KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor announced his Cabinet members following their swearing- in by Governor Tun Musa Aman at Istana Kinabalu here on Monday (Dec 1).
Hajiji, who was sworn in as Chief Minister on Sunday (Nov 30), has broadened his Gabungan Rakyat Sabah-Pakatan Harapan coalition government to include Sabah Barisan Nasional -Umno and Upko in his Cabinet, retaining four Cabinet members and bringing in six new faces.
Some of the ministries have been broadened and renamed to focus on his government's added focus and priorities especially on utilities, transport and youth economic development.
The following are the Cabinet members:
1. Deputy Chief Minister I
Works and Utilities Minister
Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam (GRS-Parti Bersatu Sabah).
2. Deputy Chief Minister II
Finance Minister
Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun (GRS-Gagasan Rakyat).
3. Deputy Chief Minister III
Industrial, Entrepreneur and Transport Minister
Datuk Ewon Benedick (Upko)
4. Local Government and Housing Minister
Datuk Mohd Arifin Mohd.Arif (GRS-Gagasan Rakyat)
5. Youth and Sports Development and Creative Economy Ministry
Datuk Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan (GRS-Gagasan Rakyat)
6. Rural Development Minister
Datuk Rubin Balang (GRS- Gagasan Rakyat).
7. Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry Minister
Datuk Jamawi Jaafar (Pakatan Harapan-PKR)
8. Women, Health and People's Wellbeing Minister
Datuk Julita Majungki (GRS-PBS)
9. Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister
Datuk James Ratib (GRS-Gagasan Rakyat)
10. Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister
Datuk Jafry Arifin (Barisan Nasional- Umno)
