In addition, Mukhriz also announced that the reshuffle followed the appointment of Kuah state assemblyman Mohd Firdaus Ahmad as a new exco member.
Firdaus took his oath of office before the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah, this morning.
“We made slight changes to the portfolios of exco members to be in line with the ministries at the federal government-level,” he said at a media conference after launching the shariah online system known as “myReCourt” (My Registration Court) at Wisma Darul Aman here today.
Mukhriz said the appointment of Firdaus was necessary as the previous exco member, Amiruddin Hamzah, who was the finance, state government-owned companies, industry and investment, and religious committee chairman, had been appointed as deputy finance minister.
Following is the list of excos and their new portfolios:
* Mukhriz: Chairman of the state planning, land affairs, state economic planning, natural resource affairs, state action council and finance committee.
* Dr Ismail Salleh: Chairman of the health, rural development, religious and state government-linked companies (GLC) committee.
* Tan Kok Yew: Chairman of the industrial and investment, local government and housing committee.
* Zamri Yusuf: Chairman of public works, water supply and water and energy resources committee.
* Azman Nasrudin: Chairman of the agriculture and agro-based, transport and primary industry committee.
* Mohd Asmirul Anuar Aris: Chairman of the youth and sports, tourism and culture and entrepreneurial development committee.
* Ooi Tze Min: Chairman of Chinese and Siamese community affairs, science and technology, climatic change and environmental committee.
* Dr Salmee Said: Chairman of the education and human resource committee.
* R Summugam: Chairman of Indian community affairs, solidarity, domestic trade and consumerism committee.
* Halimaton Shaadiah Saad: Chairman of women, family and community development, poverty eradication and welfare committee.
* Mohd Firdaus Ahmad: Chairman of information, communications and multimedia, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) committee.