First David Marshall Cabinet

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First David Marshall Cabinet
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1st Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed6 April 1955
Date dissolved7 June 1956
People and organisations
Head of state
William Goode
Head of governmentDavid Marshall
No. of ministers9
Total no. of members9
Member partyLabour Front
United Malay National Organisation
Malayan Chinese Association
Status in legislatureMinority
12 / 32
Opposition partyMalay Union
People's Action Party
Opposition leaderLee Kuan Yew
History
Election(s)1955
PredecessorFirst Cabinet of Singapore
SuccessorI Lim Yew Hock

The Labour Front won the most seats in the 1955 Singaporean general election. The leader of the Labour Front, David Saul Marshall negotiated with other parties to form a coalition government.

After spent three days of discussion, a minority coalition government of LF-UMNO-MCA was formed.

List of Ministers[]

[1]

Portfolio Minister Political Party Term start Term end
Chief Minister
 David Marshall Labour Front 6 April 1955 7 June 1956
Minister for Local Government, Lands and Housing Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat United Malay National Organisation 6 April 1955 7 June 1956
Labour Front 6 April 1955 7 June 1956
Chief Secretary William Allmond Codrington Goode Independent 6 April 1955 7 June 1956
Attorney-General E.J. Davies Independent 6 April 1955 5 September 1955
Independent 6 September 1955 7 June 1956
Minister of Health Labour Front 6 April 1955 7 June 1956
Francis Thomas Labour Front 6 April 1955 7 June 1956
Minister for Labour and Welfare Lim Yew Hock Labour Front 6 April 1955 7 June 1956
Minister for Education Chew Swee Kee Labour Front 6 April 1955 7 June 1956
Financial Secretary T.M. Hart Independent 6 April 1955 7 June 1956

The names in bold are the surnames of Chinese persons, and the personal names of Indian and Malay persons

References[]

  1. ^ "Marshall Cabinet". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 April 1955. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

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