Jannie Lasimbang

{{short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{EngvarB|date=May 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Datuk

| name = Jannie Lasimbang

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|PGDK|ASDK|MLA (Sabah)}}

| image = Jannie Lasimbang.jpg

| caption =

| birth_name = Jannie Lasimbang

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|11|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Penampang, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)

| residence =

| death_place =

| office = Chairperson of the
Rural Development Corporation of Sabah

| term_start = 1 February 2023

| term_end =

| governor = Juhar Mahiruddin
{{small|(2023–2024)}}
Musa Aman
{{small|(since 2025)}}

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = Hajiji Noor

| predecessor = Raime Unggi

| successor =

| office2 = State Assistant Minister of Law and Native Affairs of Sabah

| term_start2 = 16 May 2018

| term_end2 = 29 September 2020

| alongside2 = Uda Sulai

| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata2 = Shafie Apdal

| 2blankname2 = Minister

| 2namedata2 = Aidi Moktar

| governor2 = Juhar Mahiruddin

| constituency2 = Kapayan

| predecessor2 = Position established

| successor2 = Position abolished

| constituency_AM3 = Kapayan

| assembly3 = Sabah State Legislative

| term_start3 = 9 May 2018

| term_end3 =

| majority3 = 13,250 (2018)
13,163 (2020)

| predecessor3 = Edwin Bosi
(PRDAP)

| successor3 =

| office5 = International Secretary
of the Democratic Action Party

| term_start5 = 20 March 2022

| term_end5 = 16 March 2025

| 1blankname5 = Secretary-General

| 1namedata5 = Anthony Loke Siew Fook

| 2blankname5 = Assistant

| 2namedata5 = Kasthuriraani Patto

| predecessor5 = Teo Nie Ching

| successor5 = Kasthuriraani Patto

| office6 = State Vice Chairperson of the
Democratic Action Party of Sabah

| alongside6 = Noorita Sual

| predecessor6 = Tsen Nyuk Kee

| 1blankname6 = Secretary-General

| 2blankname6 = State Chairman

| 2namedata6 = Phoong Jin Zhe

| 1namedata6 = Anthony Loke Siew Fook

| term_start6 = 27 October 2024

| office9 = Faction represented in the
Sabah State Legislative Assembly

| suboffice9 = Pakatan Harapan

| subterm9 = 2018–

| citizenship = {{MAS}}

| nationality =

| party = {{flagicon image|Democratic Action Party Flag.svg}} Democratic Action Party (DAP)

| otherparty = {{flagicon image|Pakatan-harapan-logo.svg}} Pakatan Harapan (PH)

| occupation = Politician

| majority =

| relations = Jennifer Lasimbang
{{small|(Sister)}}
Adrian Lasimbang
{{small|(Brother)}}

| spouse = Sui Khar Hlawnching

| children =

| website =

| footnotes =

| alma_mater = University of Kent

}}

Datuk Jannie Lasimbang (born 29 November 1962) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Chairperson of the Rural Development Corporation (KPD) of Sabah since February 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/02/01/hajiji-continues-to-strengthen-grs-govt-with-appointments-of-political-leaders|title=Hajiji continues to strengthen GRS govt with appointments of political leaders|website=The Star|date=1 February 2023|accessdate=2 February 2023}} and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kapayan since May 2018. She served as the State Assistant Minister of Law and Native Affairs of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) state administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal and former Minister Aidi Moktar from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN state administration in September 2020. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/12/12/sabah-umno-exodus-begins-with-nine-of-10-assemblymen-leaving-party/|title= Sabah Umno exodus sees nine of 10 Aduns, five of six MPs leave |author= Muguntan Vanar|work=The Star Online|date=12 December 2018|accessdate=15 December 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/133453/six-sabah-umno-ybs-to-join-bersatu-today/|title=Six Sabah Umno YBs to join Bersatu today|author=Hayati Dzulkifli |publisher=Daily Express|date=6 April 2019|accessdate=1 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/536653|title=Musa Aman umum cukup majoriti bentuk kerajaan baru Sabah| language=Malay| publisher=Malaysiakini|date=29 July 2020|accessdate=1 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/warisan-defectors-sacked-themselves-membership-cancelled-says-secretarygeneral|title=Warisan defectors 'sacked' themselves; membership cancelled, says secretary-general|author=Bernama|publisher=The Edge Markets|date=31 July 2020|accessdate=1 August 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011011047/https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/warisan-defectors-sacked-themselves-membership-cancelled-says-secretarygeneral|url-status=dead}} She has also served as the International Secretary of DAP from March 2022 until March 2025 and State Vice Chairperson of DAP of Sabah since October 2024. She is also the sister of Jennifer Lasimbang, former State Assistant Minister of Education and Innovation of Sabah and former Moyog MLA.

Election results

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|+ Sabah State Legislative Assembly{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/sabah.html|title=Sabah [Parliament Results]|work=The Star|accessdate=1 April 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517234741/https://election.thestar.com.my/sabah.html|archivedate=17 May 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview|website=election.thestar.com.my}}{{cite web |url= https://undi.info/sabah/r18/n02 |title= N02 Tanjong Kapor |publisher= Malaysiakini |accessdate= 30 May 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

rowspan=2|2018

|rowspan=2|N20 Kapayan

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |

|rowspan=2|{{nowrap|Jannie Lasimbang}} (DAP)

|rowspan=2 align="right" |19,558

|rowspan=2| 71.95%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Goh Fah Sun (MCA)

|align="right" |6,308

|23.20%

|rowspan=2|27,557

|rowspan=2|13,250

|rowspan=2|81.80%

{{Party shading/Homeland Solidarity Party}} |

|Chong Pit Fah (STAR)

|align="right" |1,318

|4.85%

rowspan=6|2020

|rowspan=6|N25 Kapayan

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} |

|rowspan=6| {{nowrap|Jannie Lasimbang}} (DAP)

|rowspan=6 align="right" |15,052

|rowspan=6| 77.40%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Lu Yen Tung (MCA)

|align="right" |1,889

|9.71%

|rowspan=6|19,447

|rowspan=6|13,163

|rowspan=6|64.75%

bgcolor=blue |

|Stephen Jacob Jimbangan (GAGASAN)

|align="right" |892

|4.59%

{{Party shading/United Sabah Party}} |

|Edwin Bosi (PBS)

|align="right" | 803

|4.13%

bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)}}" |

|Yong Wui Chung (LDP)

|align="right" |428

|2.20%

bgcolor="{{Love Sabah Party/meta/shading}}" |

|Chua Juan Shiuh (PCS)

|align="right" |325

|1.67%

{{Party shading/Independent}} |

|Chew Shung Seng (IND)

|align="right" | 58

|0.30%

Honours

  • {{Flag|Sabah}} :
  • 50px Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2025){{cite web|access-date=21 June 2025|language=ms|author=Izwan Abdullah|publisher=Berita Harian|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2025/06/1410621/ahmad-fuad-ketuai-1015-penerima-pingat-darjah-kebesaran-sabah|date=20 June 2025|title=Ahmad Fuad ketuai 1,015 penerima pingat, darjah kebesaran Sabah}}
  • 50px Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018){{cite web|date=6 October 2018|accessdate=6 October 2018|publisher=Borneo Post|title=Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak head list of 1,158 Sabah award recipients|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2018/10/06/chief-judge-of-sabah-and-sarawak-head-list-of-1158-sabah-award-recipients/|work=Bernama}}

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