Ellron Alfred Angin

Summary

Datuk Ellron Alfred Angin is a Sabah politician who served as MLA for Sook for over 17 years (2008–2025) and as Sabah State Minister of Youth and Sports from 2020, before losing his seat at the 17th Sabah State Election in November 2025. A former national sprinter, he served under PBRS, then STAR, and finally GRS after breaking ranks with STAR's leadership over the coalition's withdrawal from GRS. His political career ended at the state level when PBRS president Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup defeated him with a 4,727-vote majority.

Biography

Datuk Ellron Alfred Angin (born 15 July 1959, Pensiangan, Sabah) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sook from March 2008 to November 2025, a tenure of over 17 years [1]. Before entering politics, he was a national sprinter who represented Malaysia at the 1979 and 1983 Southeast Asian Games and the 1982 Asian Games [2]. He began his political career under Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS), a Barisan Nasional component party, holding the Sook seat under that banner from 2008 to 2018 [3][4]. Following the fall of the Sabah BN government in May 2018, he remained an independent assemblyman before joining Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) in December 2018 [5][6]. He rose to become STAR's non-Muslim deputy president [3][7]. He was appointed Sabah State Minister of Rural Development briefly in 2018 and served as Sabah State Minister of Youth and Sports from October 2020 under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor's GRS administration [1]. In October 2025, when STAR president Jeffrey Kitingan led the party out of the GRS coalition, Ellron broke ranks and declared his continued support for GRS, joining GRS as a direct member to contest the 17th Sabah State Election [3][8]. He contested the Sook seat under the GRS banner at the November 2025 state election but was defeated by PBRS president Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup [9][10][11].

Known for

Ellron Alfred Angin is known as a four-term Sook assemblyman who held the seat continuously from 2008 to 2025 under three different party banners — PBRS, STAR, and GRS [3][8]. He is also notable as a former national sprinter who participated in the SEA Games and Asian Games before transitioning to politics [2]. In October 2025, he drew attention by breaking ranks with STAR president Jeffrey Kitingan to remain aligned with GRS ahead of the 17th Sabah State Election [3][7].

Political positions

As Sabah Youth and Sports Minister (2020–2025), Ellron publicly emphasised sports discipline and athlete welfare, calling on Sabah athletes at the 2024 SUKMA games to uphold the state's reputation and perform their best [9][12]. He attended a sports industry expo in 2023 and witnessed the signing of MoUs for sports equipment and facilities, reflecting a focus on developing Sabah's sports infrastructure [3][13]. On the question of co-hosting the SEA Games, he indicated in September 2024 that Sabah was open to considering it, pending a state Cabinet decision [3][14]. On matters of coalition alignment, he and four other STAR leaders issued a joint statement in October 2025 asserting that political stability and continuity of development under GRS were their priorities, and that they would remain with GRS as a mark of loyalty to the people's mandate [3][7]. No publicly documented positions on federal legislative issues such as cost of living, housing, or education were found in searched sources.

Before politics

1. 1979Represented Malaysia as a sprinter at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games.⛓
2. 1982Represented Malaysia as a sprinter at the 1982 Asian Games.⛓
3. 1983Represented Malaysia as a sprinter at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games.⛓

Political career

1. March 2008First elected as MLA for Sook under PBRS (Barisan Nasional), beginning a continuous tenure that would last over 17 years.⛓
2. May 2013Re-elected as MLA for Sook under PBRS at the 2013 Sabah state election, receiving 7,223 votes.⛓
3. May 2018Retained the Sook seat at the 2018 state election under PBRS, receiving 8,042 votes. Following the fall of the Sabah BN government, he remained an independent assemblyman.⛓
4. December 2018Joined Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) under Jeffrey Kitingan after sitting as an independent assemblyman since the May 2018 election.⛓
5. September 2020Re-elected as MLA for Sook at the 2020 Sabah state election under STAR, receiving 3,554 votes.⛓
6. October 2020Appointed Sabah State Minister of Youth and Sports under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor's GRS administration.⛓
7. October 2025Broke ranks with STAR president Jeffrey Kitingan, who led the party out of GRS. Ellron, as STAR's non-Muslim deputy president, declared continued support for GRS and subsequently joined GRS as a direct member to contest the upcoming state election.⛓
8. November 2025Contested the Sook seat under GRS at the 17th Sabah State Election but was defeated by PBRS president Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup, who won by a 4,727-vote majority. Ellron's 17-year hold on the seat ended.⛓

Election history

• 2025SookLost⛓
• 2020SookWon⛓
• 2018SookWon⛓
• 2013SookWon⛓
• 2008SookWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentAs STAR's non-Muslim deputy president, Ellron and four other STAR leaders issued a joint statement in October 2025 asserting that political stability and continuity of development were priorities, and that they stood firm in their decision to remain with GRS and defend their seats under the GRS banner.⛓
• OppositionSTAR president Jeffrey Kitingan, who led his party out of GRS, said he had anticipated the decision of the five leaders including Ellron to continue supporting GRS, and stated he respected their decision.⛓
• AffectedEllron's son, Jordan Jude Ellron, stated that a STAR proposal to field him against his own father in Sook was a 'suicide mission' that would damage their father-son relationship, reflecting the personal dimension of the intra-party split.⛓
• VerifiedFactsEllron was defeated at the 17th Sabah State Election on 29 November 2025 by PBRS president Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup, who won the five-cornered Sook contest with a 4,727-vote majority, according to official Election Commission results reported by Bernama and The Edge Malaysia.⛓
• IndustryMalaysiakini reported allegations that Ellron accepted a bribe of RM530,000 in connection with a mining scandal in Sabah. Ellron denied these allegations, calling them baseless slander. The MACC chief commissioner stated in February 2025 that an initial batch of related videos lacked credibility as they had been heavily edited. No finalised legal finding has been reported.⛓