IPOH: Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad today announced the portfolios of the new state executive councillors.
They are:
1. Saarani: Islamic Religious, Financial, Safety, Land, Natural Resources, Economic Planning and Government-linked Companies
2. Datuk Mohd Zolkafly Harun: Rural Development, Plantation, Agriculture and Food Industry
3. Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin: Infrastructure, Energy, Water and Public Transport
4. A. Sivanesan: Human Resources, Health and Indian Community Affairs
5. Loh Sze Yee: Tourism, Industry, Investment and Corridor Development
6. Salbiah Mohamed: Women, Family, Social Welfare and Entrepreneur Development
7. Teh Kok Lim: Science, Environment and Green Technology
8. Sandrea Ng Shy Shing: Housing and Local Government.
9. Khairudin Abu Hanipah: Education, Higher Education, Youth and Sports
10. Mohd Azlan Helmi: Communication, Multimedia and Non-governmental organisations
11. Woo Kah Leong: Domestic Trade, Cooperatives, Consumer Affairs and Chinese New Villages
Saarani said the line-up is a combination of young and experienced leaders, including those who had been in the exco before.
"All state exco members have held a meeting for the first time to discuss and decide on some important matters.
"Among them is the First Meeting and Second Meeting of the First Year of the 15th State Assembly of Perak Darul Ridzuan, which will be held on Dec 19 to table the 2023 budget and anti-hopping law," he said.
Saarani also said the state government had retained Datuk Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid as speaker of the legislative assembly.
On Monday, Kota Tampan assemblyman Saarani was sworn in as the 15th Perak menteri besar, a position he had held before the dissolution of the legislative assembly.
Yesterday, 10 executive councillors (seven from Pakatan Harapan and three from Barisan Nasional) were sworn in before Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah at Istana Iskandariah in Kuala Kangsar.
Apart from the exco members, DAP's Canning assemblyman Jenny Choy also took an oath as the legislative assembly's deputy speaker.