Joniston Bangkuai

Yang Berhormat Datuk
Joniston Bangkuai
PGDK JP MLA
Yang Berhormat Datuk Joniston Bangkuai PGDK JP MLA
State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 December 2025 Serving with Isnin Aliasnih & ; Ceasar Mandela Malakun
Governor	Musa Aman
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
Preceded by	Abidin Madingkir
Constituency	Kiulu
Chairman of the Sabah Tourism Board
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 December 2020
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
State Minister	Jafry Arifin ; (2020–2023, since 2025) ; Christina Liew Chin Jin ; (2023–2025)
Chief Executive Officer	Noredah Othman ; (2020–2024) ; Julinus Jeffery Jimit ; (since 2024)
State Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah
	In office; 8 October 2020 – 30 November 2025
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin ; (2020–2024) ; Musa Aman ; (2025)
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
Minister	Jafry Arifin ; (2020–2023) ; Christina Liew Chin Jin ; (2023–2025)
Preceded by	Assaffal P. Alian
Succeeded by	Anil Jeet Singh
Constituency	Kiulu
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly; for Kiulu
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Louis Rampas ; (BN–PBS)
Majority	44 (2013) ; 1,443 (2018) ; 1,221 (2020) ; 1,437 (2025)
1st Information Chief of ; Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 March 2022
Chairman	Hajiji Noor
Preceded by	Position established
Information Chief of the ; United Sabah Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 July 2022
President	Maximus Ongkili
Assistant	Jonnybone J Kurum
Preceded by	Julita Majungki
Secretary-General of the ; United Sabah Party
	In office; 3 January 2021 – 30 June 2022
President	Maximus Ongkili
Assistant	Hendrus Anding
Preceded by	Jahid Jahim
Succeeded by	Julita Majungki
Personal details
Born	Joniston bin Lumai @ Bangkuai; 17 April 1962; Tuaran, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Party	United Sabah Party (PBS)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) ; (until 2018) ; Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) ; (since 2020)
Spouse	Lucy Irene Yong
Occupation	Politician

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Joniston Bangkuai (born 17 April 1962) is a Malaysian politician who has served as State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor since December 2025, State Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah under Ministers Jafry Ariffin and Christina Liew Chin Jin from October 2020 until November 2025 and 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. He has also served as the Information Chief of both GRS and PBS since March and July 2022 respectively. He previously served as the Secretary-General of PBS from January 2021 to June 2022.