Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
| Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 2nd Cabinet of Singapore | |
 | |
| Date formed | 19 October 1963 |
| Date dissolved | 15 April 1968 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Yusof bin Ishak |
| Head of government | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Deputy head of government | Toh Chin Chye |
| Member party | People's Action Party |
| Status in legislature | Supermajority 37 / 51 |
| Opposition cabinet | None |
| Opposition party | Barisan Sosialis (BS) |
| Opposition leader | Lim Huan Boon (BS) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1963 |
| Legislature term(s) | 3rd Legislative Assembly 1st Parliament |
| Predecessor | First Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet |
| Successor | Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet |
The Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet was the Cabinet of Singapore from 19 October 1963 to 15 April 1968.
The cabinet was formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew after the People's Action Party won a supermajority of the seats in the Parliament of Singapore in the 1963 general election. It is the cabinet that governed Singapore when it was a state in Malaysia. It is also Singapore's first cabinet following its independence on 9 August 1965.
The cabinet was succeeded by the Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet.
Ministers[]
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |  People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Toh Chin Chye | People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Finance | Goh Keng Swee | People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 8 August 1965 |
| Lim Kim San | People's Action Party
|
9 August 1965 | 16 August 1967 | |
| Goh Keng Swee | People's Action Party
|
17 August 1967 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Minister for Culture | S. Rajaratnam | People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 12 August 1965 |
| Othman Wok | People's Action Party
|
12 August 1965 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Minister for Education | Ong Pang Boon | People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for National Development | Lim Kim San | People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 8 August 1965 |
| Minister for Health | Yong Nyuk Lin | People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Labour | Jek Yeun Thong | People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Home Affairs and Social Welfare | Othman Wok | People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 26 November 1963 |
| Minister for Social Affairs | Othman Wok | People's Action Party
|
27 November 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Law | E. W. Barker | People's Action Party
|
31 October 1964 | 8 August 1965 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | S. Rajaratnam | People's Action Party
|
9 August 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Defence and Security | Goh Keng Swee | People's Action Party
|
9 August 1965 | 23 September 1965 |
| Minister for the Interior and Defence | Goh Keng Swee | People's Action Party
|
24 September 1965 | 16 August 1967 |
| Lim Kim San | People's Action Party
|
17 August 1967 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Minister for Law and National Development | E. W. Barker | People's Action Party
|
9 August 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Sources:[1][2][3] | ||||
Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries[]
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister's Department | Minister of State | People's Action Party
|
18 September 1965 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Prime Minister) | People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 17 September 1965 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary (Deputy Prime Minister) | People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 3 May 1968 | ||
| Ministry of Finance | Parliamentary Secretary | People's Action Party
|
1 March 1966 | 3 May 1968 | |
| Ministry of Culture | Minister of State | Lee Khoon Choy | People's Action Party
|
18 September 1965 | 3 May 1968 |
| Parliamentary Secretary | People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 | ||
| Lee Khoon Choy | People's Action Party
|
12 July 1965 | 17 September 1965 | ||
| Ministry of Education | Minister of State | Abdul Rahim Ishak | People's Action Party
|
18 September 1965 | 3 May 1968 |
| Parliamentary Secretary | Abdul Rahim Ishak | People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 17 September 1965 | |
| Ministry of National Development | Parliamentary Secretary | People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 8 August 1965 | |
| Ministry of Health | Parliamentary Secretary | People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 1 February 1967 | |
| Chor Yeok Eng | People's Action Party
|
2 November 1966 | 15 April 1968 | ||
| Ministry of Labour | Parliamentary Secretary | People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 17 September 1965 | |
| People's Action Party
|
1 February 1967 | 15 April 1968 | |||
| Ministry of Home Affairs and Social Welfare | Parliamentary Secretary | People's Action Party
|
19 October 1963 | 26 November 1963 | |
| Ministry of Social Affairs | Parliamentary Secretary | People's Action Party
|
27 November 1963 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Ministry of Law and National Development | Parliamentary Secretary (National Development) | People's Action Party
|
9 August 1965 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Source:[3] | |||||
References[]
- ^ "Singapore's Second Cabinet". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 October 1963. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ "Barker's sworn in as Law Minister". The Straits Times. Singapore. 1 November 1964. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ a b "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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- Cabinets established in 1963
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