Fifth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

Fifth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

5th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed31 December 1976
Date dissolved5 January 1981
People and organisations
Head of stateBenjamin Sheares
Head of governmentLee Kuan Yew
Deputy head of governmentGoh Keng Swee
S. Rajaratnam
Member partyPeople's Action Party
Status in legislatureSupermajority
69 / 69
History
Election1976
Legislature term4th Parliament of Singapore
PredecessorFourth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
SuccessorSixth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

The Fifth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet is the fifth Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. It was formed in 1976 after the 1976 Singaporean general election.

Cabinet

The Fifth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet consisted of the following members.[1]

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew 31 December 1976 6 January 1981
First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Keng Swee 31 December 1976 6 January 1981
Second Deputy Prime Minister S. Rajaratnam 1 June 1980 6 January 1981
Minister Othman Wok 1 July 1977 6 January 1981
Minister Jek Yeun Thong 26 September 1977 6 January 1981
Minister Lim Chee Onn 15 September 1980 6 January 1981
Minister for Defence Goh Keng Swee 31 December 1976 11 February 1979
Howe Yoon Chong 12 February 1979 6 January 1981
Minister for Health Toh Chin Chye 31 December 1976 6 January 1981
Minister for Foreign Affairs S. Rajaratnam 31 December 1976 1 June 1980
S. Dhanabalan 1 June 1980 6 January 1981
Minister for Labour Ong Pang Boon 31 December 1976 6 January 1981
Minister for National Development Lim Kim San 31 December 1976 31 January 1979
Teh Cheang Wan 1 February 1979 6 January 1981
Minister for Communications Lim Kim San 31 December 1976 30 June 1978
Ong Teng Cheong 1 July 1978 6 January 1981
Minister for Culture Jek Yeun Thong 31 December 1976 25 September 1977
Ong Teng Cheong[a] 26 September 1977 6 January 1981
Minister for Science and Technology Jek Yeun Thong 31 December 1976 25 September 1977
Edmund W. Barker 26 September 1977 6 January 1981
Minister for Foreign Affairs S. Rajaratnam 16 September 1972 31 December 1976
Minister for Labour Ong Pang Boon 16 September 1972 31 December 1976
Minister for Social Affairs Othman Wok 31 December 1976 30 June 1977
Toh Chin Chye[a] 1 July 1977 4 September 1977
Ahmad Mattar[a] 5 September 1977 6 January 1981
Minister for Law Edmund W. Barker 31 December 1976 6 January 1981
Minister for the Environment Edmund W. Barker 31 December 1976 31 January 1979
Lim Kim San 1 February 1979 6 January 1981
Minister for Home Affairs Chua Sian Chin 31 December 1976 6 January 1981
Minister for Education Chua Sian Chin 31 December 1976 11 February 1979
Goh Keng Swee 12 February 1979 31 May 1980
Tony Tan 1 June 1980 6 January 1981
Minister for Finance Hon Sui Sen 31 December 1976 6 January 1981
Minister for Trade and Industry Goh Chok Tong 15 March 1979 6 January 1981

Notes

  1. ^ a b c In an acting capacity.

Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries

The following were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries.[1]

Senior Ministers of State

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Prime Minister's Office Lee Khoon Choy 12 February 1979 6 January 1981
Foreign Affairs Abdul Rahim Ishak 31 December 1976 6 January 1981
Lee Khoon Choy 3 January 1977 11 February 1979
S. Dhanabalan 12 February 1979 31 May 1980
National Development Tan Eng Liang 3 January 1977 31 May 1978
S. Dhanabalan 16 June 1978 11 February 1979
Communications Ong Teng Cheong 31 December 1976 30 June 1978
Education Chai Chong Yii 31 December 1976 6 January 1981
Tony Tan 12 February 1979 31 May 1980
Finance Goh Chok Tong 1 September 1977 14 March 1979
Tan Eng Liang 1 June 1978 19 February 1979

Ministers of State

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Prime Minister's Office Ya'acob bin Mohamed 3 January 1977 25 October 1977
Defence Bernard Chen 24 May 1977 6 January 1981
Labour Sia Kah Hui 31 December 1976 6 January 1981
Social Affairs Ahmad Mattar 5 September 1977 6 January 1981
Without portfolio Ya'acob bin Mohamed 26 October 1977 6 January 1981

Senior Parliamentary Secretaries

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Defence Phua Bah Lee 3 January 1977 6 January 1981
Labour Fong Sip Chee 3 January 1977 6 January 1981
Social Affairs Chan Chee Seng 3 January 1977 6 January 1981
Environment Chor Yeok Eng 3 January 1977 6 January 1981

Parliamentary Secretaries

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Foreign Affairs Ong Soo Chuan 3 January 1977 1 August 1978
National Development Ho Cheng Choon 3 January 1977 1 April 1979
Lee Yiok Seng 1 March 1979 6 January 1981
Communications Sidek Saniff 1 April 1980 6 January 1981
Culture Ow Chin Hock 1 October 1977 6 January 1981
Sidek Saniff 1 April 1980 6 January 1981
Home Affairs Lim Guan Hoo 3 January 1977 30 June 1977
Chin Harn Tong 1 July 1978 16 March 1980
Education Ahmad Mattar 3 January 1977 4 September 1977
Without portfolio Chin Harn Tong 17 March 1980 6 January 1981

References

  1. ^ a b "FOURTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 28 July 2020.