UMNO’S REEZAL FAILS TO MAKE THE PENANG DCM II CUT – DAP’S JAGDEEP REPLACES RAMASAMY – WHILE UMNO GETS ONLY ONE EXCO POST – BUT IN NEGRI, UMNO STILL PUSHING TO GET AT LEAST 5 EXCO POSTS
Jagdeep made Penang DCM II, Reezal not in exco lineup
Barisan Nasional’s Sungai Acheh assemblyman, Rashidi Zinol, is the coalition’s sole representative in the Penang executive council.
GEORGE TOWN: Datok Keramat assemblyman Jagdeep Singh Deo of DAP has been named Penang deputy chief minister II while PKR’s Batu Maung assemblyman, Mohamad Abdul Hamid, is deputy chief minister I.
Jagdeep succeeds P Ramasamy who held the post for three terms, since the 12th general election (GE12) in 2008, but was dropped as a candidate in the recent state polls.
Jagdeep will oversee the portfolio of human capital development, science, and technology, while Mohamad will be responsible for Islamic development, education, and national unity.
Bertam assemblyman Reezal Merican Naina Merican of Umno, who was rumoured to be made a deputy chief minister, has not been named as an executive councillor (exco).
The 11-man exco lineup, which includes seven who are serving in the state government for the first time, comprises eight DAP representatives, two from PKR, and one from Umno.
Aside from Jagdeep, the other two excos from the previous lineup are Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow, who is taking the finance, economy, land and communication portfolio, and DAP’s Tanjong Bunga assemblyman Zairil Khir Johari who heads the infrastructure, transport, and digital development committee.
DAP’s Paya Terubong assemblyman Wong Hon Wai, who is holding the tourism and creative economy portfolio, was previously an exco from 2008 to 2013.
The five first-time excos from DAP are Sungai Pinang assemblyman Lim Siew Khim (social development, welfare, and non-Islamic religious affairs); Jawi assemblyman Jason H’ng (local government, and town and country planning); Padang Lalang assemblyman Daniel Gooi (youth, sports, and health); and Perai assemblyman S Sundarajoo (housing and environment committee).
Fahmi Zainol, PKR’s Pantai Jerejak assemblyman, will take on the agrotechnology, food security and cooperative development portfolio. FMT
BN hoping for at least 5 Negeri Sembilan exco posts
Negeri Sembilan Umno chief Jalaluddin Alias says he will submit a shortlist of names to menteri besar Aminuddin Harun.
PETALING JAYA: Negeri Sembilan Umno chairman Jalaluddin Alias hopes that the party will be allocated at least five to six posts in the state government’s new executive council (exco).
Jalaluddin said the appointment of exco members should be based on the number of seats won by the respective parties at the polls, Berita Harian reported.
The newly-elected Pertang assemblyman said he will submit a shortlist of names for exco posts to Aminuddin, comprising both experienced individuals and new faces.
Barisan Nasional won 14 of the 17 seats it contested in the recent state election, while Pakatan Harapan won 17 of the 19 seats it contested, giving the alliance a two-thirds majority in the Negeri Sembilan state assembly.
Perikatan Nasional holds the remaining five seats in the 36-seat assembly. FMT
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