Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced his new Cabinet following a reshuffle this morning. It has increased in size from 25 to 27 MPs.

Aaron Farrugia is the major scalp as he has been fired from Transport Minister and hasn’t been given a new portfolio.

Chris Fearne – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for European Funds, Social Dialogue and Consumer Protection, will be Malta’s nominee for EU Commissioner

Owen Bonnici – Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government

Ian Borg – Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade

Michael Falzon – Minister for Social Policy and Children’s Rights

Anton Refalo – Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights

Roderick Galdes – Minister for Social and Affordable Accommodation

Silvio Schembri – Minister for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects

Julia Farrugia Portelli – Minister for Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector

Clint Camilleri – Minister for Gozo and Planning

Byron Camilleri – Minister for Home Affairs, Security, Reforms and Equality

Clayton Bartolo – Minister for Tourism and Public Cleanliness

Miriam Dalli – Minister for the Environment, Energy and Regeneration of the Grand Harbour

Clyde Caruana – Minister for Finance and Employment

Clifton Grima – Minister for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation

Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi – Minister for Lands and the Implementation of the Electoral Programme

Jonathan Attard – Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector

Jo Etienne Abela – Minister for Health and Active Ageing

Chris Bonett – Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Public Works

Andy Ellul – Parliamentary Secretary for Social Dialogue within the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Alison Zerafa Civelli – Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government within the Ministry for National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government

Keith Azzopardi Tanti – Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Research and Innovation within the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation

Rebecca Buttigieg – Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms and Equality in the Ministry for Home Affairs, Security, Reforms and Equality

Alicia Bugeja Said – Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Animal Rights within the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights

Malcolm Paul Agius Galea – Parliamentary Secretary for Active Ageing

Omar Farrugia –Parliamentary Secretary for Public Works

Glenn Bedingfield –Parliamentary Secretary for Public Cleanliness