DAP yet to pick candidate to replace Loke as transport minister, for PM to decide

DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke says his party has yet to discuss his replacement as transport minister, adding that the decision is up to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

By Ida Lim

First Published: Wednesday, 11 Nov 2026 1:32 PM MYT

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 11 — Anthony Loke today confirmed that DAP has yet to discuss a candidate to replace him as transport minister, a post he resigned from with immediate effect yesterday.

Asked by reporters at the Transport Ministry here whether DAP had discussed a potential successor, Loke gave a brief “not yet” response.

“This is the prime minister's jurisdiction, discuss with him,” he replied when asked whether or not the decision would be left to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Asked if he would reconsider his resignation as Anwar did not want him to leave the post, Loke reiterated that his decision is unchanged.

“As far as I'm concerned, my resignation's already effective yesterday. I will stop my duties beginning today,” he said.

Asked whether he planned to return to the post after the next general election, Loke said he would address the matter after the election.

On his priorities ahead of the next general election, Loke said: “Of course my focus is that I'm the party secretary-general, I have to focus on my party building, my role as MP and to continue to support the PM as PH.”

PH stands for Pakatan Harapan, the ruling coalition which includes DAP.

Loke was also asked whether two proposed constitutional reforms – separating the roles of the attorney general and public prosecutor, and limiting the prime minister's tenure – would be passed by Parliament during its current term.

“That one definitely we hope will be brought to Parliament this term before the dissolution of Parliament. So as far as I'm concerned, that's the collective decision of the Cabinet.

“And for DAP of course we stood by it. We want these two constitutional amendments to be tabled, and we will definitely support these amendments,” he said.

Loke's resignation took effect on November 10 following the High Court's decision to allow former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his six-year prison sentence in the SRC International case under house arrest.