Ronald Kiandee (born 10 January 1961) is a Malaysian politician. A member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) and its Vice President since August 2020 and 2nd State Chairman of Sabah since December 2022, he has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beluran since November 1999. He served as Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021. He was reappointed to the same post for a second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 until the dissolution of the BN government in November 2022, when BN lost its reelection campaign in the 2022 general election. Prior to serving in the Cabinet, Kiandee was the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration from 2018 to 2019 and Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat I in the BN administration from 2008 to 2018.[1] He is presently the sole MP of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU) and one of the only two Christian MPs of PN alongside Ali Biju.
Ronald Kiandee | |
|---|---|
 Ronald Kiandee in the Polish Senate (2013) | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Deputy | Ahmad Hamzah Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Mohamad Sabu (Minister of Agriculture and Food Security) |
| Constituency | Beluran |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Deputy | Ahmad Hamzah Che Abdullah Mat Nawi |
| Preceded by | Salahuddin Ayub as Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Beluran |
| Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat I | |
| In office 28 April 2008 – 10 May 2018 | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim Muhammad V |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Razak |
| Speaker | Pandikar Amin Mulia |
| Preceded by | Yusof Yacob |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Rashid Hasnon |
| Constituency | Beluran |
| Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee | |
| In office 7 August 2018 – 11 April 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Appointed by | Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof |
| Deputy | Wong Kah Woh |
| Preceded by | Hasan Arifin |
| Succeeded by | Noraini Ahmad |
| Constituency | Beluran |
| Vice President of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party | |
| Assumed office 23 August 2020 | |
| President | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| 2nd State Chairman of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah | |
| Assumed office 11 December 2022 | |
| President | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Deputy | Aksyah Nasrah |
| Preceded by | Hajiji Noor |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Beluran | |
| Assumed office 29 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Asmat Nungka (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 1,276 (1999) Walkover (2004) 4,352 (2008) 9,988 (2013) 7,115 (2018) 1,594 (2022) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1999–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018–2019 | Independent |
| 2019–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party |
| 2020– | Perikatan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ronald Kiandee 10 January 1961 Beluran, Sandakan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (–2018) Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU) (since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020) |
| Alma mater | Universiti Putra Malaysia (BSc) Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (MBA) Universiti Sains Malaysia (PhD) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life
editHe holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in political sociology from Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Political career
editKiandee was elected to Dewan Rakyat first in the 1999 election.[2] He was Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from April 2008 until the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration lost its re-election campaign in May 2018. Kiandee then served as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from 2018 to 2019.[3][4]
Kiandee left United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the opposition Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition to become an Independent on 12 December 2018, before later joining BERSATU.[5] After the then chairman of BERSATU Sabah, Hajiji Noor, announced on 10 December 2022 that all MPs and MLAs of BERSATU had quit the party and joined Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition as a direct member in line of the federal coalition of GRS+PH+BN+ Gabungan Parti Sarawak, Ronald announced he would stay in the party, and succeeded Hajiji as the chairman of BERSATU Sabah and PN Sabah.[6]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Sugut | Ronald Kiandee (AKAR) | 231 | 6.80% | Jublee Zen (PBS) | 1,666 | 49.06% | 3,289 | 459 | 69.62% | ||
| Musa Aman (USNO) | 1,207 | 35.54% | ||||||||||
| Abdul Rahman Atang (BERJAYA) | 114 | 3.36% | ||||||||||
| Julius Niyo (PRS) | 71 | 2.09% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | P159 Beluran | Ronald Kiandee (UMNO) | 6,562 | 54.38% | Dennis Rantau (PBS) | 5,286 | 43.81% | 12,231 | 1,276 | 65.79% | ||
| Liew Teck Khen (IND) | 219 | 1.81% | ||||||||||
| 2004 | P183 Beluran | Ronald Kiandee (UMNO) | Unopposed
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| 2008 | Ronald Kiandee (UMNO) | 7,090 | 59.86% | Ramsah Tasim (IND) | 2,738 | 23.12% | 12,349 | 4,352 | 64.38% | |||
| Michael Luban (PKR) | 1,271 | 10.73% | ||||||||||
| Petrus Rining (IND) | 571 | 4.82% | ||||||||||
| Nordin Kaning (IND) | 175 | 1.48% | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Ronald Kiandee (UMNO) | 13,174 | 71.75% | James Miki (PKR) | 3,186 | 17.35% | 18,915 | 9,988 | 76.62% | |||
| Raimon Lanjat (STAR) | 1,460 | 7.95% | ||||||||||
| Kamaruddin Mustapha (IND) | 542 | 2.95% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Ronald Kiandee (UMNO) | 13,007 | 62.84% | Japar Zairun (WARISAN) | 5,892 | 28.47% | 21,606 | 7,115 | 75.79% | |||
| Sipin Kadandi (PHRS) | 996 | 4.81% | ||||||||||
| Toidy Luit (PCS) | 284 | 1.37% | ||||||||||
| Lem Matin (PPRS) | 273 | 1.32% | ||||||||||
| Salimah Oyong (IND) | 246 | 1.19% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Ronald Kiandee (BERSATU) | 11,303 | 38.53% | Benedict Asmat (UMNO) | 9,709 | 33.10% | 29,951 | 1,594 | 65.58% | |||
| Felix Joseph Saang (UPKO) | 4,460 | 15.20% | ||||||||||
| Rowiena Rasid (WARISAN) | 3,707 | 12.64% | ||||||||||
| Hausing Sudin (PEJUANG) | 155 | 0.53% | ||||||||||
Honours
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Sabah :
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2004)[9]
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
Grand Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SMW) – Datuk Seri (2014)[9][10]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Mazwin Nik Anis and Joseph Kaos Jr (15 March 2019). "Six Sabah reps who jumped from Umno get Bersatu cards". The Star. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Kiandee, Junaidi in line for Deputy Speaker post". Daily Express (Malaysia). 10 April 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ Yiswaree Palansamy (7 August 2018). "Former deputy speaker Kiandee appointed PAC chief". Malay Mail. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ Ahmad Naqib Idris (12 April 2019). "Noraini Ahmad takes over from Ronald Kiandee as PAC chair". The Edge Market. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ Muguntan Vanar, Stephanie Lee and Natasha Joibi (12 December 2018). "Sabah Umno exodus sees nine of 10 Aduns, five of six MPs leave". The Star. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Bernama (10 December 2022). "Bersatu won't close shop in Sabah, says Ronald Kiandee". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
- ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ a b "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Some 320 individuals awarded in conjunction with Federal Territories Day". L. Suganya. The Star. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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