Bernama

PENANG, March 13 (Bernama) — Penanti state assemblyman Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin and Perai state assemblyman Dr P Ramasamy were sworn in as deputy chief ministers of Penang before Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas here today.

They received their letters of appointment and took their oath of office and oath of secrecy in a ceremony at Dewan Sri Pinang.

Mohammad Fairus, 32, Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s (PKR) National Integration Development Bureau advisor and Dr Ramasamy, 58, secretary of the DAP’s International Bureau, then signed their letters of appointment witnessed by State Secretary Datuk Jamaluddin Hassan.

Eight other state executive councillors — six from the DAP and two from PKR — also took their oath of office.

They include Padang Kota assemblyman Chow Kon Yeow, who is also DAP national vice-president and state party chief, Bagan Jermal assemblyman Lim Hock Seng, who is state DAP vice-chairman, and Bukit Tambun assemblyman Law Heng Kiang who is state DAP secretary.

The others from the DAP are its state treasurer Phee Boon Poh (Sungai Puyu), state publicity secretary Wong Hon Wai (Air Itam) and the only woman state executive councillor, Ong Kok Foi (Berapit).

The state executive councillors from PKR are Abdul Malik Kassim (Batu Maung) who is the party’s state liaison secretary and Law Choo Kiang (Bukit Tambun), who is its state information chief.

DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, who is the Air Putih assemblyman, was sworn in as Chief Minister of the new DAP-PKR government on Tuesday after the coalition won 29 of the 40 state seats in Penang in the general election on Saturday.

The DAP won 19 seats while PKR won nine and PAS one, in Permatang Pasir.

– BERNAMA