DPM Cooper, Halkitis, Munroe and Mitchell sworn in as cabinet ministers

One day after Prime Minister Philip Davis was sworn into office, four senior members of the new administration took their oaths during a ceremony at Government House this morning.

Chester Cooper was sworn in as deputy prime minister and minister of education, while Senator Wayne Munroe took the oath as attorney general.

Michael Halkitis was officially sworn in as minister of finance, and Fred Mitchell also took the oath of office during the ceremony as minister of foreign affairs.

The swearing-in ceremony follows the Progressive Liberal Party’s decisive victory at the polls, where the party secured 33 of the 41 seats contested in the general election.

Today’s ceremony marks the continuation of the formation of the new Cabinet under the Davis administration.

More Cabinet ministers are expected to be sworn in during another ceremony scheduled for this afternoon at Government House.