Seventh Mahathir cabinet

Seventh Mahathir cabinet
Seventh Mahathir cabinet
; 20th Cabinet of Malaysia
2018–2020
Date formed	21 May 2018
Date dissolved	24 February 2020
People and organisations
Head of state	Sultan Muhammad V 2018-2019; Al-Sultan Abdullah 2019-2020
Head of government	Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy head of government	Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
No. of ministers	28 ministers and 27 deputy ministers
Member parties	PH PKR; DAP; BERSATU; AMANAH; ; WARISAN; UPKO; MAP;
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition); 121 / 222
Opposition parties	BN UMNO; MCA; MIC; ; PAS; GPS PBB; PRS; PDP; SUPP; ; PBS; STAR; PBRS; PSB; Independent;
Opposition leaders	Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 2018-2019; Ismail Sabri Yaakob 2019-2020
History
Election(s)	Malaysian general election, 2018
Legislature term(s)	14th Malaysian Parliament
Budget(s)	2019, 2020
Predecessor	Second Najib cabinet
Successor	Muhyiddin cabinet

Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, being the Prime Minister of Malaysia for the second time on 10 May 2018,[1] formed the seventh Mahathir cabinet after being invited by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V to form a new government. It was the 20th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence. Initially, he announced that the Cabinet will be composed of 10 key ministries only[2] representing Pakatan Harapan parties, i.e. Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), People's Justice Party (PKR), Democratic Action Party (DAP) and National Trust Party (AMANAH), as he suggested "to being a small Cabinet" rather than to have "a huge Cabinet".[3] Then, on 21 May 2018, that list has expanded by 13 ministries.[4] On 2 July 2018, 13 Ministers and 23 Deputy Ministers took office.[5] It was a cabinet of 28 ministers[6] until their fall on 24 February 2020 following Mahathir's resignation.[7]

Composition

Full members

PKR (7) DAP (6) BERSATU (6) AMANAH (5) WARISAN (3) MAP (1)

Portfolio	Office Bearer		Constituency	Term Start	Term End
Prime Minister	Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad MP	BERSATU	Langkawi	10 May 2018	24 February 2020[8]
Deputy Prime Minister	Dato' Seri Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail MP	PKR	Pandan	21 May 2018
Minister of Women, Family and Community Development	Dato' Seri Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail MP	PKR	Pandan	21 May 2018
Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department	Datuk Seri Dr. Mujahid Yusof Rawa MP (Religious Affairs)	AMANAH	Parit Buntar	2 July 2018
	Datuk Liew Vui Keong MP (Law)	WARISAN	Batu Sapi	2 July 2018
	Senator Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy (National Unity and Social Well-being)	MAP	Senator	17 July 2018
Minister of Finance	Lim Guan Eng MP	DAP	Bagan	21 May 2018
Minister of Economic Affairs	Dato' Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali MP	PKR	Gombak
Minister of Defence	Mohamad Sabu MP	AMANAH	Kota Raja
Minister of Home Affairs	Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin MP	BERSATU	Pagoh
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Datuk Ignatius Darell Leiking MP	WARISAN	Penampang	2 July 2018
Minister of Education	Dr. Maszlee Malik MP	BERSATU	Simpang Renggam	21 May 2018	3 January 2020[9]
Minister of Education	Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad MP (Acting)	BERSATU	Langkawi	3 January 2020	24 February 2020
Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources	Dato' Dr. Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam MP	PKR	Kuala Langat	2 July 2018
Minister of Federal Territories	Khalid Abdul Samad MP	AMANAH	Shah Alam	2 July 2018
Minister of Transport	Anthony Loke Siew Fook MP	DAP	Seremban	21 May 2018
Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry	Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub MP	AMANAH	Pulai
Minister of Health	Datuk Seri Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad MP	AMANAH	Kuala Selangor
Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture	Datuk Mohammadin Ketapi MP	WARISAN	Silam	2 July 2018
Minister of Housing and Local Government	Zuraida Kamaruddin MP	PKR	Ampang	21 May 2018
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah MP	PKR	Indera Mahkota	2 July 2018
Minister of Human Resources	Kulasegaran Murugeson MP	DAP	Ipoh Barat	21 May 2018
Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumers Affairs	Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail MP	PKR	Kulim-Bandar Baharu	2 July 2018
Minister of Entrepreneurship Development and Co-operatives	Datuk Seri Mohd. Redzuan Md. Yusof MP	BERSATU	Alor Gajah	2 July 2018
Minister of Rural Development	Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun MP	BERSATU	Titiwangsa	21 May 2018
Minister of Works	Baru Bian MP	PKR	Selangau	2 July 2018
Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change	Yeo Bee Yin MP	DAP	Bakri
Minister of Primary Industries	Teresa Kok Suh Sim MP	DAP	Seputeh
Minister of Youth and Sports	Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman MP	BERSATU	Muar
Minister of Communication and Multimedia	Gobind Singh Deo MP	DAP	Puchong	21 May 2018

Deputy Ministers

PKR (7) DAP (7) BERSATU (6) AMANAH (5) WARISAN (2)

