Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Jurisdiction:Singapore
Cabinet Number:8th
Flag:Flag_of_Singapore.svg
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:13 September 1988
Date Dissolved:27 November 1990
Government Head:Lee Kuan Yew
State Head:Wee Kim Wee
Political Party:People's Action Party
Legislature Status:Supermajority
Opposition Party:Singapore Democratic Party
Opposition Leader:Chiam See Tong
Previous:Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Successor:First Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

The Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet is the eighth Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. It was formed in 1989 after the 1988 Singaporean general election.

Cabinet

The Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet consisted of the following members.[1] [2]

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew13 September 198827 November 1990
First Deputy Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong13 September 198827 November 1990
Second Deputy Prime MinisterOng Teng Cheong13 September 198827 November 1990
Minister for DefenceGoh Chok Tong13 September 198827 November 1990
Second Minister for Defence (Policy)Yeo Ning Hong13 September 198827 November 1990
Second Minister for Defence (Services)Lee Hsien Loong13 September 198827 November 1990
Minister for National DevelopmentS. Dhanabalan13 September 198827 November 1990
Minister for EducationTony Tan13 September 198827 November 1990
Ministry for the EnvironmentAhmad Mattar13 September 198827 November 1990
Minister for Communications and InformationYeo Ning Hong13 September 198827 November 1990
Minister for LawS. Jayakumar13 September 198827 November 1990
Minister for Home AffairsS. Jayakumar13 September 198827 November 1990
Minister for FinanceRichard Hu13 September 198827 November 1990
Minister for LabourLee Yock Suan13 September 198827 November 1990
Minister for Foreign AffairsWong Kan Seng13 September 198827 November 1990
Minister for Community DevelopmentWong Kan Seng13 September 198827 November 1990
Minister for Trade and IndustryLee Hsien Loong13 September 198827 November 1990
Minister for HealthYeo Cheow Tong13 September 198827 November 1990
Minister-in-charge of Muslim AffairsAhmad Mattar13 September 198827 November 1990
Notes

Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries

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

Senior Ministers of State

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
National DevelopmentLee Boon Yang13 September 198827 November 1990
EducationTay Eng Soon13 September 198827 November 1990
Home AffairsLee Boon Yang13 September 198827 November 1990
Foreign AffairsYeo Cheow Tong13 September 198827 November 1990

Ministers of State

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
National DevelopmentPeter Sung1 November 198827 November 1990
EducationSeet Ai Mee1 November 198827 November 1990
Communications and InformationMah Bow Tan1 October 198827 November 1990
FinanceGeorge Yeo13 September 198827 November 1990
Foreign AffairsPeter Sung1 November 198827 November 1990
George Yeo13 September 198827 November 1990
Community DevelopmentCh'ng Jit Koon13 September 198827 November 1990
Seet Ai Mee1 November 198827 November 1990
Trade and IndustryMah Bow Tan1 October 198827 November 1990

Senior Parliamentary Secretaries

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
National DevelopmentLee Yiok Seng13 September 198827 November 1990
EducationSidek Saniff13 September 198827 November 1990
EnvironmentEugene Yap13 September 198825 January 1990
Communications and InformationHo Kah Leong13 September 198827 November 1990
Trade and IndustryEugene Yap13 September 198825 January 1990

Parliamentary Secretaries

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
EducationTang Guan Seng13 September 198827 November 1990
Home AffairsTang Guan Seng13 September 198827 November 1990
Foreign AffairsYatiman Yusof13 September 198827 November 1990

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200729064252/https://www.parliament.gov.sg/docs/default-source/composite-photos/7th-parliament.pdf . 29 July 2020 . 29 July 2020 . Parliament of Singapore.
  2. Web site: 10 September 1988 . PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200729074143/https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/lky19880910.pdf . 29 July 2020 . 29 July 2020 . National Archives of Singapore.

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