The following is the list of cabinet ministers and their deputies as announced by the prime minister at 12 noon today.

Prime Minister

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (Umno)

Deputy Prime Minister

Najib Razak (Umno)

Finance Minister

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (Umno)

Second Finance Minister

Nor Mohamed Yakcop (Umno)

Deputies: Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (Umno), Kong Cho Ha (MCA)

Defence Minister

Najib Razak (Umno)

Deputy: Abu Seman Yusop (Umno)

Housing and Local Government Minister

Ong Ka Chuan (MCA)

Deputy: Robert Lau Hoi Chew (Supp), Hamzah Zainuddin (Umno)

Works Minister

Mohd Zin Mohamed (Umno)

Deputy: Yong Khoon Seng (Supp)

Energy, Water and Communications Minister

Shaziman Abu Mansor (Umno)

Deputy: Joseph Salang Gandum (PRS)

Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister

Mustapa Mohamed (Umno)

Deputy: Rohani Abdul Karim (Umno)

International Trade and Industry Minister

Muhyiddin Yassin (Umno)

Deputy: Leow Wui Keong (LDP), Jacob Dungau Sagan (SPDP)

Foreign Minister

Rais Yatim (Umno)

Deputy: Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar (Umno)

Education Minister

Hishammuddin Hussein (Umno)

Deputies: Dr Wee Ka Siong (MCA), Razali Ismail (Umno)

Transport Minister

Ong Tee Keat (MCA)

Deputy: Anifah Aman (Umno)

Health Minister

Liow Tiong Lai (MCA)

Deputy: Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad (Umno)

Human Resources Minister

S Subramaniam (MIC)

Deputy: Noraini Ahmad (Umno)

Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister

Syed Hamid Albar (Umno)

Deputies: Chor Chee Heung (MCA), Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh (Umno)

Women, Family and Community Development Minister

Dr Ng Yen Yen (MCA)

Deputy: Noriah Kasmon (Umno)

National Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister

Shafie Apdal (Umno)

Deputy: Teng Boon Soon (MCA)

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister

Dr Maximus Ongkili (PBS)

Deputy: Fadillah Yusof (PBB)

Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development Minister

Noh Omar (Umno)

Deputy: Saifudin Abdullah (Umno)

Higher Education Minister

Mohd Khaled Nordin (Umno)

Deputies: Idris Haron (Umno), Dr Hou Kok Chung (MCA)

Information Minister

Ahmad Shabery Cheek (Umno)

Deputy: Tan Lian Hoe (Gerakan)

Natural Resources and Environment Minister

Douglas Uggah Embas (PBB)

Deputy: Abdul Ghapur Salleh (Umno)

Rural and Regional Development Minister

Senator Muhammad Muhammad Taib (Umno)

Deputies: Joseph Kurup (PBRS), Joseph Entulu Belaun (PRS)

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister

Shahrir Abdul Samad (Umno)

Deputy: Jelaing Mersat (SPDP)

Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister

Peter Chin Fah Kui (Supp)

Deputy: Kohilan Pillay (Gerakan)

Youth and Sports Minister

Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Umno)

Deputy: Wee Jeck Seng (MCA)

Tourism Minister

Azalina Othman Said (Umno)

Deputy: Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib (PBB)

Federal Territories Minister

Zulhasnan Rafique (Umno)

Deputy: M Saravanan (MIC)

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department

Zaid Ibrahim (Umno, to be appointed senator) - in charge of legal affairs

Zahid Hamidi (Umno)

Bernard Dompok (Upko)

Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (Umno)

Amirsham A Aziz (Umno, former Maybank CEO, to be appointed senator) - in charge of Economic Planning Unit

Deputies: Mohd Johari Baharum (Umno), Mashitah Ibrahim (Umno, to be appointed senator), SK Devamany (MIC) and Hasan Malek (Umno).