Parti Rakyat Sarawak

Political party in Malaysia

The Parti Rakyat Sarawak or PRS (English: Sarawak Peoples' Party) is a multiracialist & nationalist political party in Sarawak and Malaysia overall. The party was founded in the wake of the de-registration of the Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak and later Sarawak National Party in December 2003 by a breakaway faction led by the late Tan Sri Dr. James Jemut Masing and Dato' Sng Chee Hua. It is one of the former constituent members of the Barisan Nasional. PRS is currently the second largest local political party in Sarawak, after PBB. Following the fall of BN in the 2018 general election and in the aftermath of meeting between all Sarawak-based BN coalition parties on 12 June 2018, PRS left the coalition to form a new Sarawak-based coalition of Sarawak Parties Alliance.^[2] As of August 2023, the party's membership population is 348,700 members. Currently, there are 135 Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) branches which are actively found throughout Sarawak.

Party's objectives

• To focus on maintaining and strengthen the Sarawak multiracial unity spirit and also for all people's religions, no matter where they came for.
• To focus on developing the Dayak Iban community, through all major sectors such as education, sports, youths, technical and vocational (TVET), manpower, jobs, economy, social, cultures, media and infrastructures.
• To keep strengthen and harmony among the Chinese, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu, and Sarawak Malay communities, including their community from all rural areas, villages, and suburban areas.
• To take action and fight against corruption, political power abuse, money laundering, illegal cryptocurrency economics, and all political crisis that happened in Sarawak.
• To keep focusing on all Sarawak developments, including both ongoing and upcoming development projects in Sarawak and also to seriously fight against the sick and abandoned development projects.

Leadership structure

• Chairperson:
  • Jetli Jelian
• Deputy Chairperson:
  • Andrew Kalom
• President:
  • Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum
• Deputy President:
  • Dato Majang Renggi
• Vice-Presidents:
  • Datuk John Sikie Tayai
  • Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang
  • Datuk Liwan Lagang
  • Datuk Wilson Ugak
  • Datuk Mong Dagang
• Women's Wing Chief:
  • Datuk Doris Sophia Brodi
• Youth Wing Chief:
  • Datuk Snowdan Lawan
• Secretary-General:
  • Datuk Malcolm Mussen Lamoh
• Deputy Secretary-General:
  • Rita Sarimah Patrick Insol
• Treasurer-General:
  • Edwin Banta
• Deputy Treasurer-General:
  • Roy Angau Gingkoi
• Information Chief:
  • Datuk Wilfred Rata Nissom
• Deputy Information Chief:
  • Andy Lawrence
• Central Committee Members:
  • Kennedy Chukpai
  • Wilson Nyabong Ijang
  • Christopher Gira Sambang
  • Nicholas Kudi Jantai Masing
  • Anyi Jana
  • Dato Philimon Nuing
  • Alexander Vincent
  • Lau Ting Ping
  • Dato Azizi Morni
  • Thomas Balan
  • Pandang Semat
  • Alexander Donald
  • Jackson Melintang
  • Petrus Ngelai
  • Rosalind Neging

Elected representatives

Dewan Negara (Senate)

Senators

• His Majesty's appointee:
  • Rita Sarimah Patrick Insol

Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)

Members of Parliament of the 15th Malaysian Parliament

PRS has 5 MPs in the House of Representatives.

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

Malaysian State Assembly Representatives

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly

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General election results

State election results

External links

• Official website
• Parti Rakyat Sarawak on Facebook

See also

• Politics of Malaysia
• List of political parties in Malaysia

References

1. "Malcolm is PRS' new sec-gen with Edwin Banta as treasurer general, Roy Gingkoi as deputy treasurer". 4 February 2023.
2. Sharon Ling; Geryl Ogilvy (12 June 2018). "Sarawak BN parties pull out of coalition to form independent state-based pact". The Star. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

Notes

• Khoo, Phillip (June 2004) The Taming of the Dayak. Aliran Monthly