Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

11th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed25 January 1997
Date dissolved22 November 2001
People and organisations
Head of state
Ong Teng Cheong (until 1999)
S. R. Nathan (from 1999)
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
Worker's Party
Singapore People's Party
Opposition leader
Chiam See Tong
History
Election1997
Legislature term9th Parliament of Singapore
PredecessorSecond Goh Chok Tong Cabinet
SuccessorFourth Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

The Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet is the Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong following the 1997 general election which governed the country until prior to the 2001 general election.

Cabinet

The Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet is composed of the following members.[1][2][3][4]

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Tony Tan 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Minister without portfolio Lim Boon Heng 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Minister for Defence Tony Tan 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Second Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Minister for Law S. Jayakumar 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Minister for Foreign Affairs S. Jayakumar 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Lim Hng Kiang 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Minister for Finance Richard Hu 25 January 1997 9 November 2001
Lee Hsien Loong 10 November 2001 22 November 2001
Second Minister for Finance Lee Yock Suan 25 January 1997 31 March 1998
Lim Hng Kiang 1 April 1998 22 November 2001
Minister for Trade and Industry Lee Yock Suan 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
George Yeo 3 June 1999 22 November 2001
Second Minister for Trade and Industry George Yeo 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Minister for Health Yeo Cheow Tong 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
Lim Hng Kiang 3 June 1999 22 November 2001
Minister for the Environment Yeo Cheow Tong 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
Lee Yock Suan 3 June 1999 30 September 2000
Lim Swee Say[a] 1 October 2000 22 November 2001
Minister for Information and the Arts George Yeo 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
Lee Yock Suan 3 June 1999 22 November 2001
Minister for Labour Lee Boon Yang 25 January 1997 31 March 1998
Minister for Manpower Lee Boon Yang 1 April 1998 22 November 2001
Minister for Communications Mah Bow Tan 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
Minister for Communications and Information Technology Yeo Cheow Tong 3 June 1999 22 November 2001
Minister for National Development Lim Hng Kiang 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
Mah Bow Tan 3 June 1999 22 November 2001
Minister for Community Development Abdullah Tarmugi 25 January 1997 31 March 2000
Minister for Community Development and Sports Abdullah Tarmugi 1 April 2000 22 November 2001
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Abdullah Tarmugi 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Minister for Education Teo Chee Hean 25 January 1997 22 November 2001

List of ministers

The following is the list of ministers in the Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet.[1][2][5][3][6] Cabinet members are listed in bold.

