Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

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Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
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3rd Cabinet of Singapore
Mr. Lee Kuan Yew Mayoral reception 1965 (cropped).jpg
Date formed16 April 1968
Date dissolved15 September 1972
People and organisations
Head of state Yusof Ishak (until 1970)
Yeoh Ghim Seng (1970–1971)
Benjamin Sheares (from 1971)
Head of government Lee Kuan Yew
Member party People's Action Party
Status in legislature Supermajority
58 / 58
History
Election 1968
Legislature term 2nd Parliament of Singapore
Predecessor Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Successor Fourth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

The Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet was the third Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in 1968, after the 1968 Singaporean general election. The cabinet lasted until 1972, with one shuffle in 1970.

Contents

Cabinet

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

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew 16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for Science and Technology Toh Chin Chye 16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for Finance Goh Keng Swee 16 April 196810 August 1970
Hon Sui Sen 11 August 197015 September 1972
Minister for Foreign Affairs S. Rajaratnam 16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for Labour S. Rajaratnam 16 April 19684 July 1971
Ong Pang Boon 5 July 197115 September 1972
Minister for Education Ong Pang Boon 16 April 196810 August 1970
Lim Kim San 11 August 197015 September 1972
Minister for Communications Yong Nyuk Lin 16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for the Interior and Defence Lim Kim San 16 April 196810 August 1970
Minister for Culture Jek Yeun Thong 16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for Social Affairs Othman Wok 16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for Law E. W. Barker 16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for National Development E. W. Barker 16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for Health Chua Sian Chin 16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for Defence Goh Keng Swee 11 August 197015 September 1972
Minister for Home Affairs Ong Pang Boon 11 August 19705 September 1970
Wong Lin Ken 6 September 197015 September 1972

Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries

The following were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries. [1]

Ministers of State

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
Prime Minister's Office Lee Khoon Choy 16 April 196815 September 1972
Ya'acob bin Mohamed16 April 196815 September 1972
Finance Yang See Chim11 August 197015 September 1972
Foreign Affairs Abdul Rahim Ishak 16 April 196815 September 1972
Labour Sia Kah Hui11 August 197015 September 1972
Defence Wee Toon Boon16 April 196815 September 1972
Culture Lee Khoon Choy 16 April 19683 May 1968

Parliamentary Secretaries

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
Finance S. Ramaswamy16 April 19683 May 1968
Yang See Chim3 May 196810 August 1970
Foreign Affairs L. P. Rodrigo1 August 19695 September 1970
Labour Sia Kah Hui3 May 196810 August 1970
Fong Sip Chee 1 January 197215 September 1972
Education Lee Chiaw Meng 3 May 196810 August 1970
Mohd Ghazali bin Ismail11 August 197031 May 1972
Sha'ari bin Tadin [a] 1 June 197215 September 1972
Communications Phua Bah Lee 3 May 196831 December 1971
Culture Fong Sip Chee 3 May 196831 December 1971
Sha'ari bin Tadin1 June 197215 September 1972
Social Affairs Chan Chee Seng 3 May 196815 September 1972
Buang bin Omar Junid3 May 196831 March 1970
Law S. Ramaswamy3 May 196810 October 1970
National Development Ho Cheng Choon3 May 196815 September 1972
Health Chor Yeok Eng 3 May 196815 September 1972
Defence Phua Bah Lee 1 January 197215 September 1972
Home Affairs L. P. Rodrigo6 September 197015 September 1972

Notes:

  1. ↑ In an acting capacity.

References

  1. 1 2 "SECOND PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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