Second Rahman cabinet

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Second Rahman cabinet
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2nd Cabinet of Malaya/Malaysia
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Prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman (sitting in centre) with the newly-elected cabinet, c.August 1959.
People and organisations
Head of state Tuanku Abdul Rahman (1959–1960)
Tuanku Hisamuddin Alam Shah (1960)
Tuanku Syed Putra (1960–1964)
Head of government Tunku Abdul Rahman
Deputy head of government Abdul Razak Hussein
Member parties
Status in legislature Coalition government
Opposition parties Pan-Malayan Islamic Party
People's Progressive Party
Labour Party of Malaya
Parti Rakyat Malaysia
Parti Negara
Malayan Party
Opposition leaders Burhanuddin al-Helmy (1959–1964)
Tan Chee Khoon (1964)
History
Election 1959 Malayan general election
Outgoing election 1964 Malaysian general election
Legislature term 1st Malayan Parliament
Budgets 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
Predecessor First Rahman cabinet
Successor Third Rahman cabinet

Tunku Abdul Rahman formed the second Rahman cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Abdul Rahman to begin a new government following the 19 August 1959 general election in the Federation of Malaya. Prior to the election, Rahman led (as Prime Minister) the first Rahman cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Alliance Party. It was the 2nd cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.

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The cabinet was sworn in on 22 August 1959 and Rahman assumed the office of Prime Minister from Abdul Razak Hussein who was the Acting Prime Minister after Rahman took a three-month leave of office to campaign for the elections.

All federal ministers from the First Rahman cabinet were retained with the exception of H.S. Lee who did not contest the 1959 elections and Mohd Khir Johari who was contesting in the constituency of Kedah Tengah, where elections had been postponed to 30 September 1959. [1]

This is a list of the members of the second cabinet of the first Prime Minister of Malaysia (then Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya), Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

PortfolioOffice BearerPartyConstituencyTerm StartTerm End
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman MPUMNO Kuala Kedah
Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein MPUMNO Pekan
Minister of Defence
Minister of External Affairs Ismail Abdul Rahman MPUMNO Johore Timor
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Minister of Health V. T. Sambanthan MPMIC Sungei Siput
Minister of the Interior Suleiman Abdul Rahman MPUMNO Muar Selatan
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications Sardon Jubir MPUMNO Pontian Utara
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Ong Yoke Lin MPMCA Ulu Selangor
Minister of Finance Tan Siew Sin MPMCA Malacca Tengah
Minister of Natural Resources Bahaman Samsudin MPUMNO Kuala Pilah
Minister of Transport Abdul Rahman Talib MPUMNO Kuantan
Minister of Education Abdul Aziz Ishak MPUMNO Kuala Langat
Minister of Agriculture

First reshuffle (November 1959 – 1961)

Full members

OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituency
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman MPUMNO Kuala Kedah
Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein MPUMNO Pekan
Minister of Defence
Minister of External Affairs Ismail Abdul Rahman MPUMNO Johore Timor
Minister of Finance Tan Siew Sin MPMCA Malacca Tengah
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications V. T. Sambanthan MPMIC Sungei Siput
Minister of the Interior Suleiman Abdul Rahman MPUMNO Muar Selatan
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives Abdul Aziz Ishak MPUMNO Kuala Langat
Minister of Transport Sardon Jubir MPUMNO Pontian Utara
Minister of Health and Social Welfare Ong Yoke Lin MPMCA Ulu Selangor
Minister of Education Khir Johari MPUMNO Kedah Tengah
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Minister of Labour Bahaman Samsudin MPUMNO Kuala Pilah
Minister of Justice Senator Leong Yew Koh MCA
Minister without Portfolio Abdul Rahman Talib MPUMNO Kuantan

Assistant ministers

OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituency
Assistant Prime Minister Syed Jaafar Albar MPUMNO Johore Tengah
Abdul Hamid Khan MPUMNO Batang Padang
Abdul Khalid Awang Osman MPUMNO Kota Star Utara
Cheah Theam Swee MPMCA Bukit Bintang

Second reshuffle (1961 – 1962)

