Second Najib cabinet
Najib Razak formed the second Najib cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah to begin a new government following the 5 May 2013 general election in Malaysia. In order to be the Prime Minister, Najib sworn in before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 6 May 2013.[1] Prior to the election, Najib led (as Prime Minister) the first Najib cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional.
| Second Najib cabinet | |
|---|---|
 19th Cabinet of Malaysia | |
 | |
| Date formed | 16 May 2013 |
| Date dissolved | 10 May 2018 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (2013–2016) Sultan Muhammad V (2016–2018) |
| Head of government | Najib Razak |
| Head of government's history | Najib Government |
| Deputy head of government | Muhyiddin Yassin (2013–2015) Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (2015–2018) |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature | UMNO led coalition majority government |
| Opposition cabinet | Shadow Cabinet of Malaysia |
| Opposition parties | Democratic Action Party People's Justice Party Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Parti Amanah Negara (2015–2018) Socialist Party of Malaysia Sarawak People's Energy Party (2014–2016) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (2016–2018) Sabah Heritage Party (2016–2018) |
| Opposition leaders | Anwar Ibrahim (2013–2015) Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (2015–2018) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | Malaysian general election, 2013 |
| Legislature term(s) | 13th Malaysian Parliament |
| Budget(s) | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Incoming formation | Najib II Cabinet formation, 2013 |
| Predecessor | First Najib cabinet |
| Successor | Seventh Mahathir cabinet |
A new Cabinet was announced by Prime Minister Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak on 15 May 2013.[2] The ministers and deputy ministers were then sworn in before King Abdul Halim on the following day.[3][4] Notably, the two main ethnic Chinese-majority parties in Barisan Nasional, the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Gerakan declined to join the cabinet due to their dismal performance in the election.[5]
On 25 June 2014, Prime Minister Najib Razak announced a cabinet reshuffle, which saw the return of the MCA and Gerakan to the cabinet.[6]
This is a list of the members of the second cabinet of the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak.
Composition
Official sources: Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) Order 2013 [P.U. (A) 184/2013], Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2003 [P.U. (A) 324/2013] ,Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015 [P.U. (A) 154/2014], Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014 [P.U. (A) 201/2014], Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2015 [P.U. (A) 60/2015], Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015 [P.U. (A) 224/2015]
Full members
The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
Deputy ministers
Notes
- His service was discontinued by the Prime Minister and sacked from his party.
- His term as a Senator came to the end on this date.
- He was reassigned to a new portfolio.
- He discontinued his service to the Cabinet on his will.
- He was dismissed from the Cabinet.
- The post was reserved to MCA. He became an Acting Minister throughout the vacancy.
- He stopped serving the Cabinet following his appointment as the Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak.
- She became the Acting Minister following the vacancy of the Minister's seat.
- He received promotion as a Minister.
- He stopped being a Deputy Minister following his appointment as the Menteri Besar of Kedah.
- The post was vacant following her death from a helicopter crash in Sarawak.
References
- Ministers of the Federal Government Order 2013 [P.U. (A) 152/2013]
- "Barisan Kabinet Kerajaan Malaysia 2013". Official Website of Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia (in Malay). Prime Minister's Department, Malaysia. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) Order 2013 [P.U. (A) 184/2013]
- "New Cabinet today, oath tomorrow | Daily Express Newspaper Online, Sabah, Malaysia". Dailyexpress.com.my. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- "Reconsider decision on refusal to join cabinet, MCA, Gerakan told". New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- Ng, Eileen (25 June 2014). "MCA, Gerakan leaders return to cabinet after minor reshuffle". The Malaysian Insider. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- "Hishammuddin Appointed as Minister with Special Functions". BERNAMA. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.