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First Hussein cabinet
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7th Cabinet of Malaysia
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People and organisations
Head of state Tuanku Yahya Petra
Head of government Hussein Onn
Deputy head of government Mahathir Mohamad
Member parties
Status in legislature Coalition government
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Opposition parties Democratic Action Party
Malaysian Social Justice Party
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (from January 1978)
Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang
History
Outgoing election 1978 Malaysian general election
Legislature term(s) 4th Malaysian Parliament
Budget(s) 1977, 1978
Predecessor Second Razak cabinet
Successor Second Hussein cabinet

Hussein Onn formed the first Hussein cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Yahya Petra to begin a new government following the death of the previous Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdul Razak Hussein. Prior to the death, Razak led (as Prime Minister) the second Razak cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. It was the 7th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.

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A reshuffle of the cabinet was done on 31 December 1977, due to Parti Islam Se-Malaysia expulsion from Barisan Nasional, resignation of Health Minister Lee Siok Yew, and the death of Minister of Agriculture Ali Ahmad from the plane crash at Tanjung Kupang. [1] [2]

This is a list of the members of the first cabinet of the third Prime Minister of Malaysia, Hussein Onn.

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

PortfolioOffice BearerPartyConstituencyTerm StartTerm End
Prime Minister Hussein Onn MPUMNO Sri Gading 15 January 19761978
Minister of Defence
Deputy Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad MPUMNO Kubang Pasu 5 March 19761978
Minister of Education 19761 January 1978
Musa Hitam MPUMNO Labis
Minister of Labour and Manpower Lee San Choon MPMCA Segamat
Minister of Communications V. Manickavasagam MPMIC Pelabohan Kelang
Minister of Lands and Regional Development Asri Muda MPPAS Nilam Puri
Minister of Commerce and Industry Hamzah Abu Samah MPUMNO Temerloh
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment Ong Kee Hui MPSUPP Bandar Kuching
Minister of Home Affairs Ghazali Shafie MPUMNO Lipis 19761978
Minister of Works and Public Amenities Abdul Ghani Gilong MPUSNO Kinabalu
Minister of Health Lee Siok Yew MPMCA Ulu Langat
Minister of Law Abdul Kadir Yusuf MPUMNO Tenggaroh
Attorney General
Minister of General Welfare Aishah Ghani MPUMNO Kuala Langat
Minister of Information Abdul Taib Mahmud MPPBB Samarahan
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Ali Ahmad MPUMNO Pontian 19764 December 1977
Minister of Foreign Affairs Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MPUMNO Kota Bharu
Minister of Public Enterprises Mohamed Yaacob MPUMNO Tanah Merah
Minister of Housing and Villages Development Michael Chen Wing Sum MPMCA Ulu Selangor
Minister of Primary Industries Musa Hitam MPUMNO Labis
Minister of Finance Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MPUMNO Ulu Kelantan
Minister without Portfolio Abdul Samad Idris MPUMNO Kuala Pilah
Minister of Local Government and Federal Territories Hassan Adli Arshad MPUMNO Bagan Datok
Minister without Portfolio Chong Hon Nyan MPMCA Batu Berendam

Deputy ministers

PortfolioOffice BearerPartyConstituencyTerm StartTerm End
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Shariff Ahmad MPUMNO Jerantut
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry Mohamed Rahmat MPUMNO Pulai
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Mustapha Abdul Jabar MPUMNO Sabak Bernam
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa MPUMNO Larut
Deputy Minister of Education Chan Siang Sun MPMCA Bentong
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment Abdullah Ahmad MPUMNO Machang
Deputy Minister of Defence Mokhtar Hashim MPUMNO Tampin
Deputy Minister of Health Abu Bakar Umar MPPAS Kota Setar
Deputy Minister of Finance Richard Ho Ung Hun MPMCA Lumut 197631 December 1976
Neo Yee Pan MPMCA Muar 1 January 19771978
Deputy Minister of Lands and Regional Development Sulaiman Daud MPPBB Santubong
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries Paul Leong Khee Seong MPGERAKAN Taiping
Deputy Minister of Housing and Villages Development Ramli Omar MPUMNO Bagan Serai
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower Abdullah Majid MPUMNO Raub
Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities Goh Cheng Teik MPGERAKAN Nibong Tebal
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Neo Yee Pan MPMCA Muar March 197631 December 1976
Deputy Minister of Communications Mohd Ali M. Shariff MPUMNO Kuantan
Deputy Minister of Law Rais Yatim MPUMNO Jelebu
Deputy Minister of Law Senator Athi Nahappan MIC

