Honours
Sabah :-
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2009) [17] -
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) –Datuk (2011)
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James Ratib | |
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| State Minister of Community Development and People's Wellbeing of Sabah | |
| Assumed office 11 January 2023 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Assistant | Flovia Ng |
| Preceded by | Shahelmey Yahya |
| Constituency | Sugut |
| State Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Sabah | |
| In office 8 October 2020 –11 January 2023 Servingwith Hendrus Anding | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Minister | Jeffrey Kitingan |
| Preceded by | Daud Yusof (State Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry of Sabah) |
| Succeeded by | Peto Galim (State Assistant Minister of Agriculture,Fisheries and Food Industries of Sabah) |
| Constituency | Sugut |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Sugut | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Surady Kayong (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 2,820 (2013) 1,521 (2018) 1,664 (2020) |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2013–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018–2019 | United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation |
| 2019–2020 | United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation |
| 2020 | Independent |
| 2020–2023 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2023– | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James bin Ratib 7 October 1966 [1] Beluran,Sabah,Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1998–May 2018,June 2020–January 2023) United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) (May 2018–June 2020) Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (Since February 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (1998–May 2018,June 2020–January 2023) Muafakat Nasional (MN) (June 2020–January 2023) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (allied)(June 2020–January 2023) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (as member parties)(Since February 2023) |
| Occupation | Politician [2] |
James bin Ratib (born 7 October 1966 in Sabah Borneo) is a Malaysian politician who served as Sugut N.48 Division Chief of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) and also an official member of Sugut Division of GRS-GAGASAN. He is also a politician who has served as the State Minister of Community Development and People's Wellbeing of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor since January 2023 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sugut since May 2013. He served as the State Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Sabah in the GRS state administration under Hajiji and Minister Jeffrey Kitingan from October 2020 to his promotion to full ministership of a different portfolio in January 2023. He is a member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN),a major component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition and was formerly a member of the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO). [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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| 2013 | N39 Sugut,P183 Beluran | James Ratib (UMNO) | 4,285 | 62.56% | Abdul Rahman Atang (IND) | 1,465 | 21.39% | 7,175 | 2,820 | 74.20% | ||
| Pagrios Zabang (PKR) | 647 | 9.45% | ||||||||||
| Masiawan Kunching (STAR) | 341 | 4.98% | ||||||||||
| Datu Kamaruddin Datu Mustapha (IND) | 111 | 1.62% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | James Ratib (UMNO) | 4,704 | 55.77% | Aspah Abdullah Sani (WARISAN) | 3,183 | 37.74% | 8,882 | 1,521 | 75.90% | |||
| Mohd Arshad Abdul (PPRS) | 436 | 5.17% | ||||||||||
| Ag Osman Asibih (PKS) | 111 | 1.32% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N48 Sugut,P183 Beluran | James Ratib (UMNO) | 4,308 | 57.88% | Norsabrina Japar (WARISAN) | 2,644 | 35.52% | 7,443 | 1,664 | 63.55% | ||
| Razak Allexsius Kontuni (LDP) | 178 | 2.39% | ||||||||||
| Raimon Lanjat (PCS) | 124 | 1.67% | ||||||||||
| Kamaruddin Jamil (PPRS) | 86 | 1.16% | ||||||||||
| Undang Jalang (IND) | 65 | 0.87% | ||||||||||
| Jubin Tulawi (USNO Baru) | 38 | 0.51% | ||||||||||
Sabah :
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2009) [17] 
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) –Datuk (2011)
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