Full members

OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituency
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman MPUMNO Kuala Kedah
Minister of External Affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein MPUMNO Pekan
Minister of Defence
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Internal Security Ismail Abdul Rahman MPUMNO Johore Timor
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Finance Tan Siew Sin MPMCA Malacca Tengah
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications V. T. Sambanthan MPMIC Sungei Siput
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives Abdul Aziz Ishak MPUMNO Kuala Langat
Minister of Transport Sardon Jubir MPUMNO Pontian Utara
Minister of Health and Social Welfare Ong Yoke Lin MPMCA Ulu Selangor
Minister of Education Abdul Rahman Talib MPUMNO Kuantan
Minister of Commerce and Industry Khir Johari MPUMNO Kedah Tengah
Minister of Labour Bahaman Samsudin MPUMNO Kuala Pilah
Minister of Justice Senator Leong Yew Koh MCA

Assistant ministers

OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituency
Assistant Minister of Education Abdul Hamid Khan MPUMNO Batang Padang
Assistant Minister of Rural Development Abdul Khalid Awang Osman MPUMNO Kota Star Utara
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry Cheah Theam Swee MPMCA Bukit Bintang
Assistant Minister of Labour V. Manickavasagam MPMIC Klang
Assistant Minister of the Interior Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Yusof MPUMNO Jerai
Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting Syed Jaafar Albar MPUMNO Johore Tengah

Third reshuffle (1962 – )

Full members

OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituency
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman MPUMNO Kuala Kedah
Minister of External Affairs
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein MPUMNO Pekan
Minister of Defence
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Internal Security Ismail Abdul Rahman MPUMNO Johore Timor
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Finance Tan Siew Sin MPMCA Malacca Tengah
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications V. T. Sambanthan MPMIC Sungei Siput
Minister of Transport Sardon Jubir MPUMNO Pontian Utara
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives Khir Johari MPUMNO Kedah Tengah
Minister of Health Abdul Rahman Talib MPUMNO Kuantan
Minister of Commerce and Industry Lim Swee Aun MPMCA Larut Selatan
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Bahaman Samsudin MPUMNO Kuala Pilah
Minister of Education Abdul Hamid Khan MPUMNO Batang Padang
Minister without Portfolio Sulaiman Abdul Rahman MPUMNO Muar Selatan
Abdul Aziz Ishak MPUMNO Kuala Langat
Ong Yoke Lin MPMCA Ulu Selangor
Minister of Justice Senator Leong Yew Koh MCA

Assistant ministers

OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituency
Assistant Minister of the Interior Cheah Theam Swee MPMCA Bukit Bintang
Assistant Minister of Labour and Social Welfare V. Manickavasagam MPMIC Klang
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdul Khalid Awang Osman MPUMNO Kota Star Utara
Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Yusof MPUMNO Jerai

Composition before cabinet dissolution

Full members

OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituency
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman MPUMNO Kuala Kedah
Minister of External Affairs
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein MPUMNO Pekan
Minister of Defence
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Internal Security Ismail Abdul Rahman MPUMNO Johore Timor
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Finance Tan Siew Sin MPMCA Malacca Tengah
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications V. T. Sambanthan MPMIC Sungei Siput
Minister of Transport Sardon Jubir MPUMNO Pontian Utara
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives Khir Johari MPUMNO Kedah Tengah
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Bahaman Samsudin MPUMNO Kuala Pilah
Minister of Health Abdul Rahman Talib MPUMNO Kuantan
Minister of Commerce and Industry Lim Swee Aun MPMCA Larut Selatan
Minister of Education Abdul Hamid Khan MPUMNO Batang Padang
Minister of Sarawak Affairs Jugah Barieng MPPESAKA
Minister without Portfolio Ong Yoke Lin MPMCA Ulu Selangor
Minister without Portfolio Senator Khaw Kai Boh MCA

Assistant ministers

OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituency
Assistant Minister of the Interior Cheah Theam Swee MPMCA Bukit Bintang
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdul Khalid Awang Osman MPUMNO Kota Star Utara
Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Yusof MPUMNO Jerai
Assistant Minister of Rural Development Senator Mohamed Ghazali Jawi UMNO
Assistant Minister of Rural Development (Sarawak) Abdul Rahman Ya'kub MPBUMIPUTERA
Assistant Minister of Labour and Social Welfare V. Manickavasagam MPMIC Klang

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