KUCHING: Six Sarawak MPs from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) were yesterday named as federal deputy ministers.
From Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (GPS-PBB) are Kota Samarahan MP Datuk Rubiah Wang for Rural and Regional Development Ministry, Limbang MP Datuk Hasbi Habibollah for Transport, Mukah MP Datuk Hanifah Taib for Economy, and Sibuti MP Lukanisman Awang Sauni for Health.
From GPS-SUPP is Sarikei MP Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii who gets the Deputy Minister of Nathural Resources, Environment and Climate Change portfolio.
Hulu Rajang MP Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong from Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) was named as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department.
The list of deputy ministers was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur at 8.15 pm yesterday.
In the previous cabinets under Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob there were four full ministers and seven deputy ministers from Sarawak.
They were Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (National Unity) from Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), Limbang MP Hasbi Habibollah (Rural Development) from PBB and Kanowit MP Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang (Health) from PRS.
Besides them, there is also Lawas MP Datuk Henry Sum Agong (Rural Development) from PBB, Saratok MP Ali Biju (Energy and Natural Resources) from Bersatu, Mukah MP Datuk Hanifah Taib (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) from PBB, and Puncak Borneo MP Willie Mongin (Primary Industries and Commodities) from PBB.