Prime Minister's Office
Office Name Term start Term end
Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Tony Tan 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Minister without portfolio Lim Boon Heng 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Minister of State without portfolio Matthias Yao 3 June 1999 22 November 2001
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Prime Minister's Office Chan Soo Sen 1 May 2001 22 November 2001
Parliamentary Secretary for the Prime Minister's Office Chan Soo Sen 25 January 1997 30 April 2001
Ministry of Communications (until 2 June 1999)
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Communications Mah Bow Tan 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
Minister of State for Communications John Chen 1 March 1997 2 June 1999
Parliamentary Secretary for Communications Yaacob Ibrahim 1 July 1998 2 June 1999
Ministry for Communications and Information Technology (from 3 June 1999)
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Communications and Information Technology Yeo Cheow Tong 3 June 1999 22 November 2001
Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology John Chen 3 June 1999 22 November 2001
Lim Swee Say 3 June 1999 22 November 2001
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Communications and Information Technology Yaacob Ibrahim 1 May 2001 22 November 2001
Parliamentary Secretary for Communications and Information Technology Yaacob Ibrahim 3 June 1999 30 April 2001
Ministry of Community Development (until 31 March 2000)
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Community Development Abdullah Tarmugi 25 January 1997 31 March 2000
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development Yu-Foo Yee Shoon 3 June 1999 31 March 2000
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development Chan Soo Sen 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
Minister for Community Development and Sports (from 1 April 2000)
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Community Development and Sports Abdullah Tarmugi 1 April 2000 22 November 2001
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Sports Yu-Foo Yee Shoon 1 April 2000 22 November 2001
Ministry of Defence
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Defence Tony Tan 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Second Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Minister of State for Defence Matthias Yao 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
David Lim 15 June 1998 22 November 2001
Ministry of Education
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Education Teo Chee Hean 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Senior Minister of State for Education Aline Wong 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Peter Chen 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education Mohamad Maidin 1 May 2001 22 November 2001
Parliamentary Secretary for Education Mohamad Maidin 25 January 1997 30 April 2001
Ministry of the Environment
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for the Environment Yeo Cheow Tong 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
Lee Yock Suan 3 June 1999 30 September 2000
Lim Swee Say[a] 1 October 2000 22 November 2001
Senior Minister of State for the Environment Sidek Saniff 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Ministry of Finance
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Finance Richard Hu 25 January 1997 9 November 2001
Lee Hsien Loong 10 November 2001 22 November 2001
Second Minister for Finance Lee Yock Suan 25 January 1997 31 March 1998
Lim Hng Kiang 1 April 1998 22 November 2001
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Foreign Affairs S. Jayakumar 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Lim Hng Kiang 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ow Chin Hock 1 March 1997 22 November 2001
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Zainul Abidin 1 July 1998 22 November 2001
Ministry of Health
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Health Yeo Cheow Tong 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
Lim Hng Kiang 3 June 1999 22 November 2001
Senior Minister of State for Health Aline Wong 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health Chan Soo Sen 1 May 2001 22 November 2001
Parliamentary Secretary for Health Chan Soo Sen 3 June 1999 30 April 2001
Ministry of Home Affairs
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Minister of State for Home Affairs Ho Peng Kee 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Ministry for Information and the Arts
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Information and the Arts George Yeo 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
Lee Yock Suan 3 June 1999 22 November 2001
Minister of State for Information and the Arts David Lim 3 June 1999 22 November 2001
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Information and the Arts Yatiman Yusof 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Ministry of Labour (until 31 March 1998)
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Labour Lee Boon Yang 25 January 1997 31 March 1998
Minister of State for Labour Othman Haron Eusofe 25 January 1997 31 March 1998
Ministry of Law
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Law S. Jayakumar 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Minister of State for Law Ho Peng Kee 25 January 1997 22 November 2001
Minister for Manpower (from 1 April 1998)
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Manpower Lee Boon Yang 1 April 1998 22 November 2001
Minister of State for Labour Othman Haron Eusofe 1 April 1998 22 November 2001
Ministry of National Development
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for National Development Lim Hng Kiang 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
Mah Bow Tan 3 June 1999 22 November 2001
Minister of State for National Development John Chen 3 June 1999 22 November 2001
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for National Development Koo Tsai Kee 3 June 1999 22 November 2001
Parliamentary Secretary for National Development Koo Tsai Kee 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Office Name Term start Term end
Minister for Trade and Industry Lee Yock Suan 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
George Yeo 3 June 1999 22 November 2001
Second Minister for Trade and Industry George Yeo 25 January 1997 2 June 1999
Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Peter Chen 1 October 2000 22 November 2001
Minister of State for Trade and Industry Lim Swee Say 3 June 1999 30 September 2001
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and Industry Tang Guan Seng 25 January 1997 30 September 2001

Notes

  1. 1 2 In an acting capacity.

References

  1. 1 2 "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 18 January 1997.
  2. 1 2 "PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE PRESS STATEMENT: CHANGE OF MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIOS". National Archives of Singapore. 28 March 1998.
  3. 1 2 "THE CABINET CHANGES". The Straits Times. 14 May 1999. p. 1 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ↑ "Lim Swee Say named Acting Minister for Environment". The Straits Times. 1 October 2000. p. 2 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. ↑ Pang, Geck Choo (13 June 1998). "PM appoints 3 new MPs as govt office-holders". The Straits Times. p. 3 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. ↑ "Three parliament sees to be promoted on May 1". The Business Times. 20 April 2001. p. 8 – via NewspaperSG.
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