With the appointment of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as Malaysia’s tenth prime minister on November 24, there was plenty of anticipation about who can be included in PM10’s cupboard.
We lastly have a solution as we speak, as Anwar has revealed the ministers for key roles in his cupboard, following his assembly with His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVI Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah earlier this morning.
Ministerial departments that play a job in shaping and defining the native automotive and mobility industries embrace the ministry of transport (MOT), ministry of worldwide commerce and trade (MITI), works ministry (KKR), ministry of finance (MOF), and on this age of electrical autos, the ministry of surroundings and water (KASA).
For some examples, the transport ministry is chargeable for issues like driving licences, public transport and highway guidelines. Different ministries like MITI and MOF determine how autos are priced in Malaysia, whereas the works ministry offers with publics works (highways, roads) and KASA leads the efforts in direction of Sustainable Malaysia 2030, which includes EVs.
Within the newly introduced cupboard, Anwar named Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as the primary deputy prime minister, whereas Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof was named second deputy prime minister. There’s no minister of surroundings and water this time round, though the publish of minister of financial system returns. With a well-recognized identify again on the helm of MITI, it’s doubtless that among the factors in Funds 2023 can be introduced up once more when it’s tabled once more underneath the brand new administration. Listed below are the opposite key members (so far as automotive-related) of PM10’s cupboard:
Transport minister – Anthony Loke Siew Fook
Minister of worldwide commerce and trade – Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz
Works minister – Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi
Finance minister – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Minister of financial system – Rafizi Ramli
Minister of pure assets, nature and local weather change – Nik Nazmi bin Nik Ahmad
Minister of home commerce and price of dwelling – Salahuddin bin Ayub
Right here is the complete checklist of cupboard members:
For reference, right here’s a glance again at earlier people which have held these roles underneath three earlier administrations fashioned after main normal elections/political occasions. Take into account that some ministries are recognized by totally different names, or have been reorganised.
PM7 – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (Might 10, 2018 to February 24, 2020)
Transport minister – Anthony Loke Siew Fook
Minister of worldwide commerce and trade – Datuk Ignatius Darell Leiking
Works minister – Baru Bian
Finance minister – Lim Guan Eng
Minister of power, science, know-how, surroundings and local weather change – Yee Bee Yin
Minister of financial affairs – Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali
Minister of home commerce and shoppers affairs – Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
PM8 – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (March 1, 2020 to August 16, 2021)
Transport minister – Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong
Minister of worldwide commerce and trade – Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali
Works minister – Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof
Finance minister – Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz
Minister of power and pure assets – Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar Nasarah
Minister of science, know-how and innovation – Khairy Jamaluddin
Minister of surroundings and water – Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man
Minister of home commerce and shoppers affairs – Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi
PM9 – Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (August 27, 2021 to November 24, 2022)
Transport minister – Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong
Minister of worldwide commerce and trade – Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali
Works minister – Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof
Finance minister – Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz
Minister of power and pure assets – Datuk Seri Haji Takiyuddin Hassan
Minister of science, know-how and innovation – Datuk Seri Adham Baba
Minister of surroundings and water – Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man
Minister of home commerce and shoppers affairs – Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi