Who's in, who's out?
Published: Mar 18, 2008 3:35 PM | Updated: Mar 18, 2008 5:30 PM
Sixteen out of 32 ministers have kept their jobs - no change for eight and new portfolios for another eight. Ten have been given a promotion while eight moved to new ministries.
Sixteen out of 32 ministers have kept their jobs - no change for eight and new portfolios for another eight. Ten have been given a promotion while eight moved to new ministries.
Sixteen out of 32 ministers have kept their jobs - no change for eight and new portfolios for another eight. Ten have been given a promotion while eight moved to new ministries.
No change for 8
New posts for 8
6 new faces
10 promoted
Promoted from deputy minister
Promoted from parliamentary secretary
8 moved to new ministries
Ministerial portfolios merged
No change for 8
- Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (Finance - Umno)
- Najib Abdul Razak (Defence - Umno)
- Hishamuddin Hussein (Education - Umno)
- Nor Mohamed Yakcop (Second finance minister - Umno)
- Zulhasnan Rafique (Federal Territories - Umno)
- Bernard Dompok (Prime Minister’s Department - Upko)
- Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (Prime Minister’s Department - Umno)
- Peter Chin Fah Kui (Plantation Industries and Commodities - Supp)
New posts for 8
- Mustapa Mohamed (Agriculture and Agro-based Industry - Umno)
- Muhyiddin Yassin (International Trade and Industry - Umno)
- Syed Hamid Albar (Home Affairs and Internal Security - Umno)
- Dr Maximus Ongkili (Science, Technology and Innovation - PBS)
- Mohamed Khaled Nordin (Higher Education - Umno)
- Shafie Apdal (National Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage - Umno)
- Dr Rais Yatim (Foreign Affairs)
- Azalina Othman Said (Tourism - Umno)
6 new faces
- Ong Ka Chuan (Housing and local government - MCA)
- Shahrir Abdul Samad (Domestic trade and consumer affairs - Umno)
- Muhammad Muhammad Taib (Rural and regional development - Umno)
- Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Youth and sports - Umno)
- Zaid Ibrahim (PM’s Department in charge of legal affairs - Umno)
- Amirsham A Aziz (PM’s Department in charge of EPU - Umno)
10 promoted
Promoted from deputy minister
- Mohd Zin Mohamed (Works - Umno)
- Shaziman Abu Mansor (Energy, water and communications - Umno)
- Ong Tee Keat (Transport - MCA)
- Liow Tiong Lai (Health - MCA)
- Dr Ng Yen Yen (Women, Family and Community Development - MCA)
- Douglas Uggah Embas (Natural Resources and Environment - PBB)
- Nor Omar (Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development - Umno)
- Zahid Hamidi (PM’s Department - Umno)
Promoted from parliamentary secretary
- Ahmad Shabery Cheek (Information/ Umno)
- S Subramaniam (Human Resources/ MIC)
8 moved to new ministries
- Mustapa Mohamed (Higher Education to Agriculture and Agro-based Industry - Umno)
- Muhyiddin Yassin (Agriculture and Agro-based Industry to International Trade and Industry - Umno)
- Syed Hamid Albar (Foreign Affairs to Home Affairs and Internal Security - Umno)
- Dr Rais Yatim (Culture, Arts and Heritage to Foreign Affairs - Umno)
- Shafie Apdal (Domestic Trade and Industry to National Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage - Umno)
- Dr Maximus Ongkili (PM’s Department to Science, Technology and Innovation)
- Mohamed Khaled Nordin (Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development to Higher Education)
- Azalina Othman Said (Youth and Sports to Tourism)
Ministerial portfolios merged
- Internal Security + Home Affairs
- Culture, Arts and Heritage + National Unity and Integration (previously under PM’s Department)
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