New Cabinet released Wednesday, 12 September 2007
Speculation as to the makeup of Prime Minister Bruce Golding's Cabinet has come to an end as the list of new Ministers has been released.
RJR News received the list on Wednesday evening.
Contrary to popular assumption, Prime Minister Golding did not keep the portfolio of Finance for himself but bestowed it on the outspoken Audley Shaw.
However Mr. Golding separated the additional portfolios of Planning and Development keeping those two for himself.
Also against earlier pronouncements that he would trim the Cabinet, Mr. Golding has appointed 18 members, three of which who are without portfolios.
Portia Simpson Miller had 15 members in her Cabinet.
The list of Cabinet members proceeds as follows:
Prime Minister, Planning and Development - Bruce Golding
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade - Dr. Kenneth Baugh
Minister of Finance & the Public Service - Audley Shaw
Minister of National Security - Derrick Smith
Attroney General and Minister of Justice - Dorothy Lightbourne
Minister of Education - Andrew Holness
Minister of Industry & Commerce - Karl Samuda
Minister of Tourism - Edmund Bartlett
Minister of Agriculture - Dr. Christopher Tufton
Minister of Energy, Mining & Telecommunications - Clive Mullings
Minister of Water & Housing - Dr. Horace Chang
Minister of Labour & Social Security- Pearnel Charles
Minister of Health & Environment - Rudyard Spencer
Minister of Information, Culture, Youth & Sports - Olivia Grange
Minister of Transport & Works - Michael Henry
Minister without Portfolio (Office of the Prime Minister) - James Robertson
Minister without Portfolio (Ministry of Finance & the Public Service) - Don Wehby
Minister without Portfolio (Ministry of Finance & the Public Service) - Dwight Nelson
Mr. Delroy Chuck will be nominated as Speaker of the House.
Speculation as to the makeup of Prime Minister Bruce Golding's Cabinet has come to an end as the list of new Ministers has been released.
RJR News received the list on Wednesday evening.
Contrary to popular assumption, Prime Minister Golding did not keep the portfolio of Finance for himself but bestowed it on the outspoken Audley Shaw.
However Mr. Golding separated the additional portfolios of Planning and Development keeping those two for himself.
Also against earlier pronouncements that he would trim the Cabinet, Mr. Golding has appointed 18 members, three of which who are without portfolios.
Portia Simpson Miller had 15 members in her Cabinet.
The list of Cabinet members proceeds as follows:
Prime Minister, Planning and Development - Bruce Golding
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade - Dr. Kenneth Baugh
Minister of Finance & the Public Service - Audley Shaw
Minister of National Security - Derrick Smith
Attroney General and Minister of Justice - Dorothy Lightbourne
Minister of Education - Andrew Holness
Minister of Industry & Commerce - Karl Samuda
Minister of Tourism - Edmund Bartlett
Minister of Agriculture - Dr. Christopher Tufton
Minister of Energy, Mining & Telecommunications - Clive Mullings
Minister of Water & Housing - Dr. Horace Chang
Minister of Labour & Social Security- Pearnel Charles
Minister of Health & Environment - Rudyard Spencer
Minister of Information, Culture, Youth & Sports - Olivia Grange
Minister of Transport & Works - Michael Henry
Minister without Portfolio (Office of the Prime Minister) - James Robertson
Minister without Portfolio (Ministry of Finance & the Public Service) - Don Wehby
Minister without Portfolio (Ministry of Finance & the Public Service) - Dwight Nelson
Mr. Delroy Chuck will be nominated as Speaker of the House.
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