Fifth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

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Fifth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
5th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed	31 December 1976
Date dissolved	5 January 1981
People and organisations
Head of state	Benjamin Sheares
Head of government	Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy head of government	Goh Keng Swee S. Rajaratnam
Member party	People's Action Party
Status in legislature	Supermajority 69 / 69
History
Election(s)	1976
Legislature term(s)	4th Parliament of Singapore
Predecessor	Fourth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Successor	Sixth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

The Fifth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet is the fifth Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. It was formed in 1976 after the 1976 Singaporean general election.

Ministers[]

Portfolio	Minister	Political party	Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
First Deputy Prime Minister	Goh Keng Swee	People's Action Party	1 June 1980	6 January 1981
Second Deputy Prime Minister	S. Rajaratnam	People's Action Party	1 June 1980	6 January 1981
Deputy Prime Minister	Goh Keng Swee	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	31 May 1980
Minister of Defence	Goh Keng Swee	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	11 February 1979
	Howe Yoon Chong	People's Action Party	12 February 1979	6 January 1981
Minister for Health	Toh Chin Chye	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
Minister for Foreign Affairs	S. Rajaratnam	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	1 June 1980
	S. Dhanabalan	People's Action Party	1 June 1980	6 January 1981
Minister for Labour	Ong Pang Boon	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
Minister for National Development	Lim Kim San	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	31 January 1979
	Teh Cheang Wan	People's Action Party	1 February 1979	6 January 1981
Minister for Communications	Lim Kim San	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	30 June 1978
	Ong Teng Cheong	People's Action Party	1 July 1978	6 January 1981
Minister for Culture	Jek Yeun Thong	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	25 September 1977
	Ong Teng Cheong (acting)	People's Action Party	26 September 1977	6 January 1981
Minister for Science and Technology	Jek Yeun Thong	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	25 September 1977
	E. W. Barker	People's Action Party	26 September 1977	6 January 1981
	Othman Wok	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	30 June 1977
	Toh Chin Chye (acting)	People's Action Party	1 July 1977	4 September 1977
	Ahmad Mattar (acting)	People's Action Party	5 September 1977	6 January 1981
Minister for Law	E. W. Barker	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
Minister for the Environment	E.W Barker	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	31 January 1979
	Lim Kim San	People's Action Party	1 February 1979	6 January 1981
Minister for Home Affairs	Chua Sian Chin	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
Minister for Education	Chua Sian Chin	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	11 February 1979
	Goh Keng Swee	People's Action Party	12 February 1979	31 May 1980
	Tony Tan Keng Yam	People's Action Party	1 June 1980	6 January 1981
Minister for Finance	Hon Sui Sen	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
Minister for Trade and Industry	Goh Chok Tong	People's Action Party	15 March 1979	6 January 1981
Minister	Othman Wok	People's Action Party	1 July 1977	6 January 1981
Minister	Jek Yeun Thong	People's Action Party	26 September 1977	6 January 1981
Minister		People's Action Party	15 September 1980	6 January 1981
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Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries[]

Portfolio		Name	Political party	Term start	Term end
Prime Minister's Office	Senior Minister of State	Lee Khoon Choy	People's Action Party	12 February 1979	6 January 1981
	Minister of State		People's Action Party	3 January 1977	25 October 1977
Ministry of Defence	Minister of State		People's Action Party	24 May 1977	6 January 1981
	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Phua Bah Lee	People's Action Party	3 January 1977	6 January 1981
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Senior Minister of State	Abdul Rahim Ishak	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
		Lee Khoon Choy	People's Action Party	3 January 1977	11 February 1979
		S. Dhanabalan	People's Action Party	12 February 1979	31 May 1980
	Parliamentary Secretary		People's Action Party	3 January 1977	1 August 1978
Ministry of Labour	Minister of State		People's Action Party	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
	Senior Parliamentary Secretary		People's Action Party	3 January 1977	6 January 1981
Ministry of National Development	Senior Minister of State		People's Action Party	3 January 1977	31 May 1978
		S. Dhanabalan	People's Action Party	16 June 1978	11 February 1979
	Parliamentary Secretary		People's Action Party	3 January 1977	1 April 1979
			People's Action Party	1 March 1979	6 January 1981
Ministry of Communications	Senior Minister of State	Ong Teng Cheong	People's Action Party	31 December 1976	30 June 1978
	Parliamentary Secretary	Sidek bin Saniff	People's Action Party	1 April 1980	6 January 1981
Ministry of Culture	Parliamentary Secretary		People's Action Party	1 October 1977	6 January 1981
		Sidek bin Saniff	People's Action Party	1 April 1980	6 January 1981
Ministry of Social Affairs	Minister of State	Ahmad Mattar	People's Action Party	5 September 1977	6 January 1981
	Senior Parliamentary Secretary		People's Action Party	3 January 1977	6 January 1981
Ministry of the Environment	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Chor Yeok Eng	People's Action Party	3 January 1977	6 January 1981
Ministry of Home Affairs	Parliamentary Secretary		People's Action Party	3 January 1977	30 June 1977
		Chin Harn Tong	People's Action Party	1 July 1978	16 March 1980
Ministry of Education	Senior Minister of State		People's Action Party	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
		Tony Tan Keng Yam	People's Action Party	12 February 1979	31 May 1980
	Parliamentary Secretary	Ahmad Mattar	People's Action Party	3 January 1977	4 September 1977
Ministry of Finance	Senior Minister of State	Goh Chok Tong	People's Action Party	1 September 1977	14 March 1979
			People's Action Party	1 June 1978	19 February 1979
Minister of State			People's Action Party	26 October 1977	6 January 1981
Parliamentary Secretary		Chin Harn Tong	People's Action Party	17 March 1980	6 January 1981
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