Fourth Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

Fourth Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

12th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed23 November 2001
Date dissolved11 August 2004
People and organisations
Head of state
S. R. Nathan
Head of government
Goh Chok Tong
Deputy head of government
Lee Hsien Loong
Tony Tan
Member party
People's Action Party
Status in legislature
Supermajority
Opposition party
Singapore Democratic Alliance
Worker's Party
Opposition leader
Chiam See Tong
History
Election2001
Legislature term10th Parliament of Singapore
PredecessorThird Goh Chok Tong Cabinet
SuccessorFirst Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet

The Fourth Goh Chok Tong Cabinet is the Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong following the 2001 general election which governed the country until Goh was succeeded as prime minister by Lee Hsien Loong in 2004.

Cabinet

The Fourth Goh Chok Tong Cabinet is composed of the following members.[1][2][3]

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Tony Tan 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence Tony Tan 1 August 2003 11 August 2004
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lee Yock Suan 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Lim Boon Heng 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Lim Hng Kiang 1 August 2003 11 August 2004
Minister for Finance Lee Hsien Loong 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Second Minister for Finance Lim Hng Kiang 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Minister for Defence Tony Tan 23 November 2001 31 July 2003
Teo Chee Hean 1 August 2003 11 August 2004
Second Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean 23 November 2001 31 July 2003
Minister for Law S. Jayakumar 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Minister for Foreign Affairs S. Jayakumar 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Lee Yock Suan 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Minister for Transport Yeo Cheow Tong 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Minister for Trade and Industry George Yeo 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Minister for Manpower Lee Boon Yang 23 November 2001 11 May 2003
Ng Eng Hen[a] 12 May 2003 11 August 2004
Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Minister for Health Lim Hng Kiang 23 November 2001 31 July 2003
Khaw Boon Wan[a] 1 August 2003 11 August 2004
Minister for Community Development and Sports Abdullah Tarmugi 23 November 2001 24 March 2002
Yaacob Ibrahim[b] 25 March 2002 11 August 2004
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Abdullah Tarmugi 25 January 1997 24 March 2002
Yaacob Ibrahim 25 March 2002 11 August 2004
Minister for Education Teo Chee Hean 23 November 2001 31 July 2003
Tharman Shanmugaratnam[a] 1 August 2003 11 August 2004
Minister for the Environment Lim Swee Say 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts David Lim[a] 23 November 2001 11 May 2003
Lee Boon Yang 12 May 2003 11 August 2004

List of ministers

The following is the list of ministers in the Fourth Goh Chok Tong Cabinet.[1][4][2][3] Cabinet members are listed in bold.

Prime Minister's Office
Office Name Term start Term end
Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Tony Tan 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence Tony Tan 1 August 2003 11 August 2004
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lee Yock Suan 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Lim Boon Heng 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Lim Hng Kiang 1 August 2003 11 August 2004
Senior Minister of State for the Prime Minister's Office Matthias Yao 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Minister of State for the Prime Minister's Office Chan Soo Sen 23 November 2001 31 July 2003
Minister for Community Development and Sports
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Community Development and Sports Abdullah Tarmugi 23 November 2001 24 March 2002
Yaacob Ibrahim[b] 25 March 2002 11 August 2004
Minister of State for Community Development and Sports Chan Soo Sen 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Yaacob Ibrahim 23 November 2001 24 March 2002
Ministry of Defence
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Defence Tony Tan 23 November 2001 31 July 2003
Teo Chee Hean 1 August 2003 11 August 2004
Second Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean 23 November 2001 31 July 2003
Senior Minister of State for Defence David Lim 23 November 2001 30 April 2002
Minister of State for Defence Cedric Foo 1 April 2002 11 August 2004
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Koo Tsai Kee 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Ministry of Education
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Education Teo Chee Hean 23 November 2001 31 July 2003
Tharman Shanmugaratnam[a] 1 August 2003 11 August 2004
Senior Minister of State for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam 23 November 2001 31 July 2003
Minister of State for Education Ng Eng Hen 1 January 2002 11 August 2004
Chan Soo Sen 1 August 2003 11 August 2004
Parliamentary Secretary for Education Hawazi Daipi 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Ministry of the Environment
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for the Environment Lim Swee Say 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Minister of State for the Environment Balaji Sadasivan 23 November 2001 11 May 2003
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment Maidin Packer 12 May 2003 11 August 2004
Ministry of Finance
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Finance Lee Hsien Loong 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Second Minister for Finance Lim Hng Kiang 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Senior Minister of State for Finance Khaw Boon Wan 1 August 2003 11 August 2004
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Foreign Affairs S. Jayakumar 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Lee Yock Suan 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim 1 December 2001 11 August 2004
Ministry of Health
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Health Lim Hng Kiang 23 November 2001 31 July 2003
Khaw Boon Wan[a] 1 August 2003 11 August 2004
Minister of State for Health Balaji Sadasivan 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Ministry of Home Affairs
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Ho Peng Kee 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs Maidin Packer 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts David Lim[a] 23 November 2001 11 May 2003
Lee Boon Yang 12 May 2003 11 August 2004
Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts Khaw Boon Wan 23 November 2001 31 July 2003
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Information, Communications and the Arts Yatiman Yusof 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Ministry of Law
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Law S. Jayakumar 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Senior Minister of State for Law Ho Peng Kee 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Minister for Manpower
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Manpower Lee Boon Yang 23 November 2001 11 May 2003
Ng Eng Hen[a] 12 May 2003 11 August 2004
Minister of State for Manpower Ng Eng Hen 1 January 2002 11 May 2003
Parliamentary Secretary for Manpower Hawazi Daipi 12 May 2003 11 August 2004
Ministry of National Development
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Minister of State for National Development Vivian Balakrishnan 1 January 2002 11 August 2004
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for National Development Koo Tsai Kee 23 November 2001 22 November 2001
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Trade and Industry George Yeo 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Tharman Shanmugaratnam 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Minister of State for Trade and Industry Raymond Lim 1 December 2001 11 August 2004
Vivian Balakrishnan 1 August 2003 11 August 2004
Ministry of Transport
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Transport Yeo Cheow Tong 23 November 2001 11 August 2004
Senior Minister of State for Transport Khaw Boon Wan 23 November 2001 31 July 2003
Minister of State for Transport Balaji Sadasivan 12 May 2003 11 August 2004

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 In an acting capacity.
  2. 1 2 In an acting capacity until 11 May 2003.

References

  1. 1 2 "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE". National Archives of Singapore. 17 November 2001.
  2. 1 2 "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE: CABINET CHANGES". National Archives of Singapore. 28 April 2003.
  3. 1 2 "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE: CABINET MOVEMENTS". National Archives of Singapore. 14 July 2003.
  4. ↑ "Press Statement from the Prime Minister's Office". National Archives of Singapore. 29 April 2002.
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