Salang was a bank officer before entering politics. He was elected to Parliament in the 1999 election.[2] He was originally a member (and deputy president) of the Sarawak Native People's Party (PBDS),[3] but sat in Parliament without a party after the PBDS was deregistered in 2004. He eventually joined the PRS ahead of the 2008 election.[2]
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joseph, salang, gandum, datuk, born, january, 1951, malaysian, politician, former, bank, officer, served, deputy, minister, information, communications, culture, deputy, minister, energy, water, communications, deputy, minister, foreign, affairs, barisan, nasi. Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum born 1 January 1951 is a Malaysian politician and former bank officer who served as the Deputy Minister of Information Communications and Culture Deputy Minister of Energy Water and Communications and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Barisan Nasional BN administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Razak and former Ministers Rais Yatim Shaziman Abu Mansor and Syed Hamid Albar from March 2004 to May 2013 as well as the Member of Parliament MP for Julau from November 1999 to May 2018 He is a member of the Parti Rakyat Sarawak PRS a component party of the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak GPS and formerly BN coalitions and was a member of the Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak PBDS also a component party of the BN coalition He has served as the 2nd President of PRS since October 2021 when he has served in official capacity since April 2022 and in acting capacity from October 2021 to April 2022 He also served as the Deputy President of PRS from October 2018 to his official promotion to the party presidency in April 2022 and Secretary General of PRS from October 2016 to his promotion to party deputy presidency in October 2018 He was also Vice President of PRS 1 Yang Berbahagia DatukJoseph Salang GandumDSPN PGBK AMNDeputy Minister of Information Communications and CultureIn office 27 March 2008 15 May 2013Serving with Heng Seai Kie 2008 2010 amp Maglin Dennis d Cruz 2010 2013 MonarchsMizan Zainal Abidin 2008 2011 Abdul Halim 2011 2013 Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib RazakMinisterRais YatimPreceded byHimself Communication Tan Lian Hoe Information Teng Boon Soon Culture Succeeded byJailani Johari Communication Mas Ermieyati Samsudin Culture ConstituencyJulauDeputy Minister of Energy Water and CommunicationsIn office 19 March 27 March 2008MonarchMizan Zainal AbidinPrime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad BadawiMinisterShaziman Abu MansorPreceded byShaziman Abu MansorSucceeded byHimself Communications Noriah Kasnon Energy Water ConstituencyJulauDeputy Minister of Foreign AffairsIn office 27 March 2004 18 March 2008MonarchsSirajuddin 2004 2006 Mizan Zainal Abidin 2006 2008 Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad BadawiMinisterSyed Hamid AlbarPreceded byLeo Michael ToyadSucceeded byAbdul Rahim BakriConstituencyJulauMember of the Malaysian Parliament for JulauIn office 29 November 1999 9 May 2018Preceded bySng Chee Hua BN PBDS Succeeded byLarry Sng Wei Shien Independent Majority6 286 1999 2 688 2004 7 584 2008 5 955 2013 2nd President of the Parti Rakyat SarawakIncumbentAssumed office 31 October 2021 Acting 31 October 2021 25 April 2022DeputyMajang RenggiPreceded byJames Jemut MasingDeputy President of the Parti Rakyat SarawakIn office 20 October 2018 25 April 2022PresidentJames Jemut Masing 2018 2021 Himself Acting 2021 2022 Preceded byJoseph Entulu BelaunSucceeded byMajang RenggiSecretary General of the Parti Rakyat SarawakIn office 25 October 2016 20 October 2018PresidentJames Jemut MasingSucceeded byJanang BungsuPersonal detailsBorn 1951 01 01 1 January 1951 age 73 Crown Colony of Sarawak now Sarawak Malaysia Political partyParti Bansa Dayak Sarawak PBDS Parti Rakyat Sarawak PRS Other politicalaffiliationsBarisan Nasional BN 2018 aligned since 2020 Gabungan Parti Sarawak GPS since 2018 Perikatan Nasional PN aligned since 2020 SpouseLucy HonOccupationPoliticianSalang was a bank officer before entering politics He was elected to Parliament in the 1999 election 2 He was originally a member and deputy president of the Sarawak Native People s Party PBDS 3 but sat in Parliament without a party after the PBDS was deregistered in 2004 He eventually joined the PRS ahead of the 2008 election 2 Salang has served in a number of government posts including Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs 2 Deputy Minister of Energy Water and Communications 4 and Deputy Minister of Information Communications and Culture 5 He turned down reappointment to the deputy ministry after the 2013 election 6 Election results editParliament of Malaysia 7 Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent s Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout1999 Julau Joseph Salang Gandum PBDS 9 183 66 99 Kong Ah Huat IND 2 897 21 14 13 707 6 286 75 55 Samuel Edward Chun IND 844 6 16 Patrick Mit Dumit Tutong IND 483 3 52 2004 Joseph Salang Gandum PBDS 8 388 58 78 Randan Mawat IND 5 700 39 94 14 271 2 688 72 20 2008 Joseph Salang Gandum PRS 10 351 77 75 Labang Jamba PKR 2 767 20 78 13 313 7 584 65 56 2013 Joseph Salang Gandum PRS 9 891 58 27 Wong Judat SWP 3 936 23 19 16 973 5 955 75 36 Wong Hong Yu PKR 2 852 16 80 2018 Joseph Salang Gandum PRS 8 174 44 02 Larry Sng Wei Shien IND 10 105 54 42 18 569 1 931 73 16 2022 Joseph Salang Gandum PRS 7 819 34 69 Larry Sng Wei Shien PBM 9 159 40 64 22 537 1 340 64 67 Elly Lawai Ngalai IND 5 224 23 18 Susan George PBDS 335 1 49 Honours edit nbsp Malaysia nbsp Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm AMN 2000 nbsp Penang nbsp Officer of the Order of the Defender of State DSPN Dato 2003 8 nbsp Sarawak nbsp Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak PGBK Datuk 2011 References edit Joseph Salang Anak Gandum Y B Dato in Malay Parliament of Malaysia Archived from the original on 14 April 2010 Retrieved 19 April 2010 a b c Suhaini Aznam 2 March 2008 The partyless incumbent The Star Star Publications Malaysia Retrieved 19 April 2010 Sarawakians see PM s sincerity Taib Daily Express Malaysia 22 March 2004 Archived from the original on 21 June 2011 Retrieved 19 April 2010 PRS MPs pledge support to Abdullah The Star Star Publications Malaysia 22 March 2008 Archived from the original on 22 June 2011 Retrieved 19 April 2010 Najib Announces 28 member Cabinet Bernama 18 April 2009 Retrieved 19 April 2010 Joseph Salang Gandum rejects appointment The Star 15 May 2013 Retrieved 21 November 2014 Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen Dewan Undangan Negeri Election Commission of Malaysia Archived from the original on 6 September 2011 Retrieved 15 April 2010 Percentage figures based on total turnout including votes for third party and independent candidates not listed 13 conferred state awards The Star 9 September 2012 Retrieved 11 September 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Salang Gandum amp oldid 1168319189, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
