[Via The Star]
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi unveiled a new smaller Cabinet, dropped senior ministers and brought in 50% new faces with 16 of the 32 ministers being newcomers. And in a surprise move, he also did away with parliamentary secretaries.
The Prime Minister, who retained the Finance portfolio, named Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as the Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister.
Abdullah said he had incorporated many changes to his administration to enable the government machinery to implement its responsibilities more effectively.
· Cabinet trimmed to 27 ministries, comprising 32 ministers and 37 deputy ministers.
· Six ministers from previous Cabinet dropped.
· Sabah and Sarawak get more deputy ministers.
· Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen becomes MCA’s first woman minister.
· Datuk Shahrir Samad makes a return to Cabinet after 21 years.
· Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib named Rural and Regional Development Minister.
· Former Maybank CEO Datuk Amirsham A. Aziz named Minister in charge of the Economic Planning Unit.
· Prominent lawyer Datuk Zaid Ibrahim appointed as de facto Law Minister to reform judiciary.
· Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil appointed special adviser to Prime Minister for women and social development.
· Home Affairs Ministry and the Internal Security Ministry re-merged.
· Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry formed - National Unity and Integration Department absorbed into the Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry.
The full list are as follows:
Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi [UMNO]
Deputy Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak [UMNO]
Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department
Tan Sri Bernard Dompok [UPKO]
Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz [UMNO]
Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi [UMNO]
Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim [UMNO,Senator]
Datuk Amirsham Abdul Aziz [Senator]
Deputy Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department
Datuk Johari Baharom [UMNO]
Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim [UMNO,Senator]
Datuk K. Devamany [MIC]
Datuk Hassan Malik [UMNO]
Finance
Minister - Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi [UMNO]
Second Finance Minister - Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop UMNO]
Deputies - Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah[UMNO], Datuk Kong Cho Ha [MCA]
Defense
Minister - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak [UMNO]
Deputy - Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop [UMNO]
Internal Security and Home Affairs
Minister - Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar [UMNO]
Deputies - Datuk Chor Chee Heong [MCA], Senator Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh [UMNO]
Housing and Local Government
Minister - Datuk Ong Ka Chuan [MCA]
Deputies - Datuk Robert Lau[SUPP] , Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin [UMNO]
Public Works
Minister - Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamad [UMNO]
Deputy - Datuk Yong Khoon Seng [SUPP]
Energy, Water and Communications
Minister - Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor [UMNO]
Deputy - Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum [PRS]
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
Minister - Datuk Mustapa Mohamed [UMNO]
Deputy - Datin Paduka Rohani Abdul Karim [PBB]
International Trade and Industry
Minister -Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin [UMNO]
Deputies - Loh Wei Keong [LDP], Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan [SPDP]
Foreign Affairs
Minister - Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim [UMNO]
Deputy - Tunku Azlan Abu Bakar [UMNO]
Education
Minister - Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein [UMNO]
Deputies - Datuk Wee Ka Siong [MCA], Datuk Razali Ismail [UMNO]
Higher Education
Minister - Datuk Khaled Nordin [UMNO]
Deputies - Khoo Kok Choong [MCA], Datuk Idris Harun [UMNO]
Transport
Minister - Datuk Ong Tee Keat [MCA]
Deputy - Anifah Aman [UMNO]
Human Resources
Minister - Datuk S. Subramaniam [MIC]
Deputy - Datuk Noraini Ahmad [UMNO]
Women, Family and Community Development
Minister - Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen [MCA]
Deputy - Noriah Kasnon [UMNO]
National Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage
Minister - Datuk Shafie Apdal [UMNO]
Deputy - Datuk Teng Boon Soon [MCA]
Science, Technology and Innovation
Minister - Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili [PBS]
Deputy - Fadilah Yusof [PBB]
Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development
Minister - Datuk Noh Omar [UMNO]
Deputy - Datuk Saiffuddin Abdullah [UMNO]
Natural Resources and Environment
Minister - Datuk Douglas Unggah Embas [PBB]
Deputy - Datuk Abu Ghapur Salleh [UMNO]
Rural and Regional Development
Minister - Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd Taib [UMNO,Senator]
Deputy - Tan Sri Joseph Kurup [PDRS]
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Minister - Datuk Shahrir Samad [UMNO]
Deputy - Jelaing Mersat [SPDP]
Plantation Industries and Commodities
Minister - Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui [SUPP]
Deputy - Senator A. Kohilan [Gerakan]
Youth and Sports
Minister - Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaacob [UMNO]
Deputy - Wee Jack Seng [MCA]
Health
Minister - Datuk Liow Tiong Lai [MCA]
Deputy - Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad [UMNO]
Information
Minister - Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek [UMNO]
Deputy - Datuk Tan Lian Hoe [Gerakan]
Tourism
Minister - Datuk Azalina Othman [UMNO]
Deputy - Datuk Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abu Taib [PBB]
Federal Territory
Minister - Datuk Zulhasnan Rafique [UMNO]
Deputy - M. Saravanan [MIC]
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi unveiled a new smaller Cabinet, dropped senior ministers and brought in 50% new faces with 16 of the 32 ministers being newcomers. And in a surprise move, he also did away with parliamentary secretaries.
