IDEAS lauds the termination of all political appointments, urges government to end political patronage

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IDEAS lauds the termination of all political appointments, urges government to end political patronage

16 Dec 2022

For immediate release IDEAS lauds the termination of all political appointments, urges government to end political patronage Kuala Lumpur, 16 December 2022: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) welcomes the letter issued by the Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Zuki bin Ali, to terminate all political appointments made on the boards of directors of all. [...] As for the GLCs, the power of appointment should be given to the government entities that own it or the nomination committee of the Board.” Moving forward, IDEAS urges the government to issue guidelines in setting the criteria for the Chairman and Board of Directors to complement the absence of appointment criteria at the statutory bodies level. [...] Finally, in its effort to improve good governance on the boards of GLCs, it is important for the government to consider the responsibilities of boards more broadly. [...] The OECD Guidelines on State-Owned Enterprises spells out some principles, including that the boards of SOEs should have the necessary authority, competencies and objectivity to carry out their functions of strategic guidance and monitoring of management. [...] IDEAS will continue monitoring appointments in the FSBs and selected GLCs in the current government and invites the public to view the website regularly ( ).

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