Abang Johari (seated centre and flanked by Uggah on his right and State Secretary Tan Sri Datuk Amar Morshidi Abdul Ghani) reading the line-up of the state cabinet and assistant ministers during the press conference.
KUCHING: The line-up of the state cabinet unveiled by Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg yesterday is unchanged from the previous one under Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem.
However, a new ministry – Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning – was set up to be headed by Abang Johari, who also heads the Ministry of Resource Planning and Environment. Abang Johari still heads the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, and Ministry of Housing and Urbanisation.
The swearing-in of the state cabinet and assistant ministers was held at the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) in a ceremony witnessed by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.
The following is the full list of the state cabinet members and assistant ministers:
Chief Minister:
Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning
Minister of Resource Planning and Environment
Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Minister of Housing and Urbanisation
Deputy Chief Minister:
Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas
Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture and Rural Economy
Deputy Chief Minister:
Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing
Minister of Infrastructure Development and Transportation
Ministers:
Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh
Second Minister of Finance
Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong
Minister of Youth, Sports and Solidarity
Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan
Minister of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development, Trade and Investment
Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment
Datuk Fatimah Abdullah
Minister of Welfare, Women and Community Wellbeing
Datuk Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian
Minister of Local Government
Datuk Dr Stephen Rundi Utom
Minister of Public Utilities
Assistant Ministers:
Datuk John Sikie Tayai
Assistant Minister for Native Laws and Customs
Assistant Minister for Arts and Culture
Datuk Len Talif Salleh
Assistant Minister for Workforce Development and Training
Assistant Minister for Environment
Dr Annuar Rapa’ee
Assistant Minister for Science Research and Biotechnology
Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais
Assistant Minister for Resource Planning
Assistant Minister for Entrepreneur Development
Datuk Lee Kim Shin
Assistant Minister for Tourism
Assistant Minister for Land and Air Transportation and Safety
Datuk Talib Zulpilip
Assistant Minister for Urbanisation
Assistant Minister for Infrastructure Development
Liwan Lagang
Assistant Minister for River Transportation and Safety
Datuk Dr Jerip Susil
Assistant Minister for Public Health
Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
Assistant Minister for Housing
Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports
Datuk Julaihi Narawi
Assistant Minister for Rural Economy (Coastal Areas) and Fisheries
Assistant Minister for Industrial Development (Investment and Promotion)
Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail
Assistant Minister for Welfare and Community Wellbeing
Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali
Assistant Minister for Early Childhood Education and Family Development
Datu Dr Penguang Mangil
Assistant Minister for Local Government
Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn
Assistant Minister for Public Utilities (Water Supply)
Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi
Assistant Minister for Public Utilities (Electricity and Telecommunication)
Datuk Francis Harden Hollis
Assistant Minister for Rural Economy (Interior Areas) and Plantation
Malcolm Mussen Lamoh
Assistant Minister for Agriculture
Rosey Yunus
Assistant Minister for Solidarity
At a press conference when announcing the cabinet line-up after the swearing-in ceremony, Abang Johari said: “Basically, there is no change for the time being”.
Asked why another deputy chief minister was not appointed, Abang Johari replied: “What happens is I will concentrate on pursuing what has been done by the late Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem and will reshuffle the cabinet when the time comes”.
“I’ll let you know when I have a revelation…give me time,” he added when asked whether there is any time frame for the reshuffle.
To a question whether it was a burden for him to hold four portfolios, Abang Johari pointed out that he has capable assistant ministers to carry out the duties.