Anwar Ibrahim cabinet
The Anwar Ibrahim cabinet is the current federal cabinet of Malaysia, formed on 3 December 2022,[1] eight days after Anwar Ibrahim took office as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia. The composition of the cabinet was announced a day earlier on 2 December 2022, consisting of almost all parties represented in the 15th Parliament.[2] Although Perikatan Nasional was also invited to join the government, it decided to reject the offer and instead formed the federal opposition. The governing parties have named this cabinet the "Unity Government Cabinet" (Malay: Kabinet Kerajaan Perpaduan) despite it not technically being a unity government.
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Composition
Ministers
As of 3 December 2022, the ministers have been:[3]
| 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 Communication and Multimedia was renamed to Ministry of Communication 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.[5]
- Ministry of Federal Territories was transferred the Prime Minister's Department as a portfolio and a department under the Prime Minister.[6]
- 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.
| Name at the end of the Twenty-Second Ministry | Name in the Twenty-Third Ministry |
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| 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 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 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 Cost of Living |
| Minister of Entrepreneurship Development and Cooperative | 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. Barisan Nasional chair Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told the press that the inaugural meeting of the secretariat would focus on finding common ground between the manifestos of the different components and strengthening the existing government.[7] Anwar's attendance at the inaugural secretariat meeting marked the first time he had returned to UMNO party headquarters in over 20 years, after his sacking from Umno and removal from government positions in 1998 sparked the Reformasi movement. Anthony Loke's attendance also marked the first time a Democratic Action Party leader had visited the UMNO headquarters.[8]
Anwar subsequently announced the secretariat would form three committees: an elections committee, a strategy committee, and a government and political agenda monitoring committee. Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusoff serves as secretary general of the secretariat, while UMNO Youth leader Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki is its chief secretary.[8] The members of the secretariat are:
- Pakatan Harapan (PH)
- Barisan Nasional (BN)
- Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)
- Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
- Pandikar Amin Mulia
- Maximus Ongkili
- Armizan Mohd Ali
- Edward Linggu Bukut
- Parti 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.
- "Pemimpin BERSATU Sabah keluar parti, kekal bawah GRS - Hajiji". Berita Harian. 10 December 2022.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - 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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See also: Shadow Cabinet of Malaysia | ||