Fifth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

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Fifth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
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5th Cabinet of Singapore
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Date formed31 December 1976
Date dissolved5 January 1981
People and organisations
Head of state Benjamin Sheares
Head of government Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy head of government Goh Keng Swee
S. Rajaratnam
Member party People's Action Party
Status in legislature Supermajority
69 / 69
History
Election(s) 1976
Legislature term(s) 4th Parliament of Singapore
Predecessor Fourth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Successor Sixth 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.

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Cabinet

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

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew 31 December 19766 January 1981
First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Keng Swee 31 December 19766 January 1981
Second Deputy Prime Minister S. Rajaratnam 1 June 19806 January 1981
Minister Othman Wok 1 July 19776 January 1981
Minister Jek Yeun Thong 26 September 19776 January 1981
MinisterLim Chee Onn15 September 19806 January 1981
Minister for Defence Goh Keng Swee 31 December 197611 February 1979
Howe Yoon Chong 12 February 19796 January 1981
Minister for Health Toh Chin Chye 31 December 19766 January 1981
Minister for Foreign Affairs S. Rajaratnam 31 December 19761 June 1980
S. Dhanabalan 1 June 19806 January 1981
Minister for Labour Ong Pang Boon 31 December 19766 January 1981
Minister for National Development Lim Kim San 31 December 197631 January 1979
Teh Cheang Wan 1 February 19796 January 1981
Minister for Communications Lim Kim San 31 December 197630 June 1978
Ong Teng Cheong 1 July 19786 January 1981
Minister for Culture Jek Yeun Thong 31 December 197625 September 1977
Ong Teng Cheong [lower-alpha 1] 26 September 19776 January 1981
Minister for Science and Technology Jek Yeun Thong 31 December 197625 September 1977
Edmund W. Barker 26 September 19776 January 1981
Minister for Foreign Affairs S. Rajaratnam 16 September 197231 December 1976
Minister for Labour Ong Pang Boon 16 September 197231 December 1976
Minister for Social Affairs Othman Wok 31 December 197630 June 1977
Toh Chin Chye [lower-alpha 1] 1 July 19774 September 1977
Ahmad Mattar [lower-alpha 1] 5 September 19776 January 1981
Minister for Law Edmund W. Barker 31 December 19766 January 1981
Minister for the Environment Edmund W. Barker 31 December 197631 January 1979
Lim Kim San 1 February 19796 January 1981
Minister for Home Affairs Chua Sian Chin 31 December 19766 January 1981
Minister for Education Chua Sian Chin 31 December 197611 February 1979
Goh Keng Swee 12 February 197931 May 1980
Tony Tan 1 June 19806 January 1981
Minister for Finance Hon Sui Sen 31 December 19766 January 1981
Minister for Trade and Industry Goh Chok Tong 15 March 19796 January 1981

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 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

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
Prime Minister's Office Lee Khoon Choy 12 February 19796 January 1981
Foreign Affairs Abdul Rahim Ishak 31 December 19766 January 1981
Lee Khoon Choy 3 January 197711 February 1979
S. Dhanabalan 12 February 197931 May 1980
National Development Tan Eng Liang3 January 197731 May 1978
S. Dhanabalan 16 June 197811 February 1979
Communications Ong Teng Cheong 31 December 197630 June 1978
Education Chai Chong Yii31 December 19766 January 1981
Tony Tan 12 February 197931 May 1980
Finance Goh Chok Tong 1 September 197714 March 1979
Tan Eng Liang1 June 197819 February 1979

Ministers of State

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
Prime Minister's Office Ya'acob bin Mohamed3 January 197725 October 1977
Defence Bernard Chen24 May 19776 January 1981
Labour Sia Kah Hui31 December 19766 January 1981
Social Affairs Ahmad Mattar 5 September 19776 January 1981
Without portfolioYa'acob bin Mohamed26 October 19776 January 1981

Senior Parliamentary Secretaries

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
Defence Phua Bah Lee 3 January 19776 January 1981
Labour Fong Sip Chee3 January 19776 January 1981
Social AffairsChan Chee Seng3 January 19776 January 1981
Environment Chor Yeok Eng 3 January 19776 January 1981

Parliamentary Secretaries

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
Foreign Affairs Ong Soo Chuan3 January 19771 August 1978
National Development Ho Cheng Choon3 January 19771 April 1979
Lee Yiok Seng1 March 19796 January 1981
Communications Sidek Saniff 1 April 19806 January 1981
Culture Ow Chin Hock 1 October 19776 January 1981
Sidek Saniff 1 April 19806 January 1981
Home Affairs Lim Guan Hoo3 January 197730 June 1977
Chin Harn Tong 1 July 197816 March 1980
Education Ahmad Mattar 3 January 19774 September 1977
Without portfolio Chin Harn Tong 17 March 19806 January 1981

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References

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