Have cabinet with only 22 ministries, says ex-minister
NEW Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim can keep his cabinet lean and effective by combining some ministries and keeping the size of the cabinet to a maximum of 22 ministries, former minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said.
He told Star Online that he had made some suggestions on downsizing the cabinet with the Civil Service Department and suggested that Ismail had agreed to a smaller cabinet if Barisan Nasional had won the November 19 general election.was the merger of the Environment and Natural Resources Ministry with the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry.
He was also reported as saying that the Education Ministry could incorporate the Higher Education Ministry. “I’ve also requested that JPA look into the possible mergers of several ministries to a maximum of 22, if not 20 only,” he was quoted as saying.“Because he inherited what was formed during Muhyiddin Yassin’s time as premier, it would be political suicide for him to downsize the cabinet then,” he was quoted as saying.
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