South Sudan president reshuffles cabinet ministers

By Isaac Vuni

July 2, 2007 (JUBA) ? The President of the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS), Salva Kiir Mayardit, today evening, has issued the long awaited Presidential decrees for cabinet reshuffles and naming new Ministers, advisors, President of the Supreme Court of Southern and the Deputy as follows:

Decree No. 68 of 2007, for relived Mrs. Awut Deng Acuil from position of Presidential Advisor in the office of the President of the Government of Southern Sudan effective from July 2nd 2007.

Meanwhile Decree No.70 of 2007, appointed Ministers of the Government of Southern Sudan effect from July 2, 2007 and they are:- Dr. Luka Tombe Monoja, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Mr. Dominic Dim Deng, Minister of SPLA Affairs, Mr. Kuol Athian Mawein, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Joseph Monytuiel Wiejang, Minister of Health, Mrs. Awut Deng Acuil, Minister of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development, Mr. David Deng Athorbei, Minister of Transport and Roads, and Mr. Martin Ohuro Okerruk, Minister of Housing, Land and Public Utility.

Decree No. 71 of 2007; appointed Presidential Advisors in the office of the President of the Government of Southern Sudan as follows: Mr. John Kong Nyoun, for Security Affairs, Dr. Theophilus Ochang Lotti for Social Services, Dr. Justin Yac Arop for Decentralization, Madam Rebecca de Mabior for Gender and Human Rights and Mr. Ismail Kony for Peace and Reconciliation.

Presidential Decree No. 72/2007 relieved Justice Ambrose Riny Thiik as President of the Supreme Court of Southern Sudan with effect from July 2nd 2007 replaced by Justice John Wol Makec as President of the Supreme Court of Southern and Justice Chan Reec Madut as Deputy ,all appointed under decree No.73 of 2007.

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