Second Goh Chok Tong Cabinet
Second Goh Chok Tong Cabinet | |
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10th Cabinet of Singapore | |
Date formed | 7 September 1991 |
Date dissolved | 24 January 1997 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Wee Kim Wee (until 1 September 1993) Ong Teng Cheong (from 1 September 1993) |
Head of government | Goh Chok Tong |
Deputy head of government | Lee Hsien Loong Ong Teng Cheong (until 1 September 1993) Tony Tan Keng Yam (from 1 August 1995) |
Member party | People's Action Party |
Status in legislature | Supermajority 77 / 87 |
Opposition party | Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Worker's Party (WP) |
Opposition leader | Chiam See Tong (SDP) (until 17 May 1993) Ling How Doong (SDP) (from 17 May 1993) |
History | |
Election(s) | 1991 |
Legislature term(s) | 9th Parliament of Singapore |
Predecessor | First Goh Chok Tong Cabinet |
Successor | Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet |
The Second Goh Chok Tong Cabinet was formed after the 1991 Singaporean general election and dissolved for the 1997 Singaporean general election. The new Cabinet was formed due to Prime Minister, Goh Chok Tong, calling a snap election, seeking a strong and fresh mandate after succeeding Lee Kuan Yew as prime minister.[1][2]
Ministers[]
Portfolio | Minister | Political party | Term start | Term end |
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Prime Minister's Office | ||||
Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 24 January 1997 |
Senior Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 24 January 1997 |
Deputy Prime Minister | Ong Teng Cheong | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 1 September 1993 |
Deputy Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 24 January 1997 |
Deputy Prime Minister | Tony Tan Keng Yam | People's Action Party | 1 August 1995 | 24 January 1997 |
Minister | Lee Boon Yang | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 1 January 1992 |
Minister | Lim Boon Heng | People's Action Party | 27 July 1993 | 10 October 1993 |
Ministry of Trade and Industry | ||||
Minister for Trade and Industry | Lee Hsien Loong | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 6 December 1992 |
S. Dhanabalan | People's Action Party | 7 December 1992 | 1 January 1993 | |
Yeo Cheow Tong | People's Action Party | 2 January 1993 | 24 January 1997 | |
Ministry of National Development | ||||
Minister for National Development | S. Dhanabalan | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 31 August 1992 |
Richard Hu Tsu Tau | People's Action Party | 1 September 1992 | 1 January 1994 | |
Lim Hng Kiang (acting) | People's Action Party | 2 January 1994 | 16 April 1995 | |
Lim Hng Kiang | People's Action Party | 17 April 1995 | 24 January 1997 | |
Ministry of Education | ||||
Minister for Education | Tony Tan Keng Yam | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 1 January 1992 |
Lee Yock Suan | People's Action Party | 2 January 1992 | 24 January 1997 | |
Second Minister for Education | Lee Yock Suan | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 1 January 1992 |
Ministry of the Environment | ||||
Minister for the Environment | Ahmad Mattar | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 30 June 1993 |
Mah Bow Tan | People's Action Party | 1 July 1993 | 16 April 1995 | |
Teo Chee Hean (acting) | People's Action Party | 17 April 1995 | 14 January 1996 | |
Teo Chee Hean | People's Action Party | 15 January 1996 | 24 January 1997 | |
Ministry of Defence | ||||
Minister for Defence | Yeo Ning Hong | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 1 July 1994 |
Lee Boon Yang | People's Action Party | 2 July 1994 | 31 July 1995 | |
Tony Tan Keng Yam | People's Action Party | 1 August 1995 | 24 January 1997 | |
Second Minister for Defence | Lee Boon Yang | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 1 July 1994 |
Ministry of Law | ||||
Minister for Law | S. Jayakumar | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 24 January 1997 |
Ministry of Home Affairs | ||||
Minister for Home Affairs | S. Jayakumar | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 24 January 1997 |
Ministry of Finance | ||||
Minister for Finance | Richard Hu Tsu Tau | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 24 January 1997 |
Ministry of Labour | ||||
Minister for Labour | Lee Yock Suan | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 1 January 1992 |
Lee Boon Yang | People's Action Party | 2 January 1992 | 24 January 1997 | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||||
Minister for Foreign Affairs | Wong Kan Seng | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 1 January 1994 |
S. Jayakumar | People's Action Party | 2 January 1994 | 24 January 1997 | |
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs | George Yeo Yong-Boon | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 1 January 1994 |
Ministry of Health | ||||
Minister for Health | Yeo Cheow Tong | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 1 January 1994 |
George Yeo Yong-Boon | People's Action Party | 2 January 1994 | 24 January 1997 | |
Ministry of Community Development | ||||
Minister for Community Development | Yeo Cheow Tong | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 1 January 1994 |
Abdullah Tarmugi (acting) | People's Action Party | 2 January 1994 | 14 January 1996 | |
Abdullah Tarmugi | People's Action Party | 15 January 1996 | 24 January 1997 | |
Ministry of Information and the Arts | ||||
Minister for Information and the Arts | George Yeo Yong-Boon | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 24 January 1997 |
Ministry of Communications | ||||
Minister for Communications | Mah Bow Tan | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 24 January 1997 |
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs | ||||
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs | Ahmad Mattar | People's Action Party | 7 September 1991 | 30 June 1993 |
Abdullah Tarmugi | People's Action Party | 30 June 1993 | 24 January 1997 | |
No portfolio | ||||
Minister | Lim Boon Heng | People's Action Party | 11 October 1993 | 24 January 1997 |
Source:[3][4][5][6] |
References[]
- ^ "GE2015: A look back at the last 5 general elections from 1991 to 2011". Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "ELECTIONS HELD IN 1991". Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 5 September 1991.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 7 June 1993.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 13 April 1995.
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