John Siffy Mirin
{{Short description|Indonesian politician (1978–2021)}}
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| office = Member of the House of Representatives
| term_start = 23 May 2018
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{{small|Interim replacement until 30 September 2019}}
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| predecessor = Jamaluddin Jafar
| successor = Paulus Ubruangge
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| birth_place = Korupun, Yahukimo, Papua, Indonesia
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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 House of Representatives representing Papua at-large electoral district from 2018 until his death in 2021.
Early life and education
Mirin was born on 30 September 1978 in Korupun, a district located at the Yahukimo Regency of Papua. Mirin studied at the Korupun Presidential Elementary School from 1987 until 1992. He moved to Wamena 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 North Sulawesi, where he attended the Sam Ratulangi University. He graduated from the university in 2003 with a degree in governance studies.{{Cite web|date=14 April 2013|title=Daftar Riwayat Hidup Bakal Calon Anggota DPR|url=http://dct.kpu.go.id/images/dokumen/DPR/9101/08/07.pdf|url-status=dead|access-date=8 July 2021|website=General Elections Commission|language=id|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628165828/http://dct.kpu.go.id/images/dokumen/DPR/9101/08/07.pdf}}
Political career
Mirin returned to Papua after finishing his university education. He joined the National Mandate Party (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 and vice governor Klemen Tinal, Mirin became a member of the pair's campaign team during the gubernatorial elections of 2013 and 2018.{{Cite web|title=JOHN SIFFY MIRIN|url=https://www.dpr.go.id/blog/profil/id/1704|access-date=8 July 2021|website=People's Representative Council|language=id|archive-date=29 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529155400/https://www.dpr.go.id/blog/profil/id/1704|url-status=dead}}
Mirin decided to run for the People's Representative Council from the Papua electoral district in the 2014 Indonesian legislative election. 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,{{Cite news|last=Aboe|first=Nasri|date=21 April 2016|title=TRIPLE J MAKIN POPULER DI PINRANG! Ini Gagasannya yang Direspon Rakyat|work=Rakyat Sulsel|url=https://www.rakyatsulsel.com/triple-j-makin-populer-di-pinrang-ini-gagasannya-yang-direspon-rakyat.html|access-date=8 July 2021|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424082215/https://www.rakyatsulsel.com/triple-j-makin-populer-di-pinrang-ini-gagasannya-yang-direspon-rakyat.html|archive-date=24 April 2016}} Mirin was called to take his place and was subsequently sworn in as a replacement member on 23 May 2018.{{Cite web|last=Harahap|first=Riza|date=23 May 2018|title=13 anggota PAW MPR dilantik|url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/712665/13-anggota-paw-mpr-dilantik|access-date=8 July 2021|website=Antara News|language=id-ID}} 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 mudik season.{{Cite web|title=Anggota DPR – John Siffy Mirin – JejakParlemen|url=https://jejakparlemen.id/anggota/557|access-date=8 July 2021|website=jejakparlemen.id|language=id|archive-date=16 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716115325/https://jejakparlemen.id/anggota/557|url-status=dead}}
Mirin ran again in the 2019 Indonesian general election and won a seat in the People's Representative Council.{{Cite web|last=Liputan6.com|date=15 May 2014|title=Cek di Sini Daftar 560 Anggota DPR 2014-2019|url=https://www.liputan6.com/indonesia-baru/read/2050146/cek-di-sini-daftar-560-anggota-dpr-2014-2019|access-date=8 July 2021|website=liputan6.com|language=id}} In his second term, Mirin moved to Commission II, which handles domestic governance, regional autonomy, state apparatus and agrarian affairs.{{Cite web|last=Aditya|first=Nicholas Ryan|date=3 July 2021|title=PAN Berduka, Anggota DPR Asal Papua John Siffy Mirin Meninggal akibat Covid-19 Halaman all|url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2021/07/03/11073271/pan-berduka-anggota-dpr-asal-papua-john-siffy-mirin-meninggal-akibat-covid|access-date=8 July 2021|website=Kompas|language=id}}
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 of complications from COVID-19. 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.
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Category:People from Yahukimo Regency
Category:Sam Ratulangi University alumni
Category:National Mandate Party politicians
Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2014
Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2019
Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
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