Umno gets one exco post in Penang.
Jagdeep Singh Deo has been named Penang deputy chief minister II, succeeding three-term representative P Ramasamy, who quit DAP after being left out of the candidates’ line-up for the recently-concluded state election.
According to FMT, the Datok Keramat assemblyperson will lead the human capital development, science, and technology portfolio.
BN’s Sungai Acheh assemblyperson Rashidi Zinol is the coalition’s sole representative in the 11-man executive council line-up, as he heads the trade and entrepreneurial development, and rural development committee.
The deputy chief minister I position will be held by PKR’s Batu Maung assemblyperson Mohamad Abdul Hamid, said the portal. He will be in charge of the Islamic development, education, and national unity portfolio. – Malaysiakini