John Siffy Mirin (30 September 1978 – 3 July 2021) was an Indonesian politician from Papua from the National Mandate Party. He became a member of the People's Representative Council from 2018 until 2021. He died on 3 July 2021.

Early life and education

Mirin was born on 30 September 1978 in Korupun, a district located at the

Yahukimo Regency Yahukimo Regency is one of the regencies (''kabupaten'') in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It covers an area of 17,152 km2, and had a population of 164,512 at the 2010 Census, but this figure more than doubled to reach 350,880 at the 2 ...

of Papua. Mirin studied at the Korupun Presidential Elementary School from 1987 until 1992. He moved to

Wamena Wamena is a town and the capital of the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It also serves as the seat of Jayawijaya Regency. It is the largest town in Indonesian Papua's highlands, in the Baliem Valley and had a population of 64,967 at the ...

after graduating from elementary school, and entered the Saint Thomas junior high school and high school, respectively. After finishing his high school education in 1995, John migrated to

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, where he attended the

Sam Ratulangi University Sam Ratulangi University ( id, Universitas Sam Ratulangi, abbreviated as ) is a state university in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was established on September 14, 1965. The current rector is Prof. Dr. Ir. Ellen Joan Kumaat, M.Sc., DEA. Hi ...

. He graduated from the university in 2003 with a degree in governance studies.

Political career

Mirin returned to Papua after finishing his university education. He joined the

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(PAN) in 2003 and became a member of the executive council of the party's Papua branch in 2015. As the party supported governor

Lukas Enembe Lukas Enembe (born 27 July 1967) is an Indonesian politician who serves as Governor of Papua Province since April 2013. He had previously served as Regent of Puncak Jaya Regency between 2007 and 2012, and Vice Regent of the same regency from 2 ...

and vice governor Klemen Tinal, Mirin became a member of the pair's campaign team during the gubernatorial elections of 2013 and

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. Mirin decided to run for the

People's Representative Council The People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia, DPR-RI), also known as the House of Representatives, is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), ...

from the Papua electoral district in the

2014 Indonesian legislative election Legislative elections were held in Indonesia on 9 April 2014 to elect 136 members of the Regional Representative Council (DPD), 560 members of the People's Representative Council (DPR) and members of regional assemblies at the provincial and rege ...

. Although he was not elected, he won the second most votes for a PAN candidate in the electoral district. When PAN MP from Papua Jamaluddin Jafar resigned to run for local elections, Mirin was called to take his place and was subsequently sworn in as a replacement member on 23 May 2018. He was seated in Commission V, which handles transport, telecommunications, public works, public housing, village development and disadvantaged areas. While serving in the commission, Mirin urged the authorities to prevent the inflation of public transport price during the ''

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'' season. Mirin ran again in the

2019 Indonesian general election General elections were held in Indonesia on 17 April 2019. For the first time in the country's history, the president, the vice president, members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), and members of local legislative bodies were elected ...

and won a seat in the People's Representative Council. In his second term, Mirin moved to Commission II, which handles domestic governance, regional autonomy, state apparatus and agrarian affairs.

Personal life and death

Mirin was married to Evelline Yella Kindage and had two children. Mirin died on 3 July 2021, at the

Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital ( id, Rumah Sakit Pusat Angkatan Darat Gatot Soebroto, Gatot Soebroto Army Central Hospital; abbreviated as RSPAD Gatot Soebroto) is a hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. The name of the hospital is derived from Gatot Soeb ...

of complications from

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...

. He had been diagnosed positive with the virus a week before his death, and was brought to the Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital a day before.

References

1978 births 2021 deaths People from Yahukimo Regency Sam Ratulangi University alumni National Mandate Party politicians Members of the People's Representative Council, 2014 Members of the People's Representative Council, 2019 Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia {{authority control