Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 7th Cabinet of Singapore | |
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| Date formed | 2 January 1985 |
| Date dissolved | 12 September 1988 |
| People and organisations | |
Head of state | Devan Nair (until 28 March 1985) Wee Chong Jin (acting: 28–31 March 1985) Yeoh Ghim Seng (acting: 31 March – 2 September 1985) Wee Kim Wee (from 2 September 1985) |
Head of government | Lee Kuan Yew |
Deputy head of government | Goh Chok Tong Ong Teng Cheong |
Member party | People's Action Party |
Status in legislature | Supermajority |
Opposition party | Workers' Party (until 10 November 1986) Singapore Democratic Party |
Opposition leader | J. B. Jeyaretnam (until 10 November 1986) Chiam See Tong (from 10 November 1986) |
| History | |
| Election | 1984 |
| Legislature term | 6th Parliament of Singapore |
| Predecessor | Sixth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet |
| Successor | Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet |
The Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet is the seventh Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. It was formed in 1985 after the 1984 Singaporean general election.
Cabinet
The Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet was composed of the following members.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Portfolio | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | 5 June 1959 – 28 November 1990 |
| Senior Minister | S. Rajaratnam | 2 January 1985 – 12 September 1988 |
| First Deputy Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong | 2 January 1985 – 28 November 1990 |
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | Ong Teng Cheong | 2 January 1985 – 28 November 1990 |
| Minister for Defence | Goh Chok Tong | 1 June 1982 – 30 June 1991 |
| Second Minister for Defence | Yeo Ning Hong | 1 June 1984 – 31 December 1986 |
| Second Minister for Defence (Services) | Lee Hsien Loong | 1 January 1987 – 28 November 1990 |
| Second Minister for Defence (Policy) | Yeo Ning Hong | 1 January 1987 – 28 November 1990 |
| Minister for Law | E. W. Barker | 2 June 1975 – 12 September 1988 |
| Second Minister for Law | S. Jayakumar | 1 June 1984 – 12 September 1988 |
| Minister for National Development | Teh Cheang Wan | 1 February 1979 – 14 December 1986 |
| S. Dhanabalan | 1 January 1987 – 31 August 1992 | |
| Second Minister for National Development | Yeo Ning Hong | 2 January 1985 – 6 May 1985 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | S. Dhanabalan | 1 June 1980 – 12 September 1988 |
| Second Minister for Foreign Affairs | Wong Kan Seng | 1 January 1987 – 12 September 1988 |
| Minister for Community Development | S. Dhanabalan | 2 January 1985 – 17 February 1986 |
| Wong Kan Seng | 18 February 1986 – 31 December 1986 (acting), 1 January 1987 – 30 June 1991 | |
| Minister for Finance | Tony Tan | 24 October 1983 – 6 May 1985 |
| Richard Hu | 7 May 1985 – 9 November 2001 | |
| Minister for Education | Tony Tan | 2 January 1985 – 1 January 1992 |
| Minister for Health | Tony Tan | 2 January 1985 – 6 May 1985 |
| Richard Hu | 7 May 1985 – 31 December 1986 | |
| Yeo Cheow Tong | 1 January 1987 – 28 November 1990 (acting) | |
| Minister for the Environment | Ahmad Mattar | 2 January 1985 – 30 June 1993 |
| Minister for Communications and Information | Yeo Ning Hong | 2 January 1985 – 28 November 1990 |
| Minister for Home Affairs | S. Jayakumar | 2 January 1985 – 1 January 1994 |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | Richard Hu | 2 January 1985 – 6 May 1985 |
| Tony Tan | 7 May 1985 – 17 February 1986 | |
| Lee Hsien Loong | 18 February 1986 – 31 December 1986 (acting), 1 January 1987 – 6 December 1992 | |
| Minister for Labour | Lee Yock Suan | 2 January 1985 – 31 December 1986 (acting), 1 January 1987 – 1 January 1992 |
List of office holders
The following is the list of office holders in the Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet.[1][2][3][6][4][5] Cabinet members are listed in bold.
