Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Lajim Ukin is a Malaysian politician and the leader of the opposition in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.
Career
He was subsequently appointed Deputy Minister for Transport, moving to the portfolio of Housing and Local Government in 2009. In July 2012 he renounced his official positions in UMNO to align himself with the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition. This resulted in the revocation of his appointment as a deputy minister.
He recontested his parliamentary seat in the 2013 election on a People"s Justice Party (PKR) ticket, but was defeated.
He became the leader of the opposition in the State Assembly. He later served as Deputy Chief Minister in the Sabah government.
Politics
Before entering federal politics, Ukin was prominent in Sabah state politics. He was a member of the United Sabah Party (Public Broadcasting Service) before defecting to UMNO in 1994.
Membership
He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Beaufort constituency in Sabah from 2008 to 2013, and a Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government in the federal Barisan Nasional coalition government, from 2009 until his departure from the coalition in 2012. Ukin was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, as a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the seat of Beaufort.