Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

7th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed2 January 1985
Date dissolved13 September 1988
People and organisations
Head of stateDevan Nair (until 1985)
Wee Chong Jin (1985)
Yeoh Ghim Seng (1985)
Wee Kim Wee (from 1985)
Head of governmentLee Kuan Yew
Deputy head of governmentGoh Chok Tong
Ong Teng Cheong
Member partyPeople's Action Party
Status in legislatureSupermajority
77 / 80
Opposition partyWorkers' Party (until 1986)
Singapore Democratic Party
Opposition leaderJ. B. Jeyaretnam (until 1986)
Chiam See Tong (from 1986)
History
Election1984
Legislature term6th Parliament of Singapore
PredecessorSixth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
SuccessorEighth 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 consisted of the following members.[1]

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew 2 January 1985 13 September 1988
Senior Minister S. Rajaratnam 2 January 1985 13 September 1988
First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong 2 January 1985 13 September 1988
Second Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong 2 January 1985 13 September 1988
Minister for Defence Goh Chok Tong 2 January 1985 13 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 13 September 1988
Second Minister for Defence (Policy) Yeo Ning Hong 1 January 1987 13 September 1988
Minister for Law Edmund W. Barker 2 January 1985 13 September 1988
Second Minister for Law S. Jayakumar 2 January 1985 13 September 1988
Minister of National Development Teh Cheang Wan 2 January 1985 14 December 1986
S. Dhanabalan 1 January 1987 13 September 1988
Second Minister for National Development Yeo Ning Hong 2 January 1985 6 May 1985
Minister of Foreign Affairs S. Dhanabalan 2 January 1985 13 September 1988
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Wong Kan Seng 1 January 1987 13 September 1988
Minister for Community Development S. Dhanabalan 2 January 1985 17 February 1986
Wong Kan Seng[a] 18 February 1986 13 September 1988
Minister for Finance Tony Tan 2 January 1985 6 May 1985
Richard Hu 7 May 1985 13 September 1988
Minister of Education Tony Tan 2 January 1985 13 September 1988
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 13 September 1988
Minister for the Environment Ahmad Mattar 2 January 1985 13 September 1988
Minister for Communications and Information Yeo Ning Hong 2 January 1985 13 September 1988
Minister for Home Affairs S. Jayakumar 2 January 1985 13 September 1988
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 13 September 1988
Minister for Labour Lee Yock Suan[c] 2 January 1985 13 September 1988

Notes

  1. ^ a b In an acting capacity from 18 February 1986 to 31 December 1986.
  2. ^ In an acting capacity.
  3. ^ In an acting capacity from 2 January 1985 until 31 December 1986.

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
Labour Lee Yock Suan 2 January 1985 31 December 1986

Ministers of State

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Prime Minister's Office Wan Soon Bee 2 January 1985 1 January 1986
Defence Lee Hsien Loong 2 January 1985 31 December 1986
National Development Lee Boon Yang 1 January 1987 13 September 1988
Foreign Affairs Yeo Cheow Tong 9 February 1985 13 September 1988
Community Development Ch'ng Jit Koon 2 January 1985 13 September 1988
Wong Kan Seng 1 March 1985 17 February 1986
Education Tay Eng Soon 2 January 1985 13 September 1988
Health Yeo Cheow Tong 9 February 1985 31 December 1986
Communications and Information Tay Eng Soon 2 January 1985 17 February 1986
Wong Kan Seng 7 May 1985 31 December 1986
Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng 1 March 1985 6 May 1985
Lee Boon Yang 18 February 1986 13 September 1988
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 Secretaries

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Defence Phua Bah Lee 2 January 1985 13 September 1988
National Development Lee Yiok Seng 2 January 1985 13 September 1988
Education Ho Kah Leong 2 January 1985 18 February 1986
Environment Eugene Yap Giau Cheng 7 May 1985 13 September 1988
Communications and Information Ho Kah Leong 18 February 1986 13 September 1988
Home Affairs Chin Harn Tong 2 January 1985 13 September 1988
Trade and Industry Eugene Yap Giau Cheng 1 January 1987 13 September 1988
Labour Eugene Yap Giau Cheng 2 January 1985 6 May 1985

Parliamentary Secretaries

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Foreign Affairs Yatiman Yusof 1 April 1986 13 September 1988
Community Development Teo Cheong Tee 2 January 1985 31 March 1986
Finance Lee Boon Yang 7 May 1985 17 February 1986
Education Tang Guan Seng 18 February 1986 13 September 1988
Environment Lee Boon Yang 2 January 1985 6 May 1985
Communications and Information Wan Hussin Zoohri 2 January 1985 1 January 1986
Home Affairs Lee Boon Yang 7 May 1985 17 February 1986
Trade and Industry Sidek Saniff 2 January 1985 13 September 1988

References

  1. ^ a b "SIXTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 29 July 2020.