Three new political secretaries took their oath of secrecy before Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak at the Prime Minister's Office in Putrajaya today.

They were Wong Nai Chee, political secretary to the prime minister, Mohd Nardin Awang (to Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin) and Seah Toong Choon (to Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha).

Wong, 42, an MCA Youth central committee member, began assuming his new post on Dec 1. He has a law degree (LLB) from Hull University, United Kingdom.

Mohd Nardin, 48, a graduate of Universiti Teknologi Mara, has been political secretary since Oct 3.

Before this, he was special officer to Muhyiddin, as the deputy prime minister.

Seah, 55, who began his new post on July 1, was also previously serving as political secretary to Kong when the latter was housing and local government minister.

- Bernama