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The Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet is the seventh Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. It was formed in 1985 after the 1984 Singaporean general election.
Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 7th Cabinet of Singapore | |
 | |
| Date formed | 2 January 1985 |
| Date dissolved | 13 September 1988 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Devan Nair (until 28 March 1985) Wee Chong Jin (28-29 March 1985) Yeoh Ghim Seng (29 March – 2 September 1985) Wee Kim Wee (from 2 September 1985) |
| Head of government | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Deputy head of government | Goh Chok Tong Ong Teng Cheong |
| Member party | People's Action Party |
| Status in legislature | Supermajority 77 / 80 |
| Opposition party | Workers' Party (WP) Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) |
| Opposition leader | J. B. Jeyaretnam (WP) (until 10 November 1986) Chiam See Tong (SDP) (from 10 November 1986 |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1984 |
| Legislature term(s) | 6th Parliament of Singapore |
| Predecessor | Sixth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet |
| Successor | Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet |
MinistersEdit
Ministers of State and Parliamentary SecretariesEdit
| Portfolio | Name | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister's Office | Minister of State | Wan Soon Bee |  People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 1 January 1986 |
| Ministry of Defence | Minister of State | Lee Hsien Loong | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 31 December 1986 |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary | Phua Bah Lee | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 | |
| Ministry of National Development | Minister of State | Lee Boon Yang | People's Action Party
|
1 January 1987 | 13 September 1988 |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary | Lee Yiok Seng | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Minister of State | Yeo Cheow Tong | People's Action Party
|
9 February 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Parliamentary Secretary | Yatiman Yusof | People's Action Party
|
1 April 1986 | 13 September 1988 | |
| Ministry of Community Development | Minister of State | Ch'ng Jit Koon | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Wong Kan Seng | People's Action Party
|
1 March 1985 | 17 February 1986 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary | Teo Cheong Tee | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 31 March 1986 | |
| Ministry of Finance | Parliamentary Secretary | Lee Boon Yang | People's Action Party
|
7 May 1985 | 17 February 1986 |
| Ministry of Education | Minister of State | Tay Eng Soon | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary | Ho Kah Leong | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 18 February 1986 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary | Tang Guan Seng | People's Action Party
|
18 February 1986 | 13 September 1988 | |
| Ministry of Health | Minister of State | Yeo Cheow Tong | People's Action Party
|
9 February 1985 | 31 December 1986 |
| Ministry of the Environment | Senior Parliamentary Secretary | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | People's Action Party
|
7 May 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Parliamentary Secretary | Lee Boon Yang | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 6 May 1985 | |
| Ministry of Communications and Information | Minister of State | Tay Eng Soon | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 17 February 1986 |
| Wong Kan Seng | People's Action Party
|
7 May 1985 | 31 December 1986 | ||
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary | Ho Kah Leong | People's Action Party
|
18 February 1986 | 13 September 1988 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary | Lee Boon Yang | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 6 May 1985 | |
| Wan Hussin bin Hj Zoohri | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 1 January 1986 | ||
| Ministry of Home Affairs | Minister of State | Wong Kan Seng | People's Action Party
|
1 March 1985 | 6 May 1985 |
| Lee Boon Yang | People's Action Party
|
18 February 1986 | 13 September 1988 | ||
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary | Chin Harn Tong | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary | Lee Boon Yang | People's Action Party
|
7 May 1985 | 17 February 1986 | |
| Ministry of Trade and Industry | Minister of State | Lee Hsien Loong | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 17 February 1986 |
| Wong Kwei Cheong | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 1 January 1986 | ||
| Lee Boon Yang | People's Action Party
|
18 February 1986 | 31 December 1986 | ||
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | People's Action Party
|
1 January 1987 | 13 September 1988 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary | Sidek bin Saniff | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 | |
| Ministry of Labour | Senior Minister of State | Lee Yock Suan | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 31 December 1986 |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | People's Action Party
|
2 January 1985 | 6 May 1985 | |
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b "SIXTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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