First Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

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The First Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet was the Cabinet of Singapore from 5 June 1959 to 18 October 1963. The cabinet was led by Lee Kuan Yew, who was elected as prime minister.[1] It was formed on 5 June 1959, after securing a landslide victory in the 1959 general election.

First Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

1st Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed5 June 1959
Date dissolved18 October 1963
People and organisations
Head of stateSir William Goode (until 1959)
Yusof bin Ishak (from 1959)
Head of governmentLee Kuan Yew
Deputy head of governmentToh Chin Chye
Member partyPeople's Action Party
Status in legislatureSupermajority (until 1961)
Majority (1961–1962)
Minority (from 1962)
43 / 51
(until 1961)
26 / 51
(1961–1962)
25 / 51
(from 1962)
Opposition partySingapore People's Alliance
Opposition leaderLim Yew Hock
History
Election1959
Legislature term2nd Legislative Assembly
PredecessorLim Yew Hock Cabinet
SuccessorSecond Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

A minor cabinet reshuffle was made on 24 September 1961.

Cabinet

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The First Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet consisted of the following ministers.[2][3][4]

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew 5 June 1959 18 October 1963
Deputy Prime Minister Toh Chin Chye 5 June 1959 18 October 1963
Minister for National Development Ong Eng Guan 5 June 1959 20 June 1960
Toh Chin Chye[a] 20 June 1960 25 August 1960
Tan Kia Gan 25 August 1960 18 October 1963
Minister for Finance Goh Keng Swee 5 June 1959 18 October 1963
Minister for Home Affairs Ong Pang Boon 5 June 1959 18 October 1963
Minister for Labour Kenneth Michael Byrne 5 June 1959 24 September 1961
Ahmad Ibrahim 24 September 1961 21 August 1962
Ong Pang Boon[a] 21 August 1962 18 October 1963
Minister for Law Kenneth Michael Byrne 5 June 1959 18 October 1963
Minister for Health Ahmad Ibrahim 5 June 1959 24 September 1961
Kenneth Michael Byrne 24 September 1961 18 October 1963
Minister for Education Yong Nyuk Lin 5 June 1959 18 October 1963
Minister for Culture S. Rajaratnam 5 June 1959 18 October 1963

Notes

  1. ^ a b In an acting capacity.

References

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  1. ^ "Lee Kuan Yew elected as Prime Minister of Singapore". AsiaOne. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Singapore's first Cabinet". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 June 1959. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Ong's expulsion". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 June 1960. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Singapore's first Cabinet Reshuffle". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 September 1961. Retrieved 2 May 2013.