Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet | |
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 2nd Cabinet of Singapore | |
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| Date formed | 19 October 1963 |
| Date dissolved | 15 April 1968 |
| People and organisations | |
Head of state | Yusof Ishak |
Head of government | Lee Kuan Yew |
Deputy head of government | Toh Chin Chye |
Member party | People's Action Party |
Status in legislature | Supermajority |
Opposition party | Barisan Sosialis United People's Party (until 1965) |
Opposition leader | Lim Huan Boon (until 1965) Chia Thye Poh (1966) |
| History | |
| Election | 1963 |
| Legislature terms | 3rd Legislative Assembly 1st Parliament |
| Predecessor | First Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet |
| Successor | Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet |
The Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet was the Cabinet of Singapore from 19 October 1963 to 15 April 1968.
The cabinet was formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew after the People's Action Party won a supermajority of the seats in the Parliament of Singapore in the 1963 general election. It is the cabinet that governed Singapore when it was a state in Malaysia. It is also Singapore's first cabinet following its independence on 9 August 1965.
The cabinet was succeeded by the Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet.
Cabinet
The Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet was composed of the following members.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
October 1963 – August 1965
| Portfolio | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | 5 June 1959 – 28 November 1990 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Toh Chin Chye | 5 June 1959 – 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for National Development | Lim Kim San | 19 October 1963 – 8 August 1965 |
| Minister for Finance | Goh Keng Swee | 5 June 1959 – 8 August 1965 |
| Minister for Home Affairs and Social Welfare | Othman Wok | 19 October 1963 – 27 November 1963 |
| Minister for Social Affairs | Othman Wok | 28 November 1963 – 11 August 1965 |
| Minister for Labour | Jek Yeun Thong | 19 October 1963 – 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Health | Yong Nyuk Lin | 19 October 1963 – 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Education | Ong Pang Boon | 19 October 1963 – 10 August 1970 |
| Minister for Culture | S. Rajaratnam | 5 June 1959 – 8 August 1965 |
| Minister for Law | E. W. Barker | 1 November 1964 – 8 August 1965 |
August 1965 – April 1968
| Portfolio | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | 5 June 1959 – 28 November 1990 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Toh Chin Chye | 5 June 1959 – 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Defence and Security | Goh Keng Swee | 9 August 1965 – 23 September 1965 |
| Minister for Interior and Defence | Goh Keng Swee | 24 September 1965 – 16 August 1967 |
| Lim Kim San | 17 August 1967 – 10 August 1970 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs and Culture | S. Rajaratnam | 9 August 1965 – 11 August 1965 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | S. Rajaratnam | 12 August 1965 – 30 May 1980 |
| Minister for Finance | Lim Kim San | 9 August 1965 – 16 August 1967 |
| Goh Keng Swee | 17 August 1967 – 10 August 1970 | |
| Minister for Law and National Development | E. W. Barker | 9 August 1965 – 1 June 1975 |
| Minister for Social Affairs | Othman Wok | 28 November 1963 – 11 August 1965 |
| Minister for Culture and Social Affairs | Othman Wok | 12 August 1965 – 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Labour | Jek Yeun Thong | 19 October 1963 – 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Health | Yong Nyuk Lin | 19 October 1963 – 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Education | Ong Pang Boon | 19 October 1963 – 10 August 1970 |
List of office holders
The following is the list of office holders in the Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Cabinet members are listed in bold.
