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Sixth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

Sixth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

6th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed6 January 1981
Date dissolved1 January 1985
People and organisations
Head of stateBenjamin Sheares
(2 January 1971 – 12 May 1981)
Devan Nair (since 23 October 1981)
Head of governmentLee Kuan Yew
Deputy head of governmentGoh Keng Swee
S. Rajaratnam
Member partyPeople's Action Party
Status in legislatureSupermajority
75 / 75
Opposition partyWorkers' Party
Opposition leaderJ. B. Jeyaretnam
History
Election1980
Legislature term5th Parliament of Singapore
PredecessorFifth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
SuccessorSeventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

The Sixth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet is the sixth Cabinet of Singapore. Formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on 6 January 1981 following the 1980 general election, it governed Singapore until its dissolution on 1 January 1985.

Cabinet

The Sixth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet consisted of the following members.[1]

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew 6 January 1981 1 January 1985
First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Keng Swee 6 January 1981 1 January 1985
Second Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs) S. Rajaratnam 6 January 1981 1 January 1985
Minister Lim Chee Onn 6 January 1981 1 August 1983
Minister Ong Teng Cheong 9 May 1983 1 January 1985
Minister for Finance Hon Sui Sen 6 January 1981 14 October 1983
Lee Kuan Yew 15 October 1983 23 October 1983
Tony Tan 24 October 1983 1 January 1985
Minister for the Environment Ong Pang Boon 6 January 1981 1 January 1985
Minister for Law Edmund W. Barker 6 January 1981 1 January 1985
Second Minister for Law S. Jayakumar 1 June 1984 1 January 1985
Minister of Science and Technology Edmund W. Barker 6 January 1981 31 March 1981
Minister for Home Affairs Chua Sian Chin 6 January 1981 1 January 1985
Second Minister for Home Affairs S. Jayakumar 1 June 1984 1 January 1985
Minister for Communications Ong Teng Cheong 6 January 1981 8 May 1983
Ong Pang Boon 9 May 1983 6 September 1983
Yeo Ning Hong[a] 7 September 1983 1 January 1985
Minister for Labour Ong Teng Cheong 6 January 1981 8 May 1983
Edmund W. Barker 9 May 1983 6 September 1983
S. Jayakumar[a] 7 September 1983 1 January 1985
Minister for Defence Howe Yoon Chong 6 January 1981 31 May 1982
Goh Chok Tong 1 June 1982 1 January 1985
Second Minister for Defence Goh Chok Tong 1 June 1981 31 May 1982
Yeo Ning Hong 1 June 1984 1 January 1985
Minister for National Development Teh Cheang Wan 6 January 1981 1 January 1985
Minister for Trade and Industry Goh Chok Tong 6 January 1981 31 May 1981
Tony Tan 1 June 1981 1 January 1985
Minister for Health Goh Chok Tong 6 January 1981 31 May 1982
Howe Yoon Chong 1 June 1982 1 January 1985
Second Minister for Health Goh Chok Tong 1 June 1982 1 January 1985
Minister for Foreign Affairs S. Dhanabalan 6 January 1981 1 January 1985
Minister for Culture S. Dhanabalan 6 January 1981 1 January 1985
Minister for Education Tony Tan Keng Yam 6 January 1981 31 May 1981
Goh Keng Swee 1 June 1981 1 January 1985
Minister for Social Affairs Ahmad Mattar[b] 6 January 1981 1 January 1985

Notes

  1. ^ a b In an acting capacity from 7 September 1983 until 31 May 1984.
  2. ^ In an acting capacity from 6 January 1981 until 31 May 1984.

Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries

The following were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries.[1]

Senior Ministers of State

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Prime Minister's Office Lee Khoon Choy 6 January 1981 1 January 1985
Foreign Affairs Abdul Rahim Ishak 6 January 1981 1 May 1981
Culture Chai Chong Yii 6 January 1981 1 May 1981

Ministers of State

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Finance Lee Yock Suan 24 October 1983 1 January 1985
Law S. Jayakumar 21 September 1981 31 May 1984
Home Affairs S. Jayakumar 21 September 1981 31 May 1984
Labour Sia Kah Hui 6 January 1981 1 May 1981
Wong Kwei Cheong 6 January 1981 6 September 1983
Defence Bernard Chen 6 January 1981 1 May 1981
Yeo Ning Hong 1 April 1981 31 May 1984
National Development Lee Yock Suan 21 September 1981 23 October 1983
Trade and Industry Wong Kwei Cheong 7 September 1983 1 January 1985
Culture Fong Sip Chee 2 May 1981 1 January 1985
Education Tay Eng Soon 1 April 1981 1 January 1985
Without portfolio Wan Soon Bee 7 September 1983 1 January 1985

Senior Parliamentary Secretaries

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Prime Minister's Office Ch'ng Jit Koon 2 January 1982 1 January 1985
Environment Chor Yeok Eng 6 January 1981 31 December 1982
Home Affairs Chin Harn Tong 1 May 1981 1 January 1985
Labour Fong Sip Chee 6 January 1981 2 May 1981
Defence Phua Bah Lee 6 January 1981 1 January 1985
National Development Lee Yiok Seng 1 May 1981 1 January 1985
Trade and Industry Chan Chee Seng 6 January 1981 31 December 1982
Social Affairs Chan Chee Seng 6 January 1981 2 May 1981

Parliamentary Secretaries

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Environment Teo Cheong Tee 3 May 1983 1 January 1985
Communications Sidek Saniff 6 January 1981 1 May 1981
Labour Eugene Yap Giau Cheng 1 June 1981 1 January 1985
National Development Lee Yiok Seng 6 January 1981 30 April 1981
Trade and Industry Sidek Saniff 2 May 1981 1 January 1985
Health Wan Hussin Zoohri 21 September 1981 1 January 1985
Culture Sidek Saniff 6 January 1981 1 May 1981
Wan Hussin Zoohri 21 September 1981 1 January 1985
Education Ow Chin Hock 6 January 1981 1 May 1981
Ho Kah Leong 2 May 1981 1 January 1985
Social Affairs Sidek Saniff 2 May 1981 1 January 1985
Teo Cheong Tee 21 September 1981 1 January 1985

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Lee_Kuan_Yew_Cabinet