Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has reminded all cabinet members, including those newly appointed, that there is no honeymoon period, and that they must continue to carry out their duties to address the issues facing the people.
He said cabinet members and the government are also required to eradicate hardcore poverty, master key areas, drive economic growth, and ensure the prosperity of the country.
Anwar noted that these were among the points conveyed during the first meeting of the new cabinet this morning.
"In this meeting, I emphasised the new responsibilities of each ministry. The meeting also expressed appreciation to former Human Resource Minister V Sivakumar for his contributions.
"I also emphasised that the focus and priorities must now be more directed and swifter in translating the aspirations of the people," he posted on Facebook.
The meeting was also attended by new cabinet ministers, namely Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan, Plantation and Commodities Minister Johari Ghani, Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo, and Human Resource Minister Steven Sim.
On Tuesday, Anwar announced a cabinet reshuffle, which saw the appointment of five new faces to ministerial and deputy ministerial positions.
The cabinet reshuffle and restructuring of ministries involved the Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Ministry, which is now divided into the Energy Transition and Public Utilities Ministry and the Natural Resources and Sustainability Ministry.
The Communications and Digital Ministry was also separated into the Digital Ministry and the Communications Ministry.
The reshuffle increased the number of cabinet members from 28 to 31, while deputy ministers increased from 27 to 29, bringing the total number of members in the government administration to 60.
- Bernama
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