Aaron Ago Dagang | |
|---|---|
| Minister of National Unity | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Saraswathy Kandasami (since 2023) |
| Preceded by | Halimah Mohamed Sadique |
| Constituency | Kanowit |
| Deputy Minister of Health II | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Minister | Khairy Jamaluddin |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Lukanisman Awang Sauni (Deputy Minister of Health) |
| Constituency | Kanowit |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister | Adham Baba |
| Preceded by | Lee Boon Chye (Deputy Minister of Health) |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Kanowit |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forKanowit | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Leo Moggie Irok (BN–PBDS) |
| Majority | 2,057 (2004) Walkover (2008) 3,042 (2013) 4,312 (2018) 236 (2022) |
| Faction represented inDewan Rakyat | |
| 2004–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018 | Parti Rakyat Sarawak |
| 2018– | Gabungan Parti Sarawak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aaron Ago anak Dagang (1958-12-12)12 December 1958 (age 66) |
| Political party | Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018) |
| Spouse | Rowenna Ping Bungan |
| Occupation | Politician |
Aaron Ago anak Dagang (born 12 December 1958) is aMalaysianpolitician who has served as theMinister of National Unity in the Unity Government administration under Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and theMember of Parliament (MP) forKanowit since March 2004. He served as theDeputy Minister of Health II for the second term in theBarisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob and former MinisterKhairy Jamaluddin from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and his first term in thePerikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin and former MinisterAdham Baba from March 2020 to August 2021. He is a member of theParti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), a component party of theGabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition.[1]
Before entering the Parliament, he was the political secretary to the former Minister for Energy, Communications and Multimedia,Leo Moggie Irok.[2] He then replaced Moggie in theKanowit federal seat when the latter stepped down from politics during the2004 general elections.[3] After the election, hisSarawak Native People's Party (PBDS) was de-registered,[4] he then joined theSarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP)[5] and later thePRS.[6] He retained the Kanowit seat in the2008 election unopposed.[7]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot casts | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | P209Kanowit | Aaron Ago Dagang (PBDS) | 6,438 | 59.51% | Frederick Bunsu Janton (IND) | 4,381 | 40.49% | 11,022 | 2,057 | 60.62% | ||
| 2008 | P210Kanowit | Aaron Ago Dagang (PRS) | Walkover | |||||||||
| 2013 | Aaron Ago Dagang (PRS) | 8,046 | 59.75% | Thomas Laja Besi (PKR) | 5,004 | 37.16% | 13,759 | 3,042 | 70.80% | |||
| Ellison Ludan (SWP) | 417 | 3.10% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Aaron Ago Dagang (PRS) | 9,552 | 64.58% | Satu Anchom (PKR) | 5,240 | 35.42% | 15,149 | 4,312 | 72.06% | |||
| 2022 | Aaron Ago Dagang (PRS) | 7,411 | 41.07% | Joseph Nyambong (PKR) | 7,175 | 39.77% | 18,043 | 236 | 58.23% | |||
| Michael Lias (IND) | 2,289 | 12.69% | ||||||||||
| George Chen (IND) | 741 | 4.11% | ||||||||||
| Elli Luhat (IND) | 427 | 2.37% | ||||||||||
Malaysia
Commander of theOrder of Meritorious Service (PJN) –Datuk (2010)[9][10]
Recipient of the17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
Sarawak
Knight Commander of theOrder of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) –Dato Sri (2023)[11]
Gold Medal of the Sarawak Independence Diamond Jubilee Medal (2023)[12]
