Cabinet of Sarawak
| Cabinet of Sarawak | |
|---|---|
| Kabinet Negeri Sarawak | |
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| Overview | |
| State | Sarawak |
| Leader | Chief Minister |
| Appointed by | Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister |
| Responsible to | Legislative Assembly |
The Cabinet of Sarawak is the decision making organ of the executive branch of the Government of Sarawak, Malaysia. The cabinet consists of the Chief Minister, appointed by the Governor on the basis that they are able to command a majority in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly, as well as a number of ministers appointed from members of the legislature on the advice of the Chief Minister.
The cabinet is similar in structure and role to that of the federal level, while being smaller in size. As federal and state responsibilities differ, there are a number of portfolios that differ between the federal and state governments.
Cabinet ministers are always the head of a ministry.
Present composition[]
Ministers[]
| GPS (11) | |||
| PBB (8) | SUPP (2) | PRS (1) | PDP (0) |
| Portfolio | Officeholder | Party | Constituency | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Minister | Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Dr. Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg | PBB | Gedong | 18 December 2021 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Chief Minister | Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas | PBB | Bukit Saban | 4 January 2022 | ||
| Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah bin Ali Hasan | PBB | Bukit Sari | ||||
| Dato Sri Prof. Dr. Sim Kui Hian | SUPP | Batu Kawah | ||||
| Minister in the Chief Minister's Department | Datuk | PRS | Kakus | |||
| Minister for Finance and New Economy | Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Dr. Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg | PBB | Gedong | |||
| Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas (as Second Minister) |
PBB | Bukit Saban | ||||
| Minister for Natural Resources and Urban Development | Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Dr. Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg | PBB | Gedong | |||
| Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah bin Ali Hasan (as Second Minister) |
PBB | Bukit Sari | ||||
| Minister for Energy and Environmental Sustainability | Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Dr. Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg | PBB | Gedong | |||
| Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development | Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas | PBB | Bukit Saban | |||
| Minister for International Trade and Investment | Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah bin Ali Hasan | PBB | Bukit Sari | |||
| Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government | Dato Sri Prof. Dr. Sim Kui Hian | SUPP | Batu Kawah | |||
| Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development | Dato Sri Dr. | PBB | Kemena | |||
| Minister for Transport | Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin | SUPP | Senadin | |||
| Minister for Utility and Telecommunication | Datuk | PBB | Sebuyau | |||
| Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts | Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah | PBB | Asajaya | |||
| Minister for Youth, Sport and Entrepreneur Development | ||||||
| Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development | Dato Sri Hajah Fatimah Abdullah | PBB | Dalat | |||
| Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development | Datuk | PBB | Tarat | |||
Assistant Ministers[]
| GPS (26) | |||
| PBB (17) | SUPP (3) | PRS (4) | PDP (2) |
| Portfolio | Officeholder | Party | Constituency | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Department | Datuk (Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations) |
PBB | Samariang | 4 January 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Datuk (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) |
PBB | Mulu | ||||
| Datuk (Corporate Affairs and UKAS) |
PBB | Semop | ||||
| Dato Murshid Diraja Dr. Juanda Jaya (Integrity and Ombudsman) |
