Wilfred Bumburing, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Wilfred Bumburing

Malaysian politician

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1951

Place of Birth: Tuaran, Sabah, Malaysia

Profession: politician

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Wilfred Bumburing

  • Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Bumburing (born 2 December 1951) is a Malaysian politician.
  • He is a member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly and a former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Tuaran, Sabah (2008–2013). Bumburing was first elected to the State Assembly in 1985, as a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS).
  • In 1994, he joined Bernard Dompok in defecting from PBS to join the Barisan Nasional coalition, setting up the party that subsequently became the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO).
  • He was a Deputy Chief Minister in the Barisan Nasional government.He was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 election for the seat of Tuaran.
  • His election came after UPKO's incumbent member Wilfred Madius Tangau stood down citing the wishes of the party's leadership.
  • In 2012, he left UPKO to sit in Parliament as a member of People's Justice Party (PKR) of the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition.
  • He recontested the 2013 election as a PKR candidate, but lost his seat to Tangau, who had returned to the UPKO deputy presidency.
  • C did, however, win the seat of Tamparuli in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.
  • In 2016 Wilfred Bumburing left PKR for the newly formed Love Sabah Party (PCS) and was elected as its new president.

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