Ronald Kiandee
Datuk Seri Dr. 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, he has served as the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin since March 2020 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Beluran since November 1999.[1]
Ronald Kiandee | |
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 Ronald Kiandee in the Polish Senate (2013) | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2020 | |
| 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 |
| Constituency | Beluran |
| Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat | |
| In office 28 April 2008 – 10 May 2018 | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim Muhammad V |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008-2009) Najib Razak (2009-2018) |
| 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 |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Beluran | |
| Assumed office 29 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Asmat Nungka (UMNO–BN) |
| Majority | 1,276 (1999) uncontested (2004) 4,352 (2008) 9,988 (2013) 7,115 (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1961 Beluran, Sandakan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2018) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2019-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019-2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present) Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2020-Present) |
| Alma mater | Universiti Putra Malaysia Bachelor's Degree Universiti Tun Abdul Razak Master Universiti Sains Malaysia Ph.D. |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kiandee was elected to Dewan Rakyat first in the 1999 election.[2] He was Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from April 2008 to the collapse of the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration in May 2018 and chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from 2018 to 2019.[3][4]
Kiandee had earlier left United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the opposition Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition to become an Independent on 12 December 2018 before joining BERSATU.[5]
He holds a Ph.D. in political sociology from Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Election results
| Year | Government | Votes | Pct | Opposition | Votes | Pct | |||
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| 1999 | Ronald Kiandee (UMNO) | 6,562 | 54% | Dennis Rantau (PBS) | 5,286 | 43% | |||
| 2004 | Ronald Kiandee (UMNO) | ||||||||
| 2008 | Ronald Kiandee (UMNO) | 7,090 | 57% | Ramsah Tasim (IND) | 2,738 | 22% | |||
| 2013 | Ronald Kiandee (UMNO) | 13,174 | 72% | James Miki (PKR) | 3,186 | 17% | |||
| 2018 | Ronald Kiandee (UMNO) | 13,007 | 45.6%2 | Japar Zairun (WARISAN) | 5,892 | 20.7%2 | |||
| Notes: Table excludes votes for candidates who finished in third place or lower. 2 Different % used for 2018 election. | |||||||||
Honours
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
Grand Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SMW) - Datuk Seri (2014)[8][9]
Sabah :
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) - Datuk (2004)[8]
See also
References
- 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.
- "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.
- "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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