Willie Mongin
Datuk Willie anak Mongin is a Malaysian politician, software engineer and technopreneur who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Puncak Borneo since May 2018. He served as the Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities II for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Khairuddin Razali from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021. He is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition. He was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition and People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition. He is Bidayuh from Sarawak.
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 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) (2009–2020) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2020–2022) 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 (PN) (2020–2022 & aligned:2022-2022) Barisan Nasional (BN) (aligned:since 2020) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2022) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Software engineer Technopreneur |
Political career edit
1998 political movement edit
In the September 1998, Willie joined a political movement called the Social Justice Movement (Malay: Pergerakan Keadilan Sosial) (ADIL) as Volunteer and Reformist, he joined the movement because he was sympathised with Anwar Ibrahim. Willie only agreed to officially joined PKR in 2009 after being persuaded by few top party leaders.
2011 Sarawak state election edit
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 edit
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 edit
In the 2016 election, Willie faced Jerip Susil in winning for the Mambong state seat and lost in a large majority.
2018 general election edit
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 (giving PBB its first defeat in a parliament seat since 1974).
Parliamentary Incident edit
In 2018, during the debate on the motion to introduce the Sales and Services Tax (SST), Bung Moktar Radin was recounting the price of goods at markets and Willie uttered ‘Is it not casino, Kinabatangan?’ that was referring to recent photographs that went viral online, purportedly showing a person resembling Bung Moktar sitting at a table in a casino.
Bung Moktar then pointed his finger at Willie and accused Willie of being rude, demanding the statement be retracted and subsequently shouting "fuck you".[3]
Election results edit
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | P198 Mambong, Sarawak | 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, Sarawak | 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% | |||
| Tomson Ango (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% | ||||||||||
Honour edit
- Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
- Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2021)[4][5]
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.