South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit issued on Wednesday a decree appointing ten national deputy ministers, a week after removing all deputy ministers.

Republican Decree No./2013 , with effect from 31 July 2013, appointed the following deputy ministers:

Paulino Wanawilla Onango – Deputy Minister of Justice

Jadalla Augustino Wani – Deputy Minister of Interior and Wildlife Conservation

Mary Jervas Yak – Deputy Minister of Finance, Commerce and Economic Planning

Kengen Jakor – Deputy Minister of Finance, Commerce and Economic Planning

Rebecca Joshua Okwachi – Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Postal Services

Nadia Arop Dudi – Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Tourism, Animal Resources, Fisheries, Cooperatives and Rural Development

Bol Makueng Yuol – Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology

Deng Arop Kuol – Deputy Minister of Lands, Housing and Physical Planning

Martin Tako – Deputy Minister of Transport, Roads and Bridges

Elizabeth James Bol – Deputy Minister of Petroleum, Mining, Industry and Environment