| Prime Minister's Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Senior Minister | S. Rajaratnam | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| First Deputy Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | Ong Teng Cheong | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Minister of State for the Prime Minister's Office | Wan Soon Bee | 2 January 1985 | 1 January 1986 |
| Ministry of Communications and Information | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Communications and Information | Yeo Ning Hong | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Minister of State for Communications and Information | Tay Eng Soon | 2 January 1985 | 17 February 1986 |
| Wong Kan Seng | 7 May 1985 | 31 December 1986 | |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Communications and Information | Ho Kah Leong | 18 February 1986 | 12 September 1988 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Communications and Information | Wan Hussin Zoohri | 2 January 1985 | 1 January 1986 |
| Lee Boon Yang | 1 February 1985 | 6 May 1985 | |
| Ministry of Community Development | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Community Development | S. Dhanabalan | 2 January 1985 | 17 February 1986 |
| Wong Kan Seng[a] | 18 February 1986 | 12 September 1988 | |
| Minister of State for Community Development | Ch'ng Jit Koon | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Wong Kan Seng | 1 March 1985 | 17 February 1986 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development | Teo Cheong Tee | 2 January 1985 | 31 March 1986 |
| Ministry of Defence | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Defence | Goh Chok Tong | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Second Minister for Defence | Yeo Ning Hong | 2 January 1985 | 31 December 1986 |
| Second Minister for Defence (Services) | Lee Hsien Loong | 1 January 1987 | 12 September 1988 |
| Second Minister for Defence (Policy) | Yeo Ning Hong | 1 January 1987 | 12 September 1988 |
| Minister of State for Defence | Lee Hsien Loong | 2 January 1985 | 31 December 1986 |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Defence | Phua Bah Lee | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Ministry of Education | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Education | Tony Tan | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Minister of State for Education | Tay Eng Soon | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education | Ho Kah Leong | 2 January 1985 | 17 February 1986 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Education | Tang Guan Seng | 18 February 1986 | 12 September 1988 |
| Ministry of the Environment | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for the Environment | Ahmad Mattar | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment | Eugene Yap | 7 May 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment | Lee Boon Yang | 1 February 1985 | 6 May 1985 |
| Ministry of Finance | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Finance | Tony Tan | 2 January 1985 | 6 May 1985 |
| Richard Hu | 7 May 1985 | 12 September 1988 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Finance | Lee Boon Yang | 7 May 1985 | 17 February 1986 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | S. Dhanabalan | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Second Minister for Foreign Affairs | Wong Kan Seng | 1 January 1987 | 12 September 1988 |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | Yeo Cheow Tong | 9 February 1985 | 1 January 1987 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs | Yatiman Yusof | 1 April 1986 | 12 September 1988 |
| Ministry of Health | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Health | Tony Tan | 2 January 1985 | 6 May 1985 |
| Richard Hu | 7 May 1985 | 31 December 1986 | |
| Yeo Cheow Tong[b] | 1 January 1987 | 12 September 1988 | |
| Minister of State for Health | Yeo Cheow Tong | 9 February 1985 | 31 December 1986 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Home Affairs | S. Jayakumar | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | Wong Kan Seng | 1 March 1985 | 6 May 1985 |
| Lee Boon Yang | 18 February 1986 | 12 September 1988 | |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs | Chin Harn Tong | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs | Lee Boon Yang | 7 May 1985 | 17 February 1986 |
| Ministry of Labour | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Labour | Lee Yock Suan[a] | 2 January 1985 | 1 January 1992 |
| Senior Minister of State for Labour | Lee Yock Suan | 2 January 1985 | 31 December 1986 |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Labour | Eugene Yap | 2 January 1985 | 6 May 1985 |
| Ministry of Law | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Law | E. W. Barker | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Second Minister for Law | S. Jayakumar | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Ministry of National Development | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for National Development | Teh Cheang Wan | 2 January 1985 | 14 December 1986 |
| S. Dhanabalan | 1 January 1987 | 12 September 1988 | |
| Second Minister for National Development | Yeo Ning Hong | 2 January 1985 | 6 May 1985 |
| Minister of State for National Development | Lee Boon Yang | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary for National Development | Lee Yiok Seng | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
| Ministry of Trade and Industry | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | Richard Hu | 2 January 1985 | 6 May 1985 |
| Tony Tan | 7 May 1985 | 17 February 1986 | |
| Lee Hsien Loong[a] | 18 February 1986 | 12 September 1988 | |
| Minister of State for Trade and Industry | Lee Hsien Loong | 2 January 1985 | 17 February 1986 |
| Wong Kwei Cheong | 2 January 1985 | 1 January 1986 | |
| Lee Boon Yang | 18 February 1986 | 31 December 1986 | |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and Industry | Eugene Yap | 1 January 1987 | 12 September 1988 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and Industry | Sidek Saniff | 2 January 1985 | 12 September 1988 |
Notes
References
- 1 2 "SIXTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- 1 2 "STATEMENT PROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 31 December 1984.
- 1 2 "STATEMENT PROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 6 May 1985.
- 1 2 "STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 16 February 1986.
- 1 2 "STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 29 December 1986.
- ↑ "STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 28 December 1985.