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The full list of 2008 Cabinet:

Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (UMNO)

Deputy Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (UMNO)

Ministers in the Prime Minister’s Department
Tan Sri Bernard Dompok
Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz (UMNO)
Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (UMNO)
Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim (UMNO)
Datuk Amirsham Abdul Aziz (UMNO)

Deputy Ministers in the Prime Minister’s Department
Datuk Johari Baharom (UMNO)
Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim (UMNO)
Datuk K. Devamany (MIC)
Datuk Hassan Malik (UMNO)

Ministry of Finance
Minister - Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (UMNO)
Second Finance Minister - Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop (UMNO)
Deputies - Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (UMNO), Datuk Kong Cho Ha (MCA)

Ministry of Defence
Minister - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (UMNO)
Deputy - Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop (UMNO)

Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs
Minister - Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar (UMNO)
Deputies - Datuk Chor Chee Heung (MCA), Senator Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh (UMNO)

Ministry Housing & Local Government
Minister -Datuk Ong Ka Chuan (MCA)
Deputies - Datuk Robert Lau (SUPP) , Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin (UMNO)

Ministry of Works
Minister - Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamad (UMNO)
Deputy - Datuk Yong Khoon Seng (SUPP)

Ministry of Energy, Water & Communications
Minister - Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor (UMNO)
Deputy- Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum (PRS)

Ministry of Agriculture & Agro-Based Industry
Minister - Datuk Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO)
Deputy - Datin Paduka Rohani Abdul Karim (UMNO)

Ministry of International Trade & Industry
Minister -Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (UMNO)
Deputies- Liew Vui Keong (LDP), Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan (SPDP)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister -Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim (UMNO)
Deputy - Tunku Azlan Abu Bakar (UMNO)

Ministry of Education
Minister -Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (UMNO)
Deputies -Datuk Wee Ka Siong (MCA), Datuk Razali Ismail (UMNO)

Ministry of Higher Education
Minister - Datuk Khaled Nordin (UMNO)
Deputies - Khoo Kok Choong (MCA), Datuk Idris Harun (UMNO)

Ministry of Transport
Minister - Datuk Ong Tee Keat (MCA)
Deputy - Anifah Aman (UMNO)

Ministry of Human Resources
Minister - Datuk S. Subramaniam (MIC)
Deputy- Datuk Noraini Ahmad (UMNO)

Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development
Minister-Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen (MCA)
Deputy- Noriah Kasnon (UMNO)

Ministry of Unity, Culture, Arts & Heritage
Minister - Datuk Shafie Apdal (UMNO)
Deputy -Datuk Teng Boon Soon (MCA)

Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovations
Minister - Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili (PBS)
Deputy - Fadilah Yusof (PBB)

Ministry of Entrepreneur & Co-operative Development
Minister - Datuk Noh Omar (UMNO)
Deputy - Datuk Saifudin Abdullah (UMNO)

Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment
Minister - Datuk Douglas Unggah Embas (PBB)
Deputy - Datuk Abu Ghapur Salleh (UMNO)

Ministry of Rural & Regional Development
Minister - Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd Taib (UMNO)
Deputy - Tan Sri Joseph Kurup (PBRS)

Ministry of Domestic Trade & Consumer Affairs
Minister - Datuk Shahrir Samad (UMNO)
Deputy - Jelaing Mersat (SPDP)

Ministry of Plantation Industries & Commodities
Minister - Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui (SUPP)
Deputy- Senator A. Kohilan (Gerakan)

Ministry of Youth & Sports
Minister - Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaacob (UMNO)
Deputy - Wee Jack Seng (MCA)

Ministry of Health
Minister - Datuk Liow Tiong Lai (MCA)
Deputy- Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad (UMNO)

Ministry of Information
Minister - Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek (UMNO)
Deputy- Datuk Tan Lian Hoe (GERAKAN)

Ministry of Tourism
Minister - Datuk Azalina Othman (UMNO)
Deputy - Datuk Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abu Taib (PBB)

Ministry of Federal Territories
Minister - Datuk Zulhasnan Rafique (UMNO)
Deputy - M. Saravanan (MIC)

End of List

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The following are the news reporting on above issues:-

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The Star - PM announces new Cabinet (Tuesday March 18, 2008 MYT 1:28:33 PM)

Malaysiakini - PM unveils trimmed-down cabinet (Mar 18, 08 10:46am)
Malaysiakini - Full list of 2008 cabinet (Mar 18, 08 1:02pm)