Joseph Kurup | |
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| Ministerial roles | |
| 2008–2009 | Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development |
| 2009–2013 | Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment |
| 2013–2018 | Minister in the Prime Minister's Department |
| Ministerial roles (Sabah) | |
| 1985–1986 | Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries |
| 1986–1990 | Deputy Chief Minister |
| 1986–1990 | Minister of Communication and Works |
| 1990–1994 | Minister of Finance |
| 1994–1999 | Deputy Chief Minister |
| 1994–1996 | Minister of Industrial Development |
| 1996–1999 | Minister of Resource Development and Enterprise |
| 2001–2004 | Minister of Youth and Sports |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2008–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 1985–1990 | Barisan Nasional |
| 1990–1994 | United Sabah Party |
| 1994–1999 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2001–2008 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1944 Pensiangan, Keningau, Japanese-occupied North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Died | 17 April 2024 (aged 79) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Political party | Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) (1985–1994) Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) (1994–2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (1986–2018, 2020–2024) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (2020–2024) |
| Spouse(s) | Marianna Mezelin Moketai (m.1967), Mak Soak Fong (life partner 1976) |
| Children | 6 (including Arthur) |
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Kurup (15 December 1944 – 17 April 2024) was a Malaysian politician who served as 1st and founding President of the Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition from March 1994 to January 2023, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development in the BN administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak from March 2008 to May 2018. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pensiangan from March 2008 to May 2018. He also served as Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah, State Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, State Minister of Communications and Works, State Minister of Finance, State Minister of Industrial Development, State Minister of Resource Development and Enterprise and State Minister of Youth and Sports of Sabah under former Chief Ministers Joseph Pairin Kitingan, Sakaran Dandai, Salleh Said Keruak, Yong Teck Lee, Bernard Giluk Dompok, Osu Sukam, Chong Kah Kiat and Musa Aman in the BN state administration from 1985 to 2004. He was a founding member of the PBRS and was a member of the Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS). He was also the father of Arthur Joseph Kurup, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Pensiangan MP and PBRS President. Kurup died in Kuala Lumpur on 17 April 2024, at the age of 79.[1]
- ^ "PBRS founder Joseph Kurup dies". Free Malaysia Today. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.