Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet | |
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 3rd Cabinet of Singapore | |
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| Date formed | 16 April 1968 |
| Date dissolved | 15 September 1972 |
| People and organisations | |
Head of state | Yusof Ishak (until 23 November 1970) Yeoh Ghim Seng (acting: 23 November 1970 – 2 January 1971) Benjamin Sheares (from 2 January 1971) |
Head of government | Lee Kuan Yew |
Member party | People's Action Party |
Status in legislature | Supermajority |
| History | |
| Election | 1968 |
| Legislature term | 2nd Parliament of Singapore |
| Predecessor | Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet |
| Successor | Fourth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet |
The Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet was the third Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in 1968, after the 1968 Singaporean general election. The cabinet lasted until 1972, with one shuffle in 1970.
Cabinet
The Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet was composed of the following members.[1][2][3][4]
| Portfolio | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | 5 June 1959 – 28 November 1990 |
| Minister for Science and Technology | Toh Chin Chye | 16 April 1968 – 1 June 1975 |
| Minister for Finance | Goh Keng Swee | 17 August 1967 – 10 August 1970 |
| Hon Sui Sen | 11 August 1970 – 14 October 1983 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | S. Rajaratnam | 12 August 1965 – 30 May 1980 |
| Minister for Labour | S. Rajaratnam | 16 April 1968 – 4 July 1971 |
| Ong Pang Boon | 5 July 1971 – 5 January 1981 | |
| Minister for Education | Ong Pang Boon | 19 October 1963 – 10 August 1970 |
| Lim Kim San | 11 August 1970 – 15 September 1972 | |
| Minister for Communications | Yong Nyuk Lin | 16 April 1968 – 31 July 1975 |
| Minister for Interior and Defence | Lim Kim San | 17 August 1967 – 10 August 1970 |
| Minister for Defence | Goh Keng Swee | 11 August 1970 – 11 February 1979 |
| Minister for Home Affairs | Ong Pang Boon | 11 August 1970 – 5 September 1970 |
| Wong Lin Ken | 6 September 1970 – 15 September 1972 | |
| Minister for Culture | Jek Yeun Thong | 16 April 1968 – 25 September 1977 |
| Minister for Social Affairs | Othman Wok | 16 April 1968 – 30 June 1977 |
| Minister for Law and National Development | E. W. Barker | 9 August 1965 – 1 June 1975 |
| Minister for Health | Chua Sian Chin | 16 April 1968 – 1 June 1975 |
List of office holders
The following is the list of office holders in the Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet.[1][2][5][3][4] Cabinet members are listed in bold.
| Prime Minister's Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | 16 April 1968 | 15 September 1972 |
| Minister of State for the Prime Minister's Office | Lee Khoon Choy | 3 May 1968 | 15 September 1972 |
| Yaacob Mohamed | 3 May 1968 | 15 September 1972 | |
| Ministry of Communications | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Communications | Yong Nyuk Lin | 16 April 1968 | 15 September 1972 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Communications | Phua Bah Lee | 3 May 1968 | 31 December 1971 |
| Ministry of Culture | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Culture | Jek Yeun Thong | 16 April 1968 | 15 September 1972 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Culture | Fong Sip Chee | 3 May 1968 | 31 December 1971 |
| Sha'ari Tadin | 3 May 1968 | 15 September 1972 | |
| Ministry of Defence (from 11 August 1970) | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Defence | Goh Keng Swee | 11 August 1970 | 15 September 1972 |
| Minister of State for Defence | Wee Toon Boon | 11 August 1970 | 15 September 1972 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Defence | Phua Bah Lee | 1 January 1972 | 15 September 1972 |
| Ministry of Education | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Education | Ong Pang Boon | 16 April 1968 | 10 August 1970 |
| Lim Kim San | 11 August 1970 | 15 September 1972 | |
| Minister of State for Education | Lee Chiaw Meng | 11 August 1970 | 15 September 1972 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Education | Lee Chiaw Meng | 3 May 1968 | 10 August 1970 |
| Mohamad Ghazali Ismail | 11 August 1970 | 31 May 1972 | |
| Sha'ari Tadin[a] | 1 June 1972 | 15 September 1972 | |
| Ministry of Finance | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Finance | Goh Keng Swee | 16 April 1968 | 10 August 1970 |
| Hon Sui Sen | 11 August 1970 | 15 September 1972 | |
| Minister of State for Finance | Tang See Chim | 11 August 1970 | 15 September 1972 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Finance | S. Ramaswamy | 3 May 1968 | 2 May 1968 |
| Tang See Chim | 3 May 1968 | 10 August 1970 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | S. Rajaratnam | 16 April 1968 | 15 September 1972 |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | Abdul Rahim Ishak | 3 May 1968 | 15 September 1972 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs | L. P. Rodrigo | 1 August 1969 | 5 September 1970 |
| Ministry of Health | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Health | Chua Sian Chin | 16 April 1968 | 15 September 1972 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Health | Chor Yeok Eng | 3 May 1968 | 15 September 1972 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs (from 11 August 1970) | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Home Affairs | Ong Pang Boon | 11 August 1970 | 5 September 1970 |
| Wong Lin Ken | 6 September 1970 | 15 September 1972 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs | L. P. Rodrigo | 6 September 1970 | 15 September 1972 |
| Ministry of Interior and Defence (until 10 August 1970) | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Interior and Defence | Lim Kim San | 16 April 1968 | 10 August 1970 |
| Minister of State for Defence | Wee Toon Boon | 3 May 1968 | 10 August 1970 |
| Ministry of Labour | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Labour | S. Rajaratnam | 16 April 1968 | 4 July 1971 |
| Ong Pang Boon | 5 July 1971 | 15 September 1972 | |
| Minister of State for Labour | Sia Kah Hui | 11 August 1970 | 15 September 1972 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Labour | Sia Kah Hui | 3 May 1968 | 10 August 1970 |
| Fong Sip Chee | 1 January 1972 | 15 September 1972 | |
| Ministry of Law and National Development | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Law and National Development | E. W. Barker | 16 April 1968 | 15 September 1972 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Law | S. Ramaswamy | 3 May 1968 | 10 October 1970 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for National Development | Ho Cheng Choon | 3 May 1968 | 15 September 1972 |
| Ministry of Social Affairs | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Social Affairs | Othman Wok | 16 April 1968 | 15 September 1972 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Social Affairs | Buang Omar Junid | 3 May 1968 | 31 March 1970 |
| Chan Chee Seng | 3 May 1968 | 15 September 1972 | |
Notes
- ↑ In an acting capacity.
References
- 1 2 "SECOND PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore.
- 1 2 "STATEMENT FROM PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). 15 April 1968 – via National Archives of Singapore.
- 1 2 Lim, Peter (11 August 1970). "Hon takes over Finance". The Straits Times. p. 1 – via NewspaperSG.
- 1 2 "Ong takes over as the Labour Minister". The Straits Times. 6 July 1971. p. 9 – via NewspaperSG.
- ↑ "A RESHUFFLE OF JUNIOR PORTFOLIOS". The Straits Times. 4 May 1968. p. 1 – via NewspaperSG.