Joniston Bangkuai

{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Datuk

| name = Joniston Bangkuai

| native_name =

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

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Joniston bin Lumai @ Bangkuai

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|04|17|df=yes}}

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

| residence =

| death_place =

| office = State Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah

| term_start = 8 October 2020

| term_end =

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = Hajiji Noor

| 2blankname = Minister

| 2namedata = Jafry Arifin
{{small|(2020–2023)}}
Christina Liew Chin Jin
{{small|(since 2023)}}

| governor = Juhar Mahiruddin {{small|(2020–2024)}}
Musa Aman {{small|(since 2025)}}

| constituency = Kiulu

| predecessor = Assaffal P. Alian

| successor =

| 3blankname = Chief Minister

| 3namedata = Hajiji Noor

| office1 = Chairman of the Sabah Tourism Board

| 1blankname1 = State Minister

| 1namedata1 = Jafry Arifin
{{small|(2020–2023)}}
Christina Liew Chin Jin
{{small|(since 2023)}}

| 2blankname1 = Chief Executive Officer

| 2namedata1 = Noredah Othman
{{small|(2020–2024)}}
Julinus Jeffery Jimit
{{small|(since 2024)}}

| term_start1 = 20 December 2020

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 =

| successor1 =

| constituency_AM2 = Kiulu

| assembly2 = Sabah State Legislative

| term_start2 = 5 May 2013

| term_end2 =

| majority2 = 44 (2013)
1,443 (2018)
1,221 (2020)

| predecessor2 = Louis Rampas
(BN–PBS)

| successor2 =

| office3 = 1st Information Chief of the
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah

| term_start3 = 4 March 2022

| term_end3 =

| 3blankname3 = Chairman

| 3namedata3 = Hajiji Noor

| predecessor3 = Position established

| successor3 =

| office4 = Information Chief of the
United Sabah Party

| term_start4 = 1 July 2022

| term_end4 =

| president4 = Maximus Ongkili

| 1blankname4 = Assistant

| 1namedata4 = Jonnybone Kurum

| predecessor4 = Julita Majungki

| successor4 =

| office5 = Secretary-General of the
United Sabah Party

| term_start5 = 3 January 2021

| term_end5 = 1 July 2022

| president5 = Maximus Ongkili

| 3blankname5 = Assistant

| 3namedata5 = Hendrus Anding

| predecessor5 = Jahid Jahim

| successor5 = Julita Majungki

| citizenship = Malaysian

| party = United Sabah Party (PBS)

| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)
{{small|(–2018)}}
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
{{small|(since 2020)}}

| occupation = Politician

| majority =

| relations =

| spouse = Lucy Irene Yong

| children =

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

Joniston Bangkuai (born 17 April 1962) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the State Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor and Ministers Jafry Ariffin and Christina Liew Chin Jin since October 2020, Chairman of the Sabah Tourism Board (STB) since December 2020 as well as Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kiulu since May 2013. He is a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS), a component party of the GRS coalition.{{cite web|url=https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/543506|title=Joseph Kitingan hits campaign trail to garner support for PBS|author=Kow Gah Chie|language=English|publisher=Malaysiakini|date=21 September 2020|accessdate=21 September 2020|archive-date=19 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019103445/https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/543506|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/07/11/warisan-claiming-credit-for-bn-efforts-claims-pbs/|title=Warisan claiming credit for BN efforts, claims PBS|author=FMT Reporters|work=Free Malaysia Today|date=11 July 2020|accessdate=11 September 2020|archive-date=16 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016045057/https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/07/11/warisan-claiming-credit-for-bn-efforts-claims-pbs/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2020/10/739695/5-menteri-18-pembantu-menteri-angkat-sumpah|title=5 menteri, 18 pembantu menteri angkat sumpah|publisher=Berita Harian|date=8 October 2020|accessdate=8 October 2020|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012124415/https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2020/10/739695/5-menteri-18-pembantu-menteri-angkat-sumpah|url-status=live}} He has also served as the Information Chief of both GRS and PBS since March and July 2022 respectively. He served as the Secretary-General of PBS from January 2021 to July 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/07/01/ongkili-moves-to-unite-members-after-divisive-pbs-party-polls|title=Ongkili moves to unite members after divisive PBS party polls|website=The Star|date=1 July 2022|access-date=1 July 2022|archive-date=1 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701024351/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/07/01/ongkili-moves-to-unite-members-after-divisive-pbs-party-polls|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/tag/majlis-presiden-grs/|title=Majlis Presiden GRS|last=FMT (Free Malaysia Today)|first=|date=30 November 2020|newspaper=Free Malaysia Today|access-date=24 August 2023|archive-date=29 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829025447/https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/tag/majlis-presiden-grs/|url-status=live}}