The Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet was the Cabinet of Singapore from 19 October 1963 to 15 April 1968.
Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet | |
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 2nd Cabinet of Singapore | |
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| Date formed | 19 October 1963 |
| Date dissolved | 15 April 1968 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Yusof bin Ishak |
| Head of government | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Deputy head of government | Toh Chin Chye |
| Member party | People's Action Party |
| Status in legislature | Supermajority 37 / 51 (in 1963)49 / 51 (from 1966) |
| Opposition cabinet | None |
| Opposition party | Barisan Sosialis United People's Party (until 1965) |
| Opposition leader | Lim Huan Boon (until 1965) Chia Thye Poh (1966) |
| History | |
| Election | 1963 |
| Legislature terms | 3rd Legislative Assembly 1st Parliament |
| Predecessor | First Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet |
| Successor | Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet |
The cabinet was formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew after the People's Action Party won a supermajority of the seats in the Parliament of Singapore in the 1963 general election. It is the cabinet that governed Singapore when it was a state in Malaysia. It is also Singapore's first cabinet following its independence on 9 August 1965.
The cabinet was succeeded by the Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet.
Cabinet
editThe Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet consisted of the following members.[1][2][3]
| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Toh Chin Chye | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for National Development | Lim Kim San | 19 October 1963 | 8 August 1965 |
| Edmund W. Barker | 9 August 1965 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Minister for Finance | Goh Keng Swee | 19 October 1963 | 8 August 1965 |
| Lim Kim San | 9 August 1965 | 16 August 1967 | |
| Goh Keng Swee | 17 August 1967 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Minister for Home Affairs and Social Welfare | Othman Wok | 19 October 1963 | 27 November 1963 |
| Minister for Labour | Jek Yeun Thong | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Health | Yong Nyuk Lin | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister of Education | Ong Pang Boon | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Culture | S. Rajaratnam | 19 October 1963 | 23 September 1965 |
| Othman Wok | 24 September 1965 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Minister for Social Affairs | Othman Wok | 27 November 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Law | Edmund W. Barker | 1 November 1964 | 15 April 1968 |
| Ministry for Foreign Affairs | S. Rajaratnam | 9 August 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Ministry for the Interior and Defence | Goh Keng Swee | 9 August 1965 | 16 August 1967 |
| Lim Kim San | 16 August 1967 | 15 April 1968 |
Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries
editThe following were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries.[3]
Ministers of State
edit| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister's Department | Ya'acob bin Mohamed | 18 September 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Education | Abdul Rahim Ishak | 18 September 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Defence | Wee Toon Boon | 18 September 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Culture | Lee Khoon Choy | 18 September 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
Parliamentary Secretaries
edit| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister's Department (Prime Minister) | Ya'acob bin Mohamed | 19 October 1963 | 17 September 1965 |
| Prime Minister's Department (Deputy Prime Minister) | Buang bin Omar Junid | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| National Development | Ho Cheng Choon | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Finance | S. Ramaswamy | 1 March 1966 | 15 April 1968 |
| Social Affairs | Chan Chee Seng | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Labour | Wee Toon Boon | 19 October 1963 | 17 September 1965 |
| Sia Kah Hui | 1 February 1967 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Health | Sia Kah Hui | 19 October 1963 | 1 February 1967 |
| Chor Yeok Eng | 2 November 1966 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Education | Abdul Rahim Ishak | 19 October 1963 | 17 September 1965 |
| Culture | Fong Sip Chee | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Lee Khoon Choy | 12 July 1965 | 17 September 1965 |
References
edit- ^ "Singapore's Second Cabinet". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 October 1963. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ "Barker's sworn in as Law Minister". The Straits Times. Singapore. 1 November 1964. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ a b "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 25 July 2020.