Ewon Benedick

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Ewon Benedick
PGDK ASDK BK JP MP MLA
Yang Berhormat Datuk Ewon Benedick PGDK ASDK BK JP MP MLA
	Ewon Benedick in 2023
Deputy Chief Minister III of Sabah
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 December 2025 Serving with Joachim Gunsalam (Deputy Chief Minister I) &; Masidi Manjun (Deputy Chief Minister II);
Governor	Musa Aman
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
Preceded by	Shahelmey Yahya
Constituency	Kadamaian
State Minister of Industrial Development, Entrepreneurship, and Transport of Sabah
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 December 2025
Governor	Musa Aman
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
Assistant	Jonnybone J Kurum
Preceded by	Phoong Jin Zhe (as Minister of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship)
Constituency	Kadamaian
Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development
	In office; 3 December 2022 – 1 December 2025
Monarchs	Abdullah ; (2022–2024) ; Ibrahim ; (2024-2025)
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Deputy	Saraswathy Kandasami ; (2022–2023) ; Ramanan Ramakrishnan ; (2023–2025)
Preceded by	Noh Omar
Succeeded by	Alexander Nanta Linggi (acting) ; Steven Sim Chee Keong
Constituency	Penampang
State Minister of Rural Development of Sabah
	In office; 16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Shafie Apdal
Assistants	Rasinin Kautis & ; Dumi Pg Masdal
Preceded by	Ellron Alfred Angin
Succeeded by	Jahid Jahim
Constituency	Kadamaian
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Penampang
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Darell Leiking (WARISAN)
Majority	14,410 (2022)
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly; for Kadamaian
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Jeremy Ukoh Malajad (Independent)
Majority	3,294 (2018) ; 3,459 (2020) ; 9,672 (2025)
3rd President of the ; United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 January 2023
Deputy	Donald Peter Mojuntin
Preceded by	Wilfred Madius Tangau
2nd State Chairman of ; Pakatan Harapan of Sabah
	In office; 1 December 2024 – 10 November 2025
National Chairman	Anwar Ibrahim
Preceded by	Christina Liew Chin Jin
Succeeded by	Mustapha Sakmud
Personal details
Born	Ewon Benedick; 1 August 1983; Kampung Penampang Proper, Donggongon, Penampang, Sabah, Malaysia
Party	United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) ; (until 2018) ; Pakatan Harapan (PH) ; (2021–2025)
Spouse	Connie Parantis
Children	2
Education	SM St. Michael, Penampang ;
Alma mater	Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
Occupation	Politician

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Ewon Benedick (born 1 August 1983) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Chief Minister III of Sabah and State Minister of Industrial Development, Entrepreneurship, and Transport of Sabah since December 2025, as well as Member of Parliament (MP) for Penampang since 2022 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kadamaian since 2018. A president of the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) since 2023, Ewon served as the Chairman of Pakatan Harapan of Sabah from 2024 until 2025.

He served as Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim from 2022 until his resignation in 2025, and was the State Minister of Rural Development of Sabah under Chief Minister Shafie Apdal from 2018 to 2020.