(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code (including subsections (h) and (i), section one of this article) to the contrary, each administrator required by other provisions of this code to be appointed by the Governor shall:
(1) Continue to be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and each such administrator shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Governor, and the Governor may appoint a person to fill more than one such position of administrator and may appoint a secretary to fill one or more positions of such administrator, but each person appointed as such an administrator must possess whatever qualifications are elsewhere specified in this code as being required for appointment to such position;