| Prime Minister's Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Toh Chin Chye | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister of State for the Prime Minister's Office | Yaacob Mohamed | 18 September 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister | Yaacob Mohamed | 19 October 1963 | 17 September 1965 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister | Buang Omar Junid | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Ministry of Culture (until 8 August 1965) | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Culture | S. Rajaratnam | 19 October 1963 | 8 August 1965 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Culture | Fong Sip Chee | 19 October 1963 | 8 August 1965 |
| Lee Khoon Choy | 12 July 1965 | 8 August 1965 | |
| Ministry of Defence and Security (9–23 September 1965) Ministry of Interior and Defence (from 24 September 1965) | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Defence and Security | Goh Keng Swee | 9 August 1965 | 23 September 1965 |
| Minister for Interior and Defence | Goh Keng Swee | 24 September 1965 | 16 August 1967 |
| Lim Kim San | 17 August 1967 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Minister of State for Defence | Wee Toon Boon | 18 September 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Ministry of Education | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Education | Ong Pang Boon | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister of State for Education | Abdul Rahim Ishak | 18 September 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Education | Abdul Rahim Ishak | 19 October 1963 | 17 September 1965 |
| Ministry of Finance | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Finance | Goh Keng Swee | 19 October 1963 | 8 August 1965 |
| Lim Kim San | 9 August 1965 | 16 August 1967 | |
| Goh Keng Swee | 17 August 1967 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Finance | S. Ramaswamy | 1 March 1966 | 15 April 1968 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Culture (9–11 August 1965) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (from 12 August 1965) | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs and Culture | S. Rajaratnam | 9 August 1965 | 11 August 1965 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | S. Rajaratnam | 12 August 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Culture | Fong Sip Chee | 9 August 1965 | 11 August 1965 |
| Lee Khoon Choy | 9 August 1965 | 11 August 1965 | |
| Ministry of Health | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Health | Yong Nyuk Lin | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Health | Sia Kah Hui | 19 October 1963 | 31 January 1967 |
| Chor Yeok Eng | 2 November 1966 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Ministry of Home Affairs and Social Welfare (until 27 November 1963) Ministry of Social Affairs (28 November 1963 – 11 August 1965) Ministry of Culture and Social Affairs (from 12 August 1965) | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Home Affairs and Social Welfare | Othman Wok | 19 October 1963 | 27 November 1963 |
| Minister for Social Affairs | Othman Wok | 28 November 1963 | 11 August 1965 |
| Minister for Culture and Social Affairs | Othman Wok | 12 August 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister of State for Culture | Lee Khoon Choy | 18 September 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs | Chan Chee Seng | 19 October 1963 | 27 November 1963 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Social Affairs | Chan Chee Seng | 28 November 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Culture | Fong Sip Chee | 12 August 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Lee Khoon Choy | 12 August 1965 | 17 September 1965 | |
| Ministry of Labour | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Labour | Jek Yeun Thong | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Labour | Wee Toon Boon | 19 October 1963 | 17 September 1965 |
| Sia Kah Hui | 1 February 1967 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Ministry of Law (until 8 August 1965) Ministry of Law and National Development (from 9 August 1965) | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Law | E. W. Barker | 1 November 1964 | 8 August 1965 |
| Minister for Law and National Development | E. W. Barker | 9 August 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for National Development | Ho Cheng Choon | 9 August 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Ministry of National Development (until 8 August 1965) | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for National Development | Lim Kim San | 19 October 1963 | 8 August 1965 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for National Development | Ho Cheng Choon | 19 October 1963 | 8 August 1965 |
References
- 1 2 "PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- 1 2 Sam, Jackie (18 October 1963). "3 NEW MINISTERS". The Straits Times. p. 1 – via NewspaperSG.
- 1 2 "Ministry of Social Affairs". The Straits Times. 29 November 1963. p. 5 – via NewspaperSG.
- 1 2 "BARKER SWORN IN AS MINISTER FOR LAW". The Straits Times. 1 November 1964. p. 14 – via NewspaperSG.
- 1 2 "Raja is named Foreign Minister". The Straits Times. 10 August 1965. p. 1 – via NewspaperSG.
- 1 2 "Wok takes over Culture". The Straits Times. 12 August 1965. p. 1 – via NewspaperSG.
- 1 2 "Ministers switch jobs in Singapore". The Straits Times. 17 August 1967. p. 1 – via NewspaperSG.