There was a festive mood at various ministries this morning as top civil servants greeted new cabinet ministers who clocked in for work.

Deputy Prime Minister - Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Home Minister - Muhyiddin Yassin
Education Minister - Maszlee Malik
Rural Development Minister - Rina Harun
Women and Family Development Minister - Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Economic Affairs Minister - Mohd Azmin Ali
Housing and Local Government Minister - Zuraida Kamaruddin
Finance Minister - Lim Guan Eng
Transport Minister - Anthony Loke
Communications and Multimedia Minister - Gobind Singh Deo
Human Resource Minister - M Kulasegaran
Defence Minister - Mohamad Sabu
Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister - Salahuddin Ayub
Health Minister - Dzulkefly Ahmad

Over at PUTRAJAYA, Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, the country's woman deputy prime minister, assumed the office once helmed by her husband Anwar Ibrahim.

Nearby, Finance Ministry Lim Guan Eng explored his new office while flanked by his wife Betty Chew, Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming and Damansara MP Tony Pua.

Over at KUALA LUMPUR, Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu begins his duties by inspecting Malay Regiment guards of honour.

In another part of PUTRAJAYA, Home Ministry staff prepared a welcome sign for their new boss Muhyiddin Yassin.

Over at the Prime Minister's Office, Economy Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali clocked in at 7.40am and was briefed on the structure and functions by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU).