)
National ChairmanTan Kok Wai
(2019–2022)
Lim Guan Eng
(2022–2024)
Preceded byStephen Wong Tien Fatt
Succeeded byPhoong Jin Zhe
Faction represented in the
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2018–Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born
Frankie Poon Ming Fung

(1959-03-30) 30 March 1959 (age 65)
Sandakan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Citizenship Malaysia
Political party Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
SpouseAles Chan Ket Lei
Alma materUniversity of Glamorgan
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

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).

Election results

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Sabah State Legislative Assembly[2][3][4][5]
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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References

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  1. ^ "Sabah Barisan dissident, Sabah DAP chief get top GLC posts". The Star. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
  5. ^ "N53 Senallang". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 30 May 2020.