Taib announces Sarawak cabinet line-up
2011/09/28
By Desmond Davidson
desmond@nstp.com.my
By Desmond Davidson
desmond@nstp.com.my
Tan Sri Taib Mahmud shows a chart of his cabinet line up at the press conference in Kuching yesterday. NSTP/Mohd Radzi Bujang
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KUCHING: One new ministry was created, three elevated as senior ministers and seven assemblymen appointed as new assistant ministers when Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud announced his cabinet line-up today.
Taib did not drop anyone from his post-April 16 state election “temporary cabinet” nor did he name anyone to fill the vacant second deputy chief minister's post, previously held by Tan Sri Dr George Chan who lost in the election.He announced the creation of three senior ministers posts held by Land Development Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing, Local Government and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh and Social Development Minister Tan Sri William Mawan.
The full list of the Sarawak Cabinet effective 29 September 2011:Chief Minister: Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud
Deputy Chief Minister: Tan Sri Alfred Jabu
*Rosey Yunus (Early Childhood Education & Family Development)
Ministry of Infrastructure Development & CommunicationsMinister: Datuk Seri Michael ManyinAssistant Ministers:Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman (Infrastructure Development)Datuk Lee Kim Shin (Communication)
Ministry of Public Utilities Minister: Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan Assistant Ministers:Datuk Dr Stephen Rundi (Electricity & Telecommunications)Datuk Sylvester Entri (Public Utilities)
Ministry of Social DevelopmentSenior Minister: Tan Sri William MawanAssistant Ministers: Datuk Lee Kim Shin (Sports)*Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (Youth Development)*Liwan Lagang (Culture & Heritage)
Ministry of Rural Development Minister: Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Assistant Ministers:Datuk Francis Harden *Julaihi Narawi
Ministry of Resource Planning & EnvironmentMinister: Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud Second Minister- Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan Assistant Ministers: Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais (Resource Planning)*Datuk Len Talif Salleh (Environment)
Mnistry of Chief Minister's Office Minister in Chief Minister's Office & Minister of Special Functions: Datuk Amar Adenan Satem Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman (Islamic Affairs)Assistant Ministers:Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais (Bumiputera Entrepreneur Development)Datuk John Sikie (Native Adat & Penan Affairs)*Datuk Len Talif Salleh (Promotion of Technical Education)
Ministry of Finance Minister: Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud Second Minister – Senior Minister Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh
Ministry of Modernisation of Agriculture Minister: Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Assistant Ministers:Datuk Mong Dagang (Research & Marketing)Datuk Sylvester Entri (Farmer's organisation)
Ministry of Land DevelopmentSenior Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing Assistant Ministers:Datuk Gramong JunaDatuk Abdul Wahab Aziz
Ministry of Government & Community DevelopmentSenior Minister: Datuk Seri Wong Soon KohAssistant Ministers:Datuk Peter Nansian (Community Services)Datuk John Sikie (Local Government)*Dr Jerip Susil (Public Health)
Ministry of HousingMinister: Datuk Amar Abang Johari OpengAssistant Ministers: *Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah Datuk Francis Hardin
Ministry of Tourism Minister: Datuk Amar Abang Johari OpengAssistant Ministers:Datuk Talip Zulpilip (Tourism)Datuk Gramong Juna (Local Events & Products)
Note: * indicates new assistant ministers.
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