The new Sabah Cabinet comprises seven assemblymen from Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and one each from Upko, Pakatan Harapan (PH), and Barisan Nasional (BN).
Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) acting president Joachim Gunsalam, GRS secretary-general Masidi Manjun, and Upko president Ewon Benedick were appointed deputy chief minister I, II and III respectively.
No assemblymen from Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) or independents supporting chief minister Hajiji Noor after last Saturday’s state election were appointed ministers.
“BN and PH have officially joined Sabah’s government. Star has yet to do so,” said Joachim.
Joachim revealed the Cabinet line-up on behalf of Hajiji at Sri Gaya, the chief minister’s official residence.
The line-up was announced following several internal party discussions since the official election results were released yesterday.
Full list of ministers, their portfolios, and parties:
- Finance: Masidi Manjun (GRS)
- Works and utilities: Joachim Gunsalam (GRS)
- Industrial development, entrepreneurship, and transport: Ewon Benedick (Upko)
- Local government and housing: Arifin Arif (GRS)
- Agriculture, fisheries, and food industries: Jamawi Jaafar (PH)
- Rural development: Rubin Balang (GRS)
- Education, science, technology, and innovation: James Ratib (GRS)
- Tourism, culture, and environment: Jafry Ariffin (BN)
- Women, health, and community wellbeing: Julita Majingki (GRS)
- Youth development, sports advancement, and creative industries:
- Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan (GRS)
They were sworn in before Sabah governor Musa Aman at Istana Seri Kinabalu here.
GRS topped the results at last Saturday’s election after winning 29 of the 73 seats on offer.
Warisan won 25 seats, followed by BN (six), independents (five), Upko (three) and Star (two). Perikatan Nasional (PN), Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) each won one seat.
