New Cabinet announced

PM with the new cabinet list. - STARpic by Raja Faisal Hishan

Update from The Star News Desk

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced the new Cabinet at a press conference here Saturday morning.

There are a number of new faces in the line-up while a few others have been dropped. The new line-up is as follows:

Prime Minister's Department

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak

Minister: Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz, Datuk Mustapa Mohamed, Datuk Seri Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad, Prof Datuk Dr Abdullah Md Zin, Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili
Deputy Minister: Datuk M. Kayveas, Joseph Entulu Belaun Parliamentary Secretary: Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim, Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum

Finance Ministry

Minister: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Second Minister: Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop
Deputy Minister: Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen, Tengku Datuk Putera Tengku Awang
Parliamentary Secretary: Datuk Dr Hilmi Yahaya

Internal Security Ministry

Minister: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy Minister: Datuk Noh Omar, Chia Kwang Chye
Parliamentary Secretary: Datuk Wira Abdul Seman Yusop

Home Affairs Ministry

Minister: Datuk Azmi Khalid
Deputy Minister: Datuk Tan Chai Ho
Parliamentary Secretary: Datuk Paduka Abdul Rahman Ibrahim

Defence Ministry

Minister: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
Deputy Minister: Datuk Zainal Abidin Zin

Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development Ministry

Minister: Datuk Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Deputy Minister: Datuk Khamsiyah Yeop
Parliamentary Secretary: Samsu Baharun Abdul Rahman

International Trade and Industry Ministry

Minister: Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz
Deputy Minister: Datuk Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanazlah, Mah Siew Keong
Parliamentary Secretary: Datin Paduka Dr Tan Yee Kew

Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein

Education Ministry

Minister: Datuk Hishammuddin Tun Hussein
Deputy Minister: Datuk Hon Choon Kim, Datuk Dr Mahadzir Mohd Khir
Parliamentary Secretary: P. Komala Devi

Higher Education Ministry

Minister: Datuk Dr Shafie Mohd Salleh
Deputy Minister: Datuk Fu Ah Kiow
Parliamentary Secretary: Datuk Dr Adham Baba

Housing and Local Government Ministry

Minister: Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting
Deputy Minister: Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun, Robert Lau Hoi Chew
Parliamentary Secretary: Dr S. Subramaniam

Energy, Water and Communications Ministry

Minister: Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik
Deputy Minister: Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor

Information Ministry

Minister: Datuk Paduka Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
Deputy Minister: Datuk Zainuddin Maidin, Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai
Parliamentary Secretary: Noriah Kasnon

Works Ministry

Minister: Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu
Deputy Minister: Datuk Mohd Zain Mohamad
Parliamentary Secretary: Datuk Yong Khoon Seng

Natural Resources and Environment Ministry

Minister: Datuk Seri Adenan Satem
Deputy Minister: S. Sothinathan
Parliamentary Secretary: Sazmi Miah

Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Ministry

Minister: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
Deputy Minister: Datuk Seri Mohd Shariff Omar, Datuk Kerk Choo Ting
Parliamentary Secretary: Datuk Rohani Abdul Karim

Foreign Ministry

Minister: Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar
Deputy Minister: Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum
Parliamentary Secretary: Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman

Transport Ministry

Minister: Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy
Deputy Minister: Tengku Datuk Seri Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar, Datuk Douglas Unggah Embas

Human Resources Ministry

Minister: Datuk Dr Fong Chan Onn
Deputy Minister: Datuk Abdul Rahman Bakar

Science, Technology and Innovations Ministry

Minister: Datuk Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis
Deputy Minister: Kong Cho Ha
Parliamentary Secretary: Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Ruddin Ab Ghani

Arts, Culture and Heritage Ministry

Minister: Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim
Deputy Minister: Wong Kam Hoong

Women, Family and Community Development Ministry

Minister: Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil
Deputy Minister: Datuk G. Palanivel
Parliamentary Secretary: Chew Mei Fun

Rural and Regional Development Ministry

Minister: Datuk Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin
Deputy Minister: Datuk Dr Awang Adek Husin, Datuk Dr Tekhee @ Tiki Lafe

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry

Minister: Datuk Shafie Apdal
Deputy Minister: Datuk S. Veerasingam
Parliamentary Secretary: Hoo Seong Chang

Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry

Datuk Azalina Othman

Minister: Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui
Deputy Minister: Datuk Anifah Aman
Parliamentary Secretary: Ng Lip Yong

Youth and Sports Ministry

Minister: Datuk Azalina Othman Said
Deputy Minister: Datuk Ong Tee Keat
Parliamentary Secretary: S. Vigneswaran

Health Ministry

Minister: Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek
Deputy Minister: Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad
Parliamentary Secretary: Lee Kah Choon

Federal Territories Ministry

Datuk Leo Michael Toyad

Minister: Tan Sri Mohamed Isa Abdul Samad
Deputy Minister: Datuk Zulhasnan Rafique
Parliamentary Secretary: Yew Teong Look

Tourism Ministry

Minister: Datuk Leo Michael Toyad
Deputy Minister: Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

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