First Lim Yew Hock Cabinet
First Lim Yew Hock Cabinet | |
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2nd Cabinet of Singapore | |
Date formed | 7 June 1956 |
Date dissolved | 3 June 1959 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | |
Head of government | Lim Yew Hock |
No. of ministers | 8 |
Total no. of members | 8 |
Member party | Labour Front United Malay National Organisation Malayan Chinese Association |
Status in legislature | Minority 11 / 32 |
Opposition party | Malay Union People's Action Party |
Opposition leader | Lee Kuan Yew |
History | |
Predecessor | First David Marshall Cabinet |
Successor | I Lee Kuan Yew |
After the resignation of David Saul Marshall, Lim Yew Hock was appointed by the Governor of Singapore to form the next government. After spent 1 day, he announced his cabinet. His cabinet was similar to that of his predecessor, with some minor changes to the allocation of portfolio.[1] He appointed Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat as Deputy Chief Minister.
List of Ministers[]
Portfolio | Minister | Political Party | Term start | Term end | |
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Chief Minister Minister for Labour and Welfare |
Lim Yew Hock | Labour Front | 7 June 1956 | 3 June 1959 | |
Deputy Chief Minister Minister for Local Government, Lands and Housing |
Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat | United Malay National Organisation | 7 June 1956 | 3 June 1959 | |
Labour Front | 7 June 1956 | 3 June 1959 | |||
Chief Secretary | William Goode | Independent | 7 June 1956 | 7 December 1957 | |
Edgeworth Beresford David | Independent | 24 January 1958 | 3 June 1959 | ||
Attorney-General | Independent | 7 June 1956 | 1 July 1957 | ||
Independent | 2 July 1957 | 3 June 1959 | |||
Minister for Health | Labour Front | 7 June 1956 | 3 June 1959 | ||
Francis Thomas | Labour Front | 7 June 1956 | 3 June 1959 | ||
Minister for Education | Chew Swee Kee | Labour Front | 7 June 1956 | 4 March 1959 | |
Lim Yew Hock | Labour Front | 5 March 1959 | 3 June 1959 | ||
Financial Secretary | T.M. Hart | Independent | 7 June 1956 | 3 June 1959 |
The names in bold are the surnames of Chinese persons, and the personal names of Indian and Malay persons
References[]
- ^ "Lim Yew Hock Cabinet". The Straits Times. Singapore. 9 June 1956. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
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