The Prime Minister, who retained the Finance portfolio, named Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as the Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister.
Abdullah said he had incorporated many changes to his administration to enable the government machinery to implement its responsibilities more effectively.
· Cabinet trimmed to 27 ministries, comprising 32 ministers and 37 deputy ministers.
· Six ministers from previous Cabinet dropped.
· Sabah and Sarawak get more deputy ministers.
· Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen becomes MCA’s first woman minister.
· Datuk Shahrir Samad makes a return to Cabinet after 21 years.
· Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib named Rural and Regional Development Minister.
· Former Maybank CEO Datuk Amirsham A. Aziz named Minister in charge of the Economic Planning Unit.
· Prominent lawyer Datuk Zaid Ibrahim appointed as de facto Law Minister to reform judiciary.
· Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil appointed special adviser to Prime Minister for women and social development.
· Home Affairs Ministry and the Internal Security Ministry re-merged.
· Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry formed - National Unity and Integration Department absorbed into the Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry.
The full list are as follows:
Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi [UMNO]
Deputy Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak [UMNO]
Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department
Tan Sri Bernard Dompok [UPKO]
Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz [UMNO]
Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi [UMNO]
Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim [UMNO,Senator]
Datuk Amirsham Abdul Aziz [Senator]
Deputy Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department
Datuk Johari Baharom [UMNO]
Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim [UMNO,Senator]
Datuk K. Devamany [MIC]
Datuk Hassan Malik [UMNO]
Finance
Minister - Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi [UMNO]
Second Finance Minister - Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop UMNO]
Deputies - Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah[UMNO], Datuk Kong Cho Ha [MCA]
Defense
Minister - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak [UMNO]
Deputy - Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop [UMNO]
Internal Security and Home Affairs
Minister - Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar [UMNO]
Deputies - Datuk Chor Chee Heong [MCA], Senator Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh [UMNO]
Housing and Local Government
Minister - Datuk Ong Ka Chuan [MCA]
Deputies - Datuk Robert Lau[SUPP] , Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin [UMNO]
Public Works
Minister - Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamad [UMNO]
Deputy - Datuk Yong Khoon Seng [SUPP]
Energy, Water and Communications
Minister - Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor [UMNO]
Deputy - Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum [PRS]
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
Minister - Datuk Mustapa Mohamed [UMNO]
Deputy - Datin Paduka Rohani Abdul Karim [PBB]
International Trade and Industry
Minister -Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin [UMNO]
Deputies - Loh Wei Keong [LDP], Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan [SPDP]
Foreign Affairs
Minister - Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim [UMNO]
Deputy - Tunku Azlan Abu Bakar [UMNO]
Education
Minister - Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein [UMNO]
Deputies - Datuk Wee Ka Siong [MCA], Datuk Razali Ismail [UMNO]
Higher Education
Minister - Datuk Khaled Nordin [UMNO]
Deputies - Khoo Kok Choong [MCA], Datuk Idris Harun [UMNO]
Transport
Minister - Datuk Ong Tee Keat [MCA]
Deputy - Anifah Aman [UMNO]
Human Resources
Minister - Datuk S. Subramaniam [MIC]
Deputy - Datuk Noraini Ahmad [UMNO]
Women, Family and Community Development
Minister - Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen [MCA]
Deputy - Noriah Kasnon [UMNO]
National Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage
Minister - Datuk Shafie Apdal [UMNO]
Deputy - Datuk Teng Boon Soon [MCA]
Science, Technology and Innovation
Minister - Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili [PBS]
Deputy - Fadilah Yusof [PBB]
Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development
Minister - Datuk Noh Omar [UMNO]
Deputy - Datuk Saiffuddin Abdullah [UMNO]
Natural Resources and Environment
Minister - Datuk Douglas Unggah Embas [PBB]
Deputy - Datuk Abu Ghapur Salleh [UMNO]
Rural and Regional Development
Minister - Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd Taib [UMNO,Senator]
Deputy - Tan Sri Joseph Kurup [PDRS]
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Minister - Datuk Shahrir Samad [UMNO]
Deputy - Jelaing Mersat [SPDP]
Plantation Industries and Commodities
Minister - Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui [SUPP]
Deputy - Senator A. Kohilan [Gerakan]
Youth and Sports
Minister - Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaacob [UMNO]
Deputy - Wee Jack Seng [MCA]
Health
Minister - Datuk Liow Tiong Lai [MCA]
Deputy - Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad [UMNO]
Information
Minister - Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek [UMNO]
Deputy - Datuk Tan Lian Hoe [Gerakan]
Tourism
Minister - Datuk Azalina Othman [UMNO]
Deputy - Datuk Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abu Taib [PBB]
Federal Territory
Minister - Datuk Zulhasnan Rafique [UMNO]
Deputy - M. Saravanan [MIC]
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