Frankie Poon Ming Fung
Malaysian politician and lawyer
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Frankie Poon Ming Fung (Chinese: 潘明丰; pinyin: Pān Míngfēng; Jyutping: Pun1 Meng4 Fung1; born 30 March 1959) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as Chairman of the Sabah Development Berhad (SDB) since January 2023.[1] He served as the State Minister of People's Health and Wellbeing of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) state administration from May 2019 to the collapse of the WARISAN state administration in September 2020, State Minister of Youth and Sports of Sabah from May 2018 to May 2019 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tanjong Papat from May 2018 to November 2025. He is a member of the Social Democratic Harmony Party (KDM). He was an independent and a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He has served as the State Chairman of DAP of Sabah from March 2019 to October 2024, in acting capacity from March 2019 to November 2021.
Frankie Poon Ming Fung | |
|---|---|
| 潘明丰 | |
| Chairman of the Sabah Development Berhad | |
| Assumed office 13 January 2023 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Preceded by | Hajiji Noor |
| State Minister of People's Health and Wellbeing of Sabah | |
| In office 21 May 2019 – 29 September 2020 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Shafie Apdal |
| Assistant | Norazlinah Arif |
| Preceded by | Stephen Wong Tien Fatt |
| Succeeded by | Shahelmey Yahya |
| Constituency | Tanjong Papat |
| State Minister of Youth and Sports of Sabah | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 21 May 2019 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Shafie Apdal |
| Assistant Minister | Arunarsin Taib |
| Preceded by | Masiung Banah |
| Succeeded by | Phoong Jin Zhe |
| Constituency | Tanjong Papat |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Papat | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 29 November 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Tan Shu Kiah (BN–GERAKAN) |
| Succeeded by | Alex Thien Ching Qiang (WARISAN) |
| Majority | 1,816 (2018) 3,743 (2020) |
| State Chairman of the Democratic Action Party of Sabah | |
| In office 28 March 2019 – 27 October 2024 (Acting: 28 March 2019 – 22 November 2021) | |
| Deputy | Peter Dhoms Saili |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng (2019–2022) Anthony Loke Siew Fook (2022–2024) |
| National Chairman | Tan Kok Wai (2019–2022) Lim Guan Eng (2022–2024) |
| Preceded by | Stephen Wong Tien Fatt |
| Succeeded by | Phoong Jin Zhe |
| Faction represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018–2025 | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frankie Poon Ming Fung 30 March 1959 |
| Citizenship |  Malaysia |
| Party |  Democratic Action Party (DAP) (2013–2025) Independent (October–November 2025)  Social Democratic Harmony Party (KDM) (since 2025) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2013–2015)  Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2025) |
| Spouse | Ales Chan Ket Lei |
| Alma mater | University of Glamorgan |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N46 Tanjong Papat | Poon Ming Fung (DAP) | 4,631 | 42.20% | Raymond Tan Shu Kiah (Gerakan) | 6,153 | 56.06% | 11,181 | 1,522 | 75.90% | ||
| Yong Chie Man (SAPP) | 191 | 1.74% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Poon Ming Fung (DAP) | 5,818 | 56.19% | Raymond Tan Shu Kiah (Gerakan) | 4,002 | 38.66% | 10,567 | 1,816 | 72.90% | |||
| Jufazli Shi Ahmad (IND) | 533 | 5.15% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N56 Tanjong Papat | Poon Ming Fung (DAP) | 5,900 | 68.00% | Yong Chie Man (SAPP) | 2,157 | 24.87% | 8,676 | 3,743 | 60.73% | ||
| Mohd Yunus Apil (USNO Baru) | 345 | 3.98% | ||||||||||
| Noraini Sulong (IND) | 98 | 1.13% | ||||||||||
| Chung Yu Seng (PCS) | 79 | 0.91% | ||||||||||
| Lam Jin Dak (LDP) | 62 | 0.71% | ||||||||||
| Jamal Ali (PPRS) | 35 | 0.40% | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Poon Ming Fung (KDM) | 27.29% | Alex Thien Ching Qiang (WARISAN) | % | ||||||||
| Tang Szu Ching (DAP) | % | |||||||||||
| Koa Wei Yang (Gerakan) | % | |||||||||||
| Henley Liew Yun Ye (SAPP) | % | |||||||||||
| Jainudin Berahim (IMPIAN) | % | |||||||||||
| Sohaimi Ramli (PKS) | % | |||||||||||
| Mohd Yunus Apil (PR) | % | |||||||||||
Honours
Sabah
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2018)[6]
