Arthur Joseph Kurup

Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Economic Affairs in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Minister Mustapa Mohamed since March 2020.[2] He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pensiangan, as well the Deputy President of United Sabah People's Party (PBRS).[3][4][5]

Yang Berhormat Datuk

Arthur Joseph Kurup

MP
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
(Economy)
Assumed office
10 March 2020
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
MinisterMustapa Mohamed
Preceded byMohd Radzi Md Jidin as Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs
ConstituencyPensiangan
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Pensiangan
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byJoseph Kurup (PBRS—BN)
Majority2,314 (2018)
Personal details
Born (1982-08-04) 4 August 1982
Sabah, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPBRS (2018–Present)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN) (2020–Present)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–Present)
Gabungan Bersatu Sabah (GBS) (2018-Present)
Spouse(s)Stella Boklin
RelationsJoseph Kurup (father)[1]
ResidenceSeri Pensiangan
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer and economist
Arthur Joseph Kurup on Facebook

Career

Arthur previously worked as a Trade and Legal Officer at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland before returning to Malaysia.[6] He served as a Director of Sabah Housing and Development Town Board.[5]

Politics

In the 2018 general election, his party of United Sabah People's Party (PBRS) fielded him to contest the Pensiangan parliamentary seat to succeed his father and party president, Joseph Kurup.[7][8][9][10] He faced Raymond Ahuar from the People's Justice Party (PKR) and defeated him.[11]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: P182 Pensiangan, Sabah[12]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2018 Arthur Joseph Kurup (PBRS) 11,783 37.6%2 Raymond Ahuar (PKR) 9,469 30.2%2
Notes:
Table excludes votes for candidates who finished in third place or lower.
2 Different % used for 2018 election.

Honour

References
  1. Ryan Stanley (3 May 2018). "Terharu bapa jadi teman berkempen" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. "Six Sabah MPs included in new Federal Cabinet line-up". The Borneo Post. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. Ruben Sario (30 October 2015). "Anak Joseph Kurup Bakal Jadi Timbalan Presiden PBRS" (in Malay). mStar. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. Olivia Miwil (26 April 2018). "Arthur bawa suara orang muda" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. Julia Chan (27 April 2018). "Sabah's scions rise to GE14 challenge". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 25 May 2018. The younger Kurup was elected deputy president of Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah in 2015, and appointed to the board of directors for the Sabah Town and Housing Development Board in 2016. He is also a trained lawyer and a TN50 ambassador.
  6. Muguntan Vanar; Natasha Joibi (4 May 2018). "Uphill task ahead for Kurup's son". The Star. Retrieved 25 May 2018. Located close to the Kalimantan-Sabah border, the constituency, which was held by Tan Sri Joseph Kurup for two terms, has an almost equal number of ethnic Dusun and Murut voters. The area will test Arthur, who used to be a lawyer with the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, as he enters the complex game of localized family politics.
  7. "Kurup decides to stay out". Daily Express. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  8. Olivia Miwil (26 April 2018). "Joseph Kurup confident son, Arthur, is best candidate for Pensiangan". New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. Ryan Stanley (3 May 2018). "Arthur Kurup on the campaign trail with incumbent dad". New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  10. Rizalmi Liman (5 May 2018). "Kurup yakin dengan Arthur sebagai calon BN Pensiangan" (in Malay). New Sabah Times. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  11. Nandini Balakrishnan (10 May 2018). "Historic Win: The Complete Result Of GE14's Parliamentary Seats Across Malaysia". Says.com. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  12. "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  13. 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.
  14. Hadir, Shawaliah (1 February 2021). "Tengku Zafrul antara 6 penerima Darjah Kebesaran Pangkat Pertama sempena Hari WP". MalaysiaGazette (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.


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