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 | |
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| Date formed | 16 May 2013 |
| Date dissolved | 9 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) |
| No. of ministers | 38 ministers and 34 deputy ministers |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government 133 / 222 |
| Opposition cabinet | Shadow Cabinet of Malaysia |
| Opposition parties | Democratic Action Party (DAP) People's Justice Party (PKR) Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH) (2015–2018) Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) Sarawak People's Energy Party (TERAS) (2014–2016) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2016–2018) Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) (2016–2018) |
| Opposition leaders | Anwar Ibrahim (2013–2015) Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (2015–2018) |
| History | |
| Election | 2013 Malaysian general election |
| Legislature term | 13th Malaysian Parliament |
| Budgets | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Predecessor | First Najib cabinet |
| Successor | Seventh Mahathir cabinet |
A new Cabinet was announced by Najib on 15 May 2013.[2] It was the 19th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence. 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, Najib announced a cabinet reshuffle, which saw the return of the MCA and Gerakan to the cabinet.[6]
After the 1MDB scandal occurred in 2015, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who criticized this issue, was removed from his position by Prime Minister Najib.[7][8] Najib faced public demands for resignation amid allegations of corruption.[9]
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: