Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

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Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
8th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed	13 September 1988
Date dissolved	27 November 1990
People and organisations
Head of state	Wee Kim Wee
Head of government	Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy head of government	Goh Chok Tong Ong Teng Cheong
Member party	People's Action Party
Status in legislature	Supermajority 80 / 83
Opposition party	Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)
Opposition leader	Chiam See Tong (SDP)
History
Legislature term(s)	7th Parliament of Singapore
Predecessor	Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Successor	First Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

The Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet is the eighth Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. It was formed in 1989 after the 1988 Singaporean general election.

Ministers[]

Portfolio	Minister	Political party	Term start	Term end
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
First Deputy Prime Minister	Goh Chok Tong	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Second Deputy Prime Minister	Ong Teng Cheong	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Defence
Minister for Defence	Goh Chok Tong	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Second Minister for Defence (Policy)	Yeo Ning Hong	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Second Minister for Defence (Services)	Lee Hsien Loong	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of National Development
Minister for National Development	S. Dhanabalan	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Education
Minister of Education	Tony Tan	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of the Environment
	Ahmad Mattar	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Communications and Information
Minister for Communications and Information	Yeo Ning Hong	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Law
Minister for Law	S.Jayakumar	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Home Affairs
Minister for Home Affairs	S.Jayakumar	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Finance
Minister for Finance	Richard Hu Tsu Tau	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Labour
Minister for Labour	Lee Yock Suan	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Wong Kan Seng	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Community Development
	Wong Kan Seng	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Minister for Trade and Industry	Lee Hsien Loong	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Health
Minister for Health	Yeo Cheow Tong (acting)	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs	Ahmad Mattar	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
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Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries[]

Portfolio		Name	Political party	Term start	Term end
Ministry of National Development	Senior Minister of State	Lee Boon Yang	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
	Minister of State		People's Action Party	1 November 1988	27 November 1990
	Senior Parliamentary Secretary		People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Education	Senior Minister of State	Tay Eng Soon	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
	Minister of State	Seet Ai Mee	People's Action Party	1 November 1988	27 November 1990
	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Sidek bin Saniff	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
	Parliamentary Secretary	Tang Guan Seng	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of the Environment	Senior Parliamentary Secretary		People's Action Party	13 September 1988	25 January 1990
Ministry of Communications and Information	Minister of State	Mah Bow Tan	People's Action Party	1 October 1988	27 November 1990
	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Ho Kah Leong	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Home Affairs	Senior Minister of State	Lee Boon Yang	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
	Parliamentary Secretary	Tang Guan Seng	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Finance	Minister of State	George Yeo Yong-Boon	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Senior Minister of State	Yeo Cheow Tong	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
	Minister of State		People's Action Party	1 November 1988	27 November 1990
		George Yeo Yong-Boon	People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
	Parliamentary Secretary		People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Community Development	Minister of State		People's Action Party	13 September 1988	27 November 1990
		Seet Ai Mee	People's Action Party	1 November 1988	27 November 1990
Ministry of Trade and Industry	Minister of State	Mah Bow Tan	People's Action Party	1 October 1988	27 November 1990
	Senior Parliamentary Secretary		People's Action Party	13 September 1988	25 January 1990
Sources:[1][2]

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