Maximus Johnity Ongkili

Bachelors of Agricultural Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, 1981

Ph.D. in Agricultural Science and Agricultural Economics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, 1985

University lecturer in the Faculty of Resource Economics and Agribusiness, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang (now known as Universiti Putra Malaysia), 1985-1986.

Senior researcher with the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, 1985-1987.

Associate Director, Sabah Institute for Development Studies (IDS), 1987-1991.

Executive Director cum Chief Executive of IDS, 1991 to 1994.

Member of Parliament, Langkon Constituency, 1994

Member of Parliament, Kota Marudu Constituency, 1995-present

PBS Secretary General, 1994

Deputy President, October 1994.

Science Advisor to the Chief minister of Sabah, 2003-2004

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of National Unity and Integration, 2004-2008

Chairman of the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF), 2004-2008.

Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, 2008-present

Chairman of the Party’s Disciplinary Commitee and also heads the party’s Research and Training Bureau.

In the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, he was a member of the Public Accounts Committee for two consecutive terms, and in the Parliament, he was also a member of the Public Accounts Committee for two consecutive terms (1995-2003). He represented PBS in the National Economic Consultative Council or MAPEN II and subsequently appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the “Jawatankuasa Kemiskinan MAPEN II”. Dr. Maximus was also a member of the National IT Council and was a pioneering member of the National Service Training Council.