James Jemut Masing

Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr.
James Jemut Masing
PSM DA PNBS MLA
Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak
Assumed office
13 May 2016
Serving with Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari (2016-2017)
Douglas Uggah Embas
Awang Tengah Ali Hasan
Governor Abdul Taib Mahmud
Chief Minister Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari
Preceded by Alfred Jabu Numpang
Constituency Baleh
President of Sarawak Peoples' Party
Assumed office
2004
Secretary-General Joseph Salang Gandum
Preceded by Inaugural holder
Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
for Baleh
Assumed office
1983
Preceded by Peter Gani Kiai
Majority 2,325 (1991)
4,649 (1996)
5,992 (2001)
4,802 (2006)
3,898 (2011)
4,793 (2016)
Personal details
Born (1949-03-05) 5 March 1949
Political party Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (1986-2004)
Sarawak Peoples' Party (PRS) (2004-)
Other political
affiliations		 Barisan Nasional (BN) (2004-2018)
Sarawak Parties Alliance (GPS) (2018-)
Alma mater Victoria University
Bachelor Degree in Education

Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. James Jemut Masing is a Sarawakian politician and the current Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak along with Douglas Uggah Embas and Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. He also serves as the Minister of Infrastructure, Development and Transportation in the Sarawak State Executive Council.[1] James is ethnic Iban and a Christian.

Election Results

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly[2]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1983 Baleh, Sarawak James Jemut Masing (PBDS)
1987 James Jemut Masing (PBRS)
1991 James Jemut Masing (PBRS) 4,183 67.15% Simon Temenggong Sibat (BN) 1,858 29.83% 6,306 2,325 71.91%
Ngalambong Limbing (Independent) 188 3.02%
1996 James Jemut Masing (PBRS) 5,411 87.66% John Pungga (Independent) 762 12.34% 6,334 4,649 65.77%
2001 James Jemut Masing (PBRS) 6,378 94.29% Stephen Nyamok Medan (Independent) 386 5.71% 6,861 5,992 70.02%
2006 James Jemut Masing (PRS) 5,330 90.99% Lucius Jimbon (SNAP) 528 9.01% 5,956 4,802 61.20%
2011 James Jemut Masing (PRS) 5,242 79.59% Bendindang Manjah (PKR) 1,344 20.41% 6,684 3,898 59.22%
2016 James Jemut Masing (PRS) 5,272 91.67% Agop Linsong (DAP) 479 8.33% 5,820 4,793 60.47%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ↑ "Official Website Office of the Chief Minister of Sarawak". www.cm.sarawak.gov.my. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  2. ↑ "SISTEM PENGURUSAN MAKLUMAT PILIHAN RAYA UMUM". 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  3. ↑ "Masing, Mawan awarded 'Tan Sri' on King's birthday". Sharon Ling. The Star. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Masing and Uggah now Datuk Amar". The Star. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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