Cabinet of Malaysia
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The Cabinet of Malaysia is the executive branch of Malaysia's government. Led by the Prime Minister, the cabinet is a council of ministers who are accountable to the Parliament. According to the Article 43 of the Constitution, members of the Cabinet can only be selected from members of either houses of Parliament. Formally, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong appoints all Ministers on the advice of the Prime Minister, which he is obliged to follow. [1]
By convention, members of the Cabinet are typically appointed from the lower house of Parliament, the Dewan Rakyat. Although Deputy Ministers and/or Parliamentary Secretaries may be appointed to each portfolio, they are not included in the Cabinet. The Cabinet meets weekly, originally every Wednesday.[2] After the position of Parliamentary Secretary was removed and partial live telecasts of Parliament proceedings began in 2008, Cabinet meetings were moved to Fridays whenever Parliament sat, so as to allow Ministers to personally answer questions during Question Time in Parliament.[3]
The composition of the Cabinet, and the number of portfolios depends mainly on the wishes of the Prime Minister at the time. However, the post of Finance Minister was considered so important as to be a necessity, and as a result was incorporated by the Minister of Finance (Incorporation) Act 1957 (Act 375).[4] The position of Deputy Prime Minister is one that exists by convention, and as a result a Prime Minister could theoretically form a Cabinet without a Deputy.[5]
Deputy Ministers exist for each portfolio, although they are not considered members of the Cabinet. The position of Deputy Minister was created by constitutional amendment in 1960. Parliamentary Secretaries used to be appointed but there were no parliamentary secretaries in the cabinet formed after the 2008 Malaysian general election. Parliamentary Secretaries were provided for by an amendment in 1963. Deputy Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries are also appointed from members of Parliament, and hold the same powers as Ministers. An additional office, that of Political Secretary, exists. Political Secretaries need not be members of Parliament. Before taking office, all members of the Cabinet, Deputy Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and Political Secretaries take an oath of secrecy concerning the proceedings of the Cabinet. (See also Official Secrets Act (Malaysia).)[5]
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[edit] Current cabinet
The Barisan Nasional coalition won the general elections to the 12th Malaysian Parliament on March 8, 2008 and formed the government. The Malaysian Cabinet line up was announced by coalition leader, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, on March 18, 2008 and sworn in on March 19, 2008 with Abdullah as Prime Minister [6] [7].
| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Malaysia Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia |
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Tun Razak |
UMNO UMNO |
| Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department Deputy Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department |
Bernard Dompok Nazri Aziz Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Mohd Zaid Ibrahim Amirsham Abdul Aziz Mohd Johari Baharom Mashitah Ibrahim Devamany Krishnasamy Hasan Malek Murugiah Thopasamy |
UPKO UMNO UMNO UMNO UMNO UMNO UMNO MIC UMNO PPP |
| Ministers of Finance Deputy Ministers of Finance |
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Nor Mohamed Yakcop Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah Kong Cho Ha |
UMNO UMNO UMNO MCA |
| Minister of Defence Deputy Minister of Defence |
Najib Tun Razak Abu Seman Yusop |
UMNO UMNO |
| Minister of Home Affairs Deputy Ministers of Home Affairs |
Syed Hamid Albar Chor Chee Heung Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh |
UMNO MCA UMNO |
| Minister of Housing and Local Government Deputy Ministers of Housing and Local Government |
Ong Ka Chuan Robert Lau Hoi Chiew Hamzah Zainuddin |
MCA SUPP UMNO |
| Minister of Works Deputy Minister of Works |
Mohd Zin Mohamad Yong Khoon Seng |
UMNO SUPP |
| Minister of Energy, Water and Communications Deputy Minister of Energy, Works and Communications |
Shaziman Abu Mansor Joseph Salang Gandum |
UMNO PRS |
| Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry |
Mustapa Mohamed Rohani Abdul Karim |
UMNO PBB |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry |
Muhyiddin Yassin Liew Vui Keong Jacob Dungau Sagan |
UMNO LDP SPDP |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Rais Yatim Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar |
UMNO UMNO |
| Minister of Education Deputy Ministers of Education |
Hishammuddin Hussein Wee Ka Siong Razali Ismail |
UMNO MCA UMNO |
| Minister of Higher Education Deputy Ministers of Higher Education |
Mohamed Khaled Nordin Hou Kok Chung Idris Haron |
UMNO MCA UMNO |
| Minister of Transport Deputy Minister of Transport |
Ong Tee Keat Anifah Aman |
MCA UMNO |
| Minister of Human Resources Deputy Minister of Human Resources |
Subramaniam Sathasivam Noraini Ahmad |
MIC UMNO |
| Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development |
Ng Yen Yen Noriah Kasnon |
MCA UMNO |
| Minister of National Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Deputy Minister of National Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage |
Mohd Shafie Apdal Teng Boon Soon |
UMNO MCA |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation |
Maximus Ongkili Fadillah Yusof |
PBS PBB |
| Minister of Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development Deputy Minister of Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development |
Noh Omar Saiffuddin Abdullah |
UMNO UMNO |
| Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment |
Douglas Uggah Embas Abdul Ghapur Salleh |
PBB UMNO |
| Minister of Rural and Regional Development Deputy Ministers of Rural and Regional Development |
Muhammad Muhammad Taib Joseph Kurup Joseph Entulu Belaun |
UMNO PBRS PBB |
| Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs |
Shahrir Samad Jelaing Mersat |
UMNO SPDP |
| Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities |
Peter Chin Fah Kui Kohilan Pillay Appu |
SUPP Gerakan |
| Minister of Youth and Sports Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports |
Ismail Sabri Yaakob Wee Jeck Seng |
UMNO MCA |
| Minister of Health Deputy Minister of Health |
Liow Tiong Lai Abdul Latif Ahmad |
MCA UMNO |
| Minister of Information Deputy Minister of Information |
Ahmad Shabery Cheek Tan Lian Hoe |
UMNO Gerakan |
| Minister of Tourism Deputy Minister of Tourism |
Azalina Othman Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib |
UMNO PBB |
| Minister of the Federal Territories Deputy Minister of the Federal Territories |
Zulhasnan Rafique Saravanan Murugan |
UMNO MIC |
[edit] Problems within the current Cabinet
On March 12, after the announcement by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on the cabinet lineup, Kimanis MP Datuk Anifah Aman declined to take up the post of Deputy Transport Minister. On March 26, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Datuk Ghapur Salleh quit his post after eight days after accepting his appointment. [8]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Hj. Mohd Jali, Nazaruddin, Redzuan, Ma'arof, Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi & Hj. Mohd Rashid, Ismail (2003). Malaysian Studies: Nationhood and Citizenship, p. 73. Pearson Malaysia. ISBN 983-2473-91-8.
- ^ Funston, John (2001). "Malaysia: Developmental State Challenged". In John Funston (Ed.), Government and Politics in Southeast Asia, pp. 173–175. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.
- ^ "Cabinet now to meet Fridays for ministers to attend parliament", The Malaysian Insider, 2008-04-09. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
- ^ Wu, Min Aun & Hickling, R. H. (2003). Hickling's Malaysian Public Law, pp. 84–85. Petaling Jaya: Pearson Malaysia. ISBN 983-74-2518-0.
- ^ a b Wu & Hickling, p. 86.
- ^ "PM announces new Cabinet line-up (4th update, corrections)", The Star, 2008-03-18. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
- ^ "Malaysia swears in new ministers as discontent brews", Reuters, 2008-03-19. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ Muguntan Sanar; Ruben Sario. "Ghapur quits deputy minister post", The Star, 2008-03-27. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
