1. Datuk Darell Leiking, known as Ignatius Dorell Leiking was born on 23 August 1971 and is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Moyog since September 2020.
12 Facts About Darell Leiking
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Darell Leiking served as the Minister of International Trade and Industry in the Pakatan Harapan administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and the Member of Parliament for Penampang from May 2013 to November 2022.
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Darell Leiking is a member of the Heritage Party and was a member of the People's Justice Party, a component party of the PH and formerly Pakatan Rakyat coalitions.
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Darell Leiking has served as the 1st and founding Deputy President of the WARISAN since party foundation in October 2016.
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Darell Leiking has rejected controversial remarks made towards other minority groups by a prominent minister in the cabinet, which was echoed by Baru Bian of the People's Justice Party.
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Darell Leiking has spoken out against discrimination towards other ethnic groups by certain politicians.
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On 2 July 2018, Darell Leiking was appointed as Minister of International Trade and Industry.
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On 24 February 2020, Darell Leiking lost his position after the PH government collapsed due to its loss of majority support in the Parliament.
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Darell Leiking won the seat and was elected to the Parliament as the Penampang MP for the first term after defeating Bernard Giluk Dompok of BN and Melania Annol of the Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak of Sabah by a majority of 10,216 votes.
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Darell Leiking defended the seat and was reelected as the Penampang MP for the second term after defeating his cousin Ceasar Mandela Malakun of BN, Cleftus Stephen Spine of the Homeland Solidarity Party and Edwin Bosi of the Sabah Native Cooperation Party by a majority of 23,473 votes.
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Darell Leiking lost the seat and was not reelected as the Penampang MP for the third term after losing to Ewon Benedick of PH by a minority of 14,410 votes.
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Darell Leiking won the seat and was elected into the Sabah State Legislative Assembly as the Moyog MLA for the first term after defeating Joseph Suleiman of STAR, John Chryso Masabal of the United Sabah Party, William Sampil of the Love Sabah Party, Marcel Annol of the Liberal Democratic Party, Vinson Loijon of the Sabah People's Unity Party and independent candidate Robert Richard Foo by a majority of 5,935 votes.