Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet | |
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 2nd Cabinet of Singapore | |
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| 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 (in 1963)49 / 51 (from 1966) |
| Opposition cabinet | None |
| Opposition party | Barisan Sosialis United People's Party (until 1965) |
| Opposition leader | Lim Huan Boon (until 1965) Chia Thye Poh (1966) |
| 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.
The Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet consisted of the following members.[1][2][3]
| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Toh Chin Chye | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for National Development | Lim Kim San | 19 October 1963 | 8 August 1965 |
| Edmund W. Barker | 9 August 1965 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Minister for Finance | Goh Keng Swee | 19 October 1963 | 8 August 1965 |
| Lim Kim San | 9 August 1965 | 16 August 1967 | |
| Goh Keng Swee | 17 August 1967 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Minister for Home Affairs and Social Welfare | Othman Wok | 19 October 1963 | 27 November 1963 |
| Minister for Labour | Jek Yeun Thong | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Health | Yong Nyuk Lin | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister of Education | Ong Pang Boon | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Culture | S. Rajaratnam | 19 October 1963 | 23 September 1965 |
| Othman Wok | 24 September 1965 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Minister for Social Affairs | Othman Wok | 27 November 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Minister for Law | Edmund W. Barker | 1 November 1964 | 15 April 1968 |
| Ministry for Foreign Affairs | S. Rajaratnam | 9 August 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Ministry for the Interior and Defence | Goh Keng Swee | 9 August 1965 | 16 August 1967 |
| Lim Kim San | 16 August 1967 | 15 April 1968 |
The following were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries.[3]
| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister's Department | Ya'acob bin Mohamed | 18 September 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Education | Abdul Rahim Ishak | 18 September 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Defence | Wee Toon Boon | 18 September 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Culture | Lee Khoon Choy | 18 September 1965 | 15 April 1968 |
| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister's Department (Prime Minister) | Ya'acob bin Mohamed | 19 October 1963 | 17 September 1965 |
| Prime Minister's Department (Deputy Prime Minister) | Buang bin Omar Junid | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| National Development | Ho Cheng Choon | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Finance | S. Ramaswamy | 1 March 1966 | 15 April 1968 |
| Social Affairs | Chan Chee Seng | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Labour | Wee Toon Boon | 19 October 1963 | 17 September 1965 |
| Sia Kah Hui | 1 February 1967 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Health | Sia Kah Hui | 19 October 1963 | 1 February 1967 |
| Chor Yeok Eng | 2 November 1966 | 15 April 1968 | |
| Education | Abdul Rahim Ishak | 19 October 1963 | 17 September 1965 |
| Culture | Fong Sip Chee | 19 October 1963 | 15 April 1968 |
| Lee Khoon Choy | 12 July 1965 | 17 September 1965 |