Portfolio	Office Bearer		Constituency	Term Start	Term End
Deputy Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department	Fuziah Salleh MP (Religious Affairs)	PKR	Kuantan	2 July 2018	24 February 2020
	Mohamed Hanipa Maidin MP (Law)	AMANAH	Sepang		24 February 2020
	Datuk Wira Dr. Mohamed Farid Md. Rafik MP (National Unity and Social Wellbeing)	BERSATU	Tanjung Piai		21 September 2019[10]
Deputy Minister of Finance	Dato' Wira Amiruddin Hamzah MP		Kubang Pasu		24 February 2020
Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs	Senator Dr. Mohd Radzi Md Jidin		Senator	17 July 2018
Deputy Minister of Defence	Senator Liew Chin Tong	DAP	Senator	17 July 2018
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs	Datuk Mohd. Azis Jamman MP	WARISAN	Sepanggar	2 July 2018
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry	Dr. Ong Kian Ming MP	DAP	Bangi
Deputy Minister of Education	Teo Nie Ching MP		Kulai
Deputy Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources	Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji MP		Raub
Deputy Minister of Federal Territories	Dato' Dr. Shahruddin Md. Salleh MP	BERSATU	Sri Gading
Deputy Minister of Transport	Dato' Kamarudin Jaffar MP	PKR	Bandar Tun Razak
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry	Sim Tze Tzin MP		Bayan Baru
Deputy Minister of Health	Dr. Lee Boon Chye MP		Gopeng
Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik MP		Balik Pulau
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government	Senator Dato' Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad	AMANAH	Senator	17 July 2018
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs	Senator Datuk Marzuki Yahya	BERSATU	Senator	17 July 2018
Deputy Minister of Human Resources	Dato' Wira Mahfuz Omar MP	AMANAH	Pokok Sena	2 July 2018
Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs	Chong Chieng Jen MP	DAP	Stampin
Deputy Minister of Entrepreneurship Development	Datuk Wira Dr. Mohd Hatta Md Ramli MP	AMANAH	Lumut
Deputy Minister of Rural Development	Sivarasa Rasiah MP	PKR	Sungai Buloh
Deputy Minister of Works	Datuk Wira Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir MP	AMANAH	Temerloh
Deputy Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change	Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis MP	WARISAN	Kota Belud
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries	Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin MP	PKR	Hang Tuah Jaya
Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development	Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan MP	DAP	Segambut
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports	Steven Sim Chee Keong MP	DAP	Bukit Mertajam
Deputy Minister of Communication and Multimedia	Dato' Eddin Syazlee Shith MP	BERSATU	Kuala Pilah

Council of Eminent Persons (CEP)

In addition to the Cabinet, Mahathir established a five-members advisory team called "Council of Eminent Persons" or "Council of Elders" (Malay: Majlis Penasihat Kerajaan, literally Government Advisory Council), led by Daim Zainuddin as the council chairman.[11][12] The purpose of this Council is to advise the Government on matters pertaining to economic and financial matters during the transition of power period.[13] Daim declared the council which had held its final meeting on 17 August 2018, has ended its 100-day term as it has fulfilled the mandate given to it within the specified period.[14][15][16]

Members	Previous position
Tun Dr. Daim Zainuddin - Chairman	Former Malaysian Finance Minister
Tan Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz	Former Bank Negara Malaysia governor
Professor Dr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram	Prominent Malaysian economist
Tan Sri Robert Kuok Hok Nien	Hong Kong-based Malaysian tycoon
Tan Sri Hassan Marican	Former CEO of Petronas

Changes

Under this Cabinet:

A new Ministry of Economic Affairs was established as a result of separation of economic affairs portfolio from the Prime Minister's Department.
Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism was reinstated to its old name, Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs.
Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation formed in the previous Cabinet, were merged into two new ministries, namely Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change and Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources.
Ministry of Entrepreneur Development was reinstated as a result of transfer of such function from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and the then-Ministry of Domestic Affairs, Co-operatives and Consumerism.
Ministries of Education and Higher Education were merged. A single Ministry of Education is reinstated.
Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities was renamed as Ministry of Primary Industries.
Ministry of Rural and Regional Development was reinstated to its old name, Ministry of Rural Development.
Ministry of Tourism and Culture was renamed as Ministry of Tourism, Art and Culture.

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[2] "PM Mahathir: Pakatan Harapan government to form 10-ministry Cabinet first". The Edge Markets. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[3] "Mahathir names core ministries, ministers to follow". Free Malaysia Today. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

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[6] "Three more ministers to be appointed to Cabinet". 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

[7] "PMO confirms Dr M's resignation". The Edge Markets. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

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[9] "Prime Minister accepts Maszlee's resignation effective 3 January 2020". 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

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[12] Geraldine Tong (12 May 2018). "Daim, Zeti, Kuok, Hassan, Jomo named in advisory council". Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.

[13] "Tun M announces 'council of elders'". NST Online. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.

[14] Manirajan Ramasamy, Masriwanie Muhamading (20 August 2018). "CEP has ended its tenure, says Daim". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

[15] "Malaysia's Council of Eminent Persons completes 100 days, to submit recommendations". Channel News Asia. 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.

[16] Manirajan Ramasamy (20 August 2018). "CEP has ended its tenure, says Daim". New Straits Times. Retrieved 30 August 2018.