MELBOURNE: Malaysian-born Senator Penny Wong is the new finance minister in the newly-elected Gillard Labor Government. Wong had been keen to move from the climate change portfolio, following her failure to have parliament’s upper house (Senate) approve the government carbon pollution reduction scheme. A hardworking minister, Wong’s promotion nonetheless, came as a surprise when Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced her ministry Saturday. Born on Nov 11, 1968 in Kota Kinabalu, Wong takes over the finance portfolio left vacant by the high-profile Lindsay Tanner when he retired from federal politics in the Aug 31 election.
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How awesome to hear that Malaysian born Penny Wong, is now a Finance Minister in Australia. I’m proud as a Malaysian and I’m sure God knows His plan in this world!!
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