Fourth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

Fourth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
4th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed	16 September 1972
Date dissolved	31 December 1976
People and organisations
Head of state	Benjamin Sheares
Head of government	Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy head of government	Goh Keng Swee (from 1973)
Member party	People's Action Party
Status in legislature	Supermajority 65 / 65
History
Election	1972
Legislature term	3rd Parliament of Singapore
Predecessor	Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Successor	Fifth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

The Fourth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet is the fourth Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. It was formed in 1972 after the 1972 Singaporean general election. The cabinet lasted from 1972 to 1976, with one shuffle in 1975.

Cabinet

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

Portfolio	Name	Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Deputy Prime Minister	Goh Keng Swee	20 March 1973	31 December 1976
Minister for Science and Technology	Toh Chin Chye	16 September 1972	1 June 1975
	Lee Chiaw Meng	2 June 1975	31 December 1976
Minister of Defence	Goh Keng Swee	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
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 Communications	Yong Nyuk Lin	16 September 1972	31 July 1975
	Lim Kim San	1 August 1975	31 December 1976
Minister for the Environment	Lim Kim San	16 September 1972	1 June 1975
	E. W. Barker	2 June 1975	31 December 1976
Minister for Culture	Jek Yeun Thong	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Minister for Social Affairs	Othman Wok	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Minister for Law	E. W. Barker	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Minister for Home Affairs	E. W. Barker	16 September 1972	31 October 1972
	Chua Sian Chin	31 October 1972	31 December 1976
Minister for National Development	E. W. Barker	16 September 1972	1 June 1975
	Lim Kim San	2 June 1975	31 December 1976
Minister for Health	Chua Sian Chin	16 September 1972	1 June 1975
	Toh Chin Chye	2 June 1975	31 December 1976
Minister for Finance	Hon Sui Sen	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Minister for Education	Lee Chiaw Meng	16 September 1972	1 June 1975
	Toh Chin Chye	2 June 1975	15 June 1975
	Lee Kuan Yew	15 June 1975	20 October 1975
	Chua Sian Chin	20 October 1975	31 December 1976
Minister without portfolio	Yong Nyuk Lin	1 August 1975	31 March 1976

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
Foreign Affairs	Abdul Rahim Ishak	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
	Lee Khoon Choy	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Communications	Ong Teng Cheong	2 June 1975	31 December 1976
Education	Chai Chong Yii	2 June 1975	31 December 1976
National Development	Tan Eng Liang	2 June 1975	31 December 1976

Ministers of State

Portfolio	Name	Term start	Term end
Prime Minister's Office	Ya'acob bin Mohamed	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Labour	Sia Kah Hui	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Communications	Ang Kok Peng	16 September 1972	28 April 1974
	Chai Chong Yii	29 April 1974	1 June 1975
Health	Ang Kok Peng	29 April 1974	31 December 1976
Education	Chai Chong Yii	16 September 1972	28 April 1974

Senior Parliamentary Secretaries

Portfolio	Name	Term start	Term end
Defence	Phua Bah Lee	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Labour	Fong Sip Chee	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Environment	Chor Yeok Eng	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Culture	Sha'ari Tadin	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Social Affairs	Chan Chee Seng	16 September 1972	31 December 1976

Parliamentary Secretaries

Portfolio	Name	Term start	Term end
Foreign Affairs	Ong Soo Chuan	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Communications	Lim Guan Hoo	16 September 1972	15 July 1973
National Development	Ho Cheng Choon	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Home Affairs	Lim Guan Hoo	16 July 1973	31 December 1976
Education	Ahmad Mattar	16 September 1972	31 December 1976

References

1. "THIRD PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 28 July 2020.