John Ambrose (politician)

John Ambrose Dumpangol (born 1 March 1952) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Senator from January 2018 to January 2024. He is a member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition and was a member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU), a former component party branch of the GRS coalition and component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1][2] He left UMNO on 13 December 2018,[3] joined BERSATU on 15 March 2019 and moved to Sabah BERSATU after its formation on 6 April 2019. He left Sabah BERSATU on 10 December 2022.[4][5][6] and joined GAGASAN on 5 February 2023. He is of Kadazan-Dusun descent and is a Christian of the Roman Catholic denomination.[2]

Yang Berhormat Senator Datuk
John Ambrose Dumpangol
PGDK
Senator
In office
16 January 2018 – 15 January 2024
MonarchsMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2024)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
(2018)
Mahathir Mohamad
(2018–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2022–2024)
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2018Barisan Nasional
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah
2020–2022Perikatan Nasional
2020–Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Personal details
Born (1952-03-01) 1 March 1952
Kampung Dabak, Donggongon, Penampang, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Political partyUMNO Sabah (Sabah UMNO)
(−2018)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(2019)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU)
(2019–2022)
Independent
(2022–2023)
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN)
(since 2023)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(−2018)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2019–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(2020–2022)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
(since 2020)
SpouseSabrina Marthen
Parent(s)Samuel Ambrose Dumpangol (deceased)
Margaret Thompson Dumpangol (deceased)
OccupationPolitician

Honours

References
  1. "Angkat sumpah sebagai Senator Dewan Negara". 16 January 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. "New senator sets sights on returning Penampang to BN". 16 January 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. "Kapal UMNO karam di Sabah". 13 December 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. "4 Ahli Parlimen, 2 ADUN, dua senator Sabah sertai BERSATU". 15 March 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. "4 Senator Bersatu angkat sumpah Isnin ini". 16 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. "4 senator angkat sumpah ahli Dewan Negara". 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.


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