Composition before cabinet dissolution

Full members

OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituency
Prime Minister Hussein Onn MPUMNO Sri Gading
Minister of Defence
Deputy Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad MPUMNO Kubang Pasu
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Minister of Labour and Manpower Lee San Choon MPMCA Segamat
Minister of Communications V. Manickavasagam MPMIC Pelabohan Kelang
Minister of Law Hamzah Abu Samah MPUMNO Temerloh
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment Ong Kee Hui MPSUPP Bandar Kuching
Minister of Home Affairs Ghazali Shafie MPUMNO Lipis
Minister of Works and Public Amenities Abdul Ghani Gilong MPUSNO Kinabalu
Minister of Lands and Regional Development Abdul Kadir Yusuf MPUMNO Tenggaroh
Minister of General Welfare Aishah Ghani MPUMNO Kuala Langat
Minister of Primary Industries Abdul Taib Mahmud MPPBB Samarahan
Minister of Foreign Affairs Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MPUMNO Kota Bharu
Minister of Housing and Villages Development Michael Chen Wing Sum MPMCA Ulu Selangor
Minister of Education Musa Hitam MPUMNO Labis
Minister of Finance Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MPUMNO Ulu Kelantan
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Abdul Samad Idris MPUMNO Kuala Pilah
Minister of Local Government and Federal Territories Hassan Adli Arshad MPUMNO Bagan Datok
Minister of Health Chong Hon Nyan MPMCA Batu Berendam
Minister of Agriculture Shariff Ahmad MPUMNO Jerantut
Minister of Information Mohamed Rahmat MPUMNO Pulai
Minister without Portfolio Richard Ho Ung Hun MPMCA Lumut
Minister of Public Enterprises Senator Mohamed Nasir BERJASA

Deputy ministers

OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituency
Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises Mustapha Abdul Jabar MPUMNO Sabak Bernam
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa MPUMNO Larut
Deputy Minister of Education Chan Siang Sun MPMCA Bentong
Deputy Minister of Defence Mokhtar Hashim MPUMNO Tampin
Deputy Minister of Health Sulaiman Daud MPPBB Santubong
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries Paul Leong Khee Seong MPGERAKAN Taiping
Deputy Minister of Housing and Villages Development Ramli Omar MPUMNO Bagan Serai
Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities Goh Cheng Teik MPGERAKAN Nibong Tebal
Deputy Minister of Finance Neo Yee Pan MPMCA Muar
Senator Rafidah Aziz UMNO
Deputy Minister of Communications Mohd Ali M. Shariff MPUMNO Kuantan
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Rais Yatim MPUMNO Jelebu
Deputy Minister of Local Government and Federal Territories Subramaniam Sinniah MPMIC Damansara
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Edmund Langgu Saga MPSNAP Saratok
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower K. Pathmanaban MPMIC Telok Kemang
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry Lew Sip Hon MPMCA Shah Alam
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdul Manan Othman MPUMNO Kemaman
Deputy Minister of Information Ling Liong Sik MPMCA Mata Kuching
Senator Othman AbdullahUMNO
Deputy Minister of Education Senator Salleh Jafaruddin PBB

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References

  1. "Dr M made Minister of Trade and Industry". The Straits Times. 1 January 1978. p. 11.
  2. "The reshuffled Cabinet..." The Straits Times. 1 January 1978. p. 11.