Former Prime Minister Ham Lini has been elected deputy to Natapei and will also be responsible for public utilities and infrastructure.
Majority of the key portfolios are dominated by MPs from the Vanua’aku Pati and its main coalition partner, the National United Party led by Lini
The head of Fiji’s Independent Monitoring Group, Sela Molisa, has been given the finance port folio, Joe Natuman, the lands, geology and mines ministry and Bakoa Kaltonga is the minister for foreign affairs.
Patrick Crowby will look after internal affairs, James Bule retains his trade portfolio while Havo Molisale will look after agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Willie Ruben Able takes over education and Roro Sambo is the new minister for health.
Trade unionist, Joshua Kalsakau is the new justice minister. He is the sole member from the Vanuatu Labor Party.
New Vanuatu business minister is Esmon Sai while Ton Ken is the new minister for youth, development and training.
Former Vanuatu’s foreign minister, George Andre Wells, was voted unopposed as speaker of Parliament.