PBB | Jemoreng | ||||
(Native Law and Customs) |
PBB | Bukit Goram | ||||
| Assistant Minister for Natural Resources and Urban Development | Datu Haji | PBB | Kuala Rajang | |||
| Assistant Minister for Energy and Environmental Sustainability | Dr. Haji | PBB | Demak Laut | |||
| Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development | Ir. (Infrastructure Development) |
PBB | Sadong Jaya | |||
| Dato (Port Development) |
PRS | Samalaju | ||||
| Assistant Minister for International Trade and Investment | Datuk Dr. Malcom Mussen anak Lamoh | PRS | Batang Ai | |||
| Assistant Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government | Datu Dr. Penguang anak Manggil (Public Health and Housing) |
PDP | Marudi | |||
| Michael Tiang Ming Tee (Local Government) |
SUPP | Pelawan | ||||
| Assistant Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development | Datuk Dr. Haji (Modernisation of Agriculture) |
` | PBB | Bukit Kota | ||
(Regional Development) |
PBB | Kedup | ||||
| Assistant Minister for Transport | Datuk Dr. | PBB | Mambong | |||
| Dato | PDP | Tasik Biru | ||||
| Assistant Minister for Utility and Telecommunication | Datuk Dr. Haji (Utility) |
PBB | Pantai Damai | |||
| Datuk Liwan Lagang (Telecommunication) |
PRS | Belaga | ||||
| Assistant Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts | Dato Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew (Tourism) |
SUPP | Piasau | |||
| Datuk Snowdan anak Lawan (Creative Industry and Performing Arts) |
PRS | Balai Ringin | ||||
| Assistant Minister for Youth, Sport and Entrepreneur Development | Dato (Youth and Sport Development) |
PBB | Layar | |||
| Dr. (Entrepreneur Development) |
PBB | Lambir | ||||
| Assistant Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development | Datuk Hajah Rosey Haji Yunus (Women and Childhood Development) |
PBB | Bekenu | |||
(Community Wellbeing Development) |
PBB | Saribas | ||||
| Assistant Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development | Dr. Haji Annuar bin Rapaee (Education and Innovation) |
PBB | Nangka | |||
| Datuk (Talent Development) |
SUPP | Simanggang | ||||
List of cabinets[]
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| No. | Cabinet | Term began | Term ended | Cabinet composition | Legislative term (election) | |
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| 1st | ||||||
| 2nd | ||||||
| 3rd | ||||||
| 4th | ||||||
| 5th | ||||||
| 6th | ||||||
| Stephen I | 1963 | 1966 | Alliance (SNAP–SCA–BARJASA–PESAKA) | 7th | ||
| Tawi Sli I | 1966 | 1966 | Alliance (PESAKA–BARJASA–SCA) | |||
| Stephen II | 1966 | 1966 | SNAP (minority) | |||
| Tawi Sli II | 1966 | 1970 | Alliance (PESAKA–BARJASA–SCA) | |||
| Rahman I | 1970 | 1974 | Alliance (BUMIPUTERA–SCA) (until 1973) | 8th (1969–70) | ||
| BN (PBB–SUPP) (from 1973) | ||||||
| Rahman II | 1974 | 1979 | BN (PBB–SUPP) | 9th (1974) | ||
| Rahman III | 1979 | 1981 | BN (PBB–SUPP) | 10th (1979) | ||
| Taib I | 1981 | 1983 | BN (PBB–SUPP) | |||
| Taib II | 1983 | 1987 | BN (PBB–SUPP) | 11th (1983) | ||
| Taib III | 1987 | 1991 | BN (PBB–SUPP–SNP) | 12th (1987) | ||
| Taib IV | 1991 | 1996 | BN (PBB–SUPP–SNP) | 13th (1991) | ||
| Taib V | 1996 | 2001 | BN (PBB–SUPP–PBDS–SNP) | 14th (1996) | ||
| Taib VI | 2001 | 2006 | BN (PBB–SUPP–PBDS–SNP) | 15th (2001) | ||
| Taib VII | 2006 | 2011 | BN (PBB–SUPP–PRS–SPDP) | 16th (2006) | ||
| Taib VIII | 2011 | 2014 | BN (PBB–PRS–SUPP–SPDP) | 17th (2011) | ||
| Adenan I | 2014 | 2016 | BN (PBB–PRS–SUPP–SPDP) | |||
| Adenan II | 7 May 2016 | 11 January 2017 | BN (PBB–PRS–SUPP–PDP) | 18th (2016) | ||
| Abang Johari I | 13 January 2017 | 18 December 2021 | BN (PBB–PRS–SUPP–PDP) (2017–2018) | |||
| GPS (PBB–PRS–SUPP–PDP) (2018–2021) | ||||||
| Abang Johari II | 18 December 2021 | Incumbent | GPS (PBB–PRS–SUPP–PDP) | 19th (2021) | ||
See also[]
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak
- Chief Minister of Sarawak
- Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
References[]
External links[]
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| State Executive Council | |
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Categories:
- State executive councils in Malaysia
- Politics of Sarawak