Wilson Ugak Kumbong

Yang Berhormat Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong PJN KMN MP
Deputy Minister of Digital
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 December 2023
Monarchs	Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024)
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Minister	Gobind Singh Deo
Preceded by	Teo Nie Ching (Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital)
Constituency	Hulu Rajang
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs and Special Duties)
In office 10 December 2022 – 12 December 2023
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Minister	Armizan Mohd Ali
Preceded by	Hanifah Hajar Taib (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) Mastura Mohd Yazid (Special Duties)
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Constituency	Hulu Rajang
Chairman of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
In office 10 April 2020 – 10 December 2022
Minister	Saravanan Murugan (2020–2022) V. Sivakumar (3–10 December 2022)
Preceded by	Alice Lau Kiong Yeng
Succeeded by	Chong Chieng Jen
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Hulu Rajang
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Billy Abit Joo (BN–PRS)
Majority	5,834 (2013) 6,315 (2018) 7,505 (2022)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2013–2018	Barisan Nasional
2018–present	Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Personal details
Born	Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018)
Occupation	Politician

Wilson Ugak Kumbong is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Digital in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Gobind Singh Deo since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hulu Rajang since May 2013. He served as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Sabah and Sarawak Affairs and Special Duties in the PH administration under Prime Minister Anwar and Minister Armizan Mohd Ali from December 2022 to December 2023 and Chairman of the Chairman of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) from April 2020 to his appointment as a deputy minister in December 2022. He is a member and Vice President of the Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.^[1] He is also the cousin of Alexander Nanta Linggi, the Minister of Works and MP for Kapit.

Kumbong firstly contested and won for the Hulu Rajang seat at the 2013 general election.^[2][3] He retained the seat in both the 2018 and 2022 general elections, defeating Abun Sui Anyit from the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of then Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and PH opposition coalitions in all three elections and George Lagong from the Sarawak Workers Party (SWP) in 2013. He was appointed as Chairman of NIOSH by the then Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in April 2020, replacing Alice Lau Kiong Yieng from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), another component party of then PH opposition coalition.^[1][4] He is the first Chairman of NIOSH of Iban ethnicity.^[4] He was appointed as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Sabah and Sarawak Affairs by Prime Minister Anwar in December 2022, deputising for Minister Armizan Mohd Ali.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	P216 Hulu Rajang, Sarawak		Wilson Ugak Kumbong (PRS)	9,117	62.75%		Abun Sui Anyit (PKR)	3,283	22.60%	14,763	5,834	68.08%
							George Lagong (SWP)	685	1.05%
2018			Wilson Ugak Kumbong (PRS)	11,834	68.20%		Abun Sui Anyit (PKR)	5,519	31.80%	17,727	6,315	64.41%
2022			Wilson Ugak Kumbong (PRS)	15,456	66.03%		Abun Sui Anyit (PKR)	7,951	33.97%	23,807	7,505	53.89%

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2010)^[5]
  • Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2015)^[6]
•  Sarawak :
  • Pingat Peringatan Cemerlang Jubli Intan (Emas) (2024)^[7]

References

1. "Wilson Ugak is new Niosh chairman". 10 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
2. "BN Sarawak Umum Lapan Calon Baru". 16 April 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
3. "Bernama on Twitter". 9 May 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
4. "Wilson Ugak Kumbong is first Iban appointed as Niosh chairman". 14 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
5. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2010" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
6. "Senarai Penerima Panglima Jasa Negara" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
7. "Mohd Zuki, Bonnie Bunyau among recipients of Sarawak's Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Medal". The Borneo Post. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.