Willie Mongin
Datuk Willie anak Mongin is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities II in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Minister Khairuddin Razali since March 2020 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Puncak Borneo since May 2018. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition and was a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
Willie Mongin | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities II | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2020 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister | Khairuddin Razali |
| Preceded by | Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin as Deputy Minister of Primary Industries |
| 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) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willie Anak Mongin Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (2009 - 2020) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (since 2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (2009 - 2015) Pakatan Harapan (2015 - 2020) Perikatan Nasional (since 2020) Muafakat Nasional (since 2020) |
| Spouse(s) | Yee Chooi Ling |
| Children | Angeli Aveena |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Software Engineer / Technopreneur |
Political career
1998 Political Movement
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
In the 2011 election, Willie under his party of People's Justice Party (PKR) faced Jerip Susil of the Barisan Nasional and lost in a large majority.[1]
2013 general election
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
In the 2016 election, Willie faced Jerip Susil again at Mambong state seat and lost in a large majority.
2018 general election
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
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 directed his anger at Willie and subsequently shouted "F*ck You".[3]
On Dec 1st, Willie, a Deputy Minister for the PN government was seen showing the middle finger twice to the Opposition. [4]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mambong | 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 | Puncak Borneo | 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% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 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 | 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
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
Knight Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2021)[5][6]
References
- "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.
- https://www.nst.com.my/news/politics/2018/08/398939/f-you-shouts-bung-moktar-parliament-nsttv
- https://twitter.com/Kelvinyii88/status/1333679399284031488?s=09
- 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.
