Western Bahr El Ghazal Governor on Monday issued gubernatorial decrees relieving and appointing new ministers with three women appearing in the list.
Rizik Zachariah Hassan maintained Zachariah Joseph Garang in his position as Deputy Governor and Minster for Physical Infrastructure.
He appointed former Wau County Commissioner Angelo Taban Biajo, minister for Local Government and Law Enforcement, replacing John Urbano.
The same decree replaced Derik Uya Alfred with Mary Cornelio in the ministry of Information, Communication and Culture and also replaced Monica Sabino Madut with Andrea Ahmed Bawal in the Ministry of Labour and Public Service.
Governor Zachariah moved Adel Athanasius Surur from the Ministry of Agriculture to Education and put Michael Madut Chan to Agriculture.
The decree retained Dr Isaac Cleto Hassan as Health Minister and consolidated Lillian Valentino Rizik in the Ministry of Finance and Industry.
The Governor created Trade and Cooperatives Ministry headed by James Ernest Makoi.
Naima Abbas became Minister for Gender, Child and Social Welfare and Rudolf Andrea Ujika was appointed Minister for Youth and Sports.
Five ministers are new faces including two more women in the 2015 cabinet list.