Anwar Ibrahim cabinet
The Anwar Ibrahim cabinet is the current federal cabinet of Malaysia, formed on 3 December 2022,[1] nine days after Anwar Ibrahim took office as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia. The composition of the cabinet was announced by Anwar a day earlier on 2 December 2022, consisting of most of the political coalitions and parties represented in the 15th Parliament.[2] Although Perikatan Nasional (PN) was also invited to join the government, it decided to decline the invitation and instead formed the opposition. The government is often referred to as "unity government" (Malay: Kerajaan Perpaduan).
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Composition
Ministers
As of 30 July 2023, the ministers have been:[3]
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| PH (15) | BN (6) | GPS (5) | GRS (1) | Independent (1) |
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Deputy Ministers
The following lists deputy ministers.
| PH (13) | BN (6) | GPS (6) | GRS (1) | WARISAN (1) |
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Changes
Under this cabinet:
- The number of Deputy Prime Ministers increased from one to two.
- The number of Deputy Ministers of several ministries decreased from two to one.
- No Deputy Ministers for Ministry of National Unity and for the Minister in the Prime Minister' Department (Religious Affairs).
- Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries was renamed to Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.
- Ministry of Communications and Multimedia was renamed to Ministry of Communications and Digital.
- Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs was renamed to Ministry of Domestic Trade and Living Costs.
- Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and Ministry of Environment and Water were merged into a single ministry named Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change.[6]
- Ministry of Federal Territories was transferred the Prime Minister's Department as a portfolio and a department under the Prime Minister.[7]
- Ministry of Housing and Local Government was renamed to Ministry of Local Government Development. Housing portfolio remains in this ministry for now.
- Ministry of Rural Development was renamed to Ministry of Rural and Regional Development.
- Economic affairs portfolio under the Prime Minister's Department was transferred to the returning Ministry of Economy. It was previously the Ministry of Economic Affairs under the seventh Mahathir cabinet.
- Ministry of International Trade and Industry was renamed to Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry.
| Name at the end of the Twenty-Second Ministry | Name in the Twenty-Third Ministry |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Position Vacated | Deputy Prime Minister |
| Minister of Rural Development | Minister of Rural and Regional Development |
| Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities | Minister of Plantation and Commodities |
| Senior Minister (International Trade and Industry) | Position abolished |
| Senior Minister (Defence) | Position abolished |
| Senior Minister (Works) | Position abolished |
| Senior Minister (Education) | Position abolished |
| Minister of Federal Territories | Position abolished |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Parliament and Law) | Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs ) Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Special Functions) | Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions) |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) | |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy) | Minister of Economy |
| Minister of Defence | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry |
| Minister of Education | |
| Minister of Transport | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries | Minister of Agriculture and Food Security |
| Minister of Health | |
| Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture | |
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | Minister of Local Government Development |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Minister of Higher Education | |
| Minister of Human Resources | |
| Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs | Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living |
| Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives | |
| Minister of Works | |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | |
| Minister of Environment and Water Minister of Energy and Natural Resources | Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change |
| Minister of Women, Family and Community Development | |
| Minister of National Unity | |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | |
| Minister of Communication and Multimedia | Minister of Communications and Digital |
Unity Government Secretariat
The Unity Government formed a secretariat to coordinate the activities of its component coalitions and parties in February 2023. Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Barisan Nasional (BN) and President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Ahmad Zahid Hamidi added that the inaugural meeting of the secretariat would pay attention to finding common ground between the manifestos of its different components and strengthening the government.[8] The inaugural secretariat meeting was held at the headquarters of UMNO and attended by Prime Minister, Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and President of the People's Justice Party (PKR) Anwar Ibrahim, Minister of Transport, Deputy President of PH and Secretary-General of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) Anthony Loke Siew Fook and among others. This marked the first time Anwar had revisited the headquarters of UMNO in over 20 years after his sacking from UMNO and removal from government positions in September 1998 that sparked the Reformasi movement and the first time a DAP leader had visited the headquarters of UMNO.[9] Anwar subsequently announced the formation of three secretariat committees namely the elections committee, the strategy committee and the government and political agenda monitoring committee.[9]
The leaders of the secretariat are:
- Chairman
- Anwar Ibrahim (Prime Minister, Chairman of PH & President of PKR)
- Deputy Chairmen
- Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of BN & President of UMNO)
- Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg (Premier of Sarawak, Chairman of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) & President of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB))
- Hajiji Noor (Chief Minister of Sabah, Chairman of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) & President of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN))
- Shafie Apdal (State Leader of the Opposition of Sabah & President of the Heritage Party (WARISAN))
- Secretary-General
- Fadillah Yusof (Deputy Prime Minister, Acting Secretary-General and Parliamentary Whip of GPS & Senior Vice President of PBB)
- Secretariat Chief
- Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki (Chairman of the Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) & Secretary-General of UMNO)
The members of the secretariat are:
- Pakatan Harapan (PH)
- Barisan Nasional (BN)
- Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
- Wee Ka Siong
- Vigneswaran Sanasee
- Arthur Joseph Kurup
- Mohamad Hasan
- Zambry Abdul Kadir
- Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki
- Noraini Ahmad
- Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)
- Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
- Fadillah Yusof
- Alexander Nanta Linggi
- Tiong King Sing
- Sim Kui Hian
- Joseph Salang Gandum
- Nancy Shukri
- Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
- Hajiji Noor
- Jeffrey Kitingan
- Pandikar Amin Mulia
- Maximus Ongkili
- Joachim Gunsalam
- Armizan Mohd Ali
- Edward Linggu Bukut
- Heritage Party (WARISAN)
- Shafie Apdal
- Darell Leiking
- Azis Jamman
- Loretto Padua Jr.
References
- "Anwar Ibrahim appointed as Malaysia's 10th Prime Minister". Bernama. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- "Anwar's Malaysia Cabinet Announcement Delayed Until Later Friday". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- Prime Minister's Department of Malaysia (4 December 2022). "AHLI-AHLI JEMAAH MENTERI" [Members of the Cabinet] (in Malay). Cabinet, Constitution and Inter-Government Relation Division, Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- "Armizan to temporarily replace Salahuddin as Domestic Trade Minister, says PM". The Star. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- Abdullah, Izwan (10 December 2022). "Pemimpin BERSATU Sabah keluar parti, kekal bawah GRS - Hajiji". Berita Harian.
- Parzi, Mohd Nasaruddin (3 December 2022). "Dua portfolio kementerian digabung, satu lagi dimansuh". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- Mat Ruzki, Rafidah (16 December 2022). "Kedudukan pegawai kanan kementerian distruktur semula akan diumum". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- "Finding common ground aim of unity govt's secretariat meeting, says Zahid". Free Malaysia Today. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- "In historic return to UMNO headquarters, Anwar says Malaysia unity government will face upcoming state polls together". CNA. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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