Second_Najib_cabinet

Second Najib cabinet

Second Najib cabinet

Ministerial configuration in Malaysia


Najib Razak formed the second Najib cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah to begin a new government following the 5 May 2013 general election in Malaysia. In order to be the Prime Minister, Najib sworn in before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 6 May 2013.[1] Prior to the election, Najib led (as Prime Minister) the first Najib cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional.

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A new Cabinet was announced by Najib on 15 May 2013.[2] It was the 19th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence. The ministers and deputy ministers were then sworn in before King Abdul Halim on the following day.[3][4] Notably, the two main ethnic Chinese-majority parties in Barisan Nasional, the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Gerakan declined to join the cabinet due to their dismal performance in the election.[5]

On 25 June 2014, Najib announced a cabinet reshuffle, which saw the return of the MCA and Gerakan to the cabinet.[6]

After the 1MDB scandal occurred in 2015, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who criticized this issue, was removed from his position by Prime Minister Najib.[7][8] Najib faced public demands for resignation amid allegations of corruption.[9]

Composition

Official sources: Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) Order 2013 [P.U. (A) 184/2013], Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2003 [P.U. (A) 324/2013] ,Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015 [P.U. (A) 154/2014], Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014 [P.U. (A) 201/2014], Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2015 [P.U. (A) 60/2015], Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015 [P.U. (A) 224/2015]

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

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Deputy ministers

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See also

Notes

  1. His service was discontinued by the Prime Minister and sacked from his party.
  2. His term as a Senator came to the end on this date.
  3. He was reassigned to a new portfolio.
  4. He discontinued his service to the Cabinet on his will.
  5. He was dismissed from the Cabinet.
  6. The post was reserved to MCA. He became an Acting Minister throughout the vacancy.
  7. He stopped serving the Cabinet following his appointment as the Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak.
  8. She became the Acting Minister following the vacancy of the Minister's seat.
  9. He received promotion as a Minister.
  10. He stopped being a Deputy Minister following his appointment as the Menteri Besar of Kedah.
  11. The post was vacant following her death from a helicopter crash in Sarawak.

References

  1. "Barisan Kabinet Kerajaan Malaysia 2013". Official Website of Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia (in Malay). Prime Minister's Department, Malaysia. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  2. "New Cabinet today, oath tomorrow | Daily Express Newspaper Online, Sabah, Malaysia". Dailyexpress.com.my. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. "Reconsider decision on refusal to join cabinet, MCA, Gerakan told". New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  4. "Hishammuddin Appointed as Minister with Special Functions". BERNAMA. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.

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