Anita Baranting

{{short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{EngvarB|date=May 2018}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Datuk

| name = Lasiah @ Anita Baranting

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|PGDK|ASDK}}

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| birth_name = Anita Baranting

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|09|02|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kota Marudu, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)

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| office1 = Sabah State Minister of Community Development and Consumer Affairs

| term_start1 = 11 May 2018

| term_end1 = 12 May 2018

| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata1 = Musa Aman

| 2blankname1 = Assistant Minister

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| governor1 = Juhar Mahiruddin

| predecessor1 = Jainab Ahmad Ayid

| successor1 = Stephen Wong Tien Fatt {{small|as Minister of Health and People's Wellbeing}}

| office2 = Assistant Minister of Community Development and Consumer Affairs

| term_start2 = 10 May 2013

| term_end2 = 9 May 2018

| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata2 = Musa Aman

| 2blankname2 = Assistant Minister

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| governor2 = Juhar Mahiruddin

| predecessor2 = Herbert Timbun Lagadan

| successor2 = Norazlinah Arif {{small|as Assistant Minister of Health and People's Wellbeing}}

| constituency_AM3 = Tandek

| assembly3 = Sabah State Legislative

| term_start3 = 8 March 2008

| term_end3 = 26 September 2020

| majority3 = 2,237 (2008)
5,725 (2013)
4,592 (2018)

| predecessor3 = Maximus Ongkili (PBS–BN)

| successor3 = Hendrus Anding (PBS)

| citizenship = Malaysian

| party = Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) (until 2018)
Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) (2019-2020)
Independent (2020)
Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) (2020-present)

| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-2022)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (2022-present)

| occupation = Politician
STAR local leader

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Anita Baranting is a Malaysian politician who served as the State Minister of Community Development and Consumer Affairs. He served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tandek from March 2008 until September 2020. She is an official member of the Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) which is aligned with the ruling Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition both in federal and state levels.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/05/13/pbs-quits-bn-and-joins-star-in-new-coalition/|title=PBS quits BN and joins STAR in new coalition|work=The Star Online|date=13 May 2018|accessdate=24 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/466838|title= Tandek rep quits PBS to join Warisan |website=Malaysiakini.com|date=6 March 2019|accessdate=6 March 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/536653|title=Musa Aman umum cukup majoriti bentuk kerajaan baru Sabah| language=Malay| publisher=Malaysiakini|date=29 July 2020|accessdate=1 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/warisan-defectors-sacked-themselves-membership-cancelled-says-secretarygeneral|title=Warisan defectors 'sacked' themselves; membership cancelled, says secretary-general|author=Bernama|publisher=The Edge Markets|date=31 July 2020|accessdate=1 August 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011011047/https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/warisan-defectors-sacked-themselves-membership-cancelled-says-secretarygeneral|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=Up against BN and PBS, Tandek indie applies to join Star|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/543969|access-date=2020-09-24|website=Malaysiakini|language=en-US}}