Tee Keat dropped in Cabinet reshuffle
(TMI)KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — Datuk Chor Chee Heung was appointed the new Housing and Local Government Minister while Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha replaced Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat as Transport Minister in a minor Cabinet reshuffle today.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced the appointments today, which are seen as a reflection of the recent MCA elections which saw Ong lose the presidency to former Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek.
Dr Chua was not appointed to the Cabinet while Ong has been dropped.
However, Dr Chua’s son, Labis MP Chua Tee Yong, was among a number of new deputy ministers appointed by Najib.
Tee Yong was appointed Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister.
MCA vice-presidents Senator Datuk Donald Lim and Senator Gan Ping Sieu were also appointed deputy ministers.
Lim will be Deputy Finance Minister while Gan is the new Deputy Youth and Sports Minister.
Among the other minor appointments, PPP vice-president Senator Datuk Maglin Dennis D’Cruz was made Deputy Information, Communications and Culture Minister.
MIC deputy president Senator Datuk G. Palanivel is the new Deputy Plantations Industry and Commodities Minister, while Serian MP Datuk Richard Riot is the new Deputy Foreign Minister.
