| Cabinet Name: | First Lim Yew Hock Cabinet |
| Jurisdiction: | Singapore |
| Cabinet Number: | 2nd |
| Flag: | Flag of Singapore (1946–1952).svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 7 June 1956 |
| Date Dissolved: | 3 June 1959 |
| Government Head: | Lim Yew Hock |
| State Head: | Robert Black William Goode |
| Current Number: | 8 |
| Total Number: | 8 |
| Political Party: | Labour Front United Malay National Organisation Malayan Chinese Association |
| Legislature Status: | Minority |
| Opposition Party: | Malay Union People's Action Party |
| Opposition Leader: | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Previous: | First David Marshall Cabinet |
| Successor: | I Lee Kuan Yew |
After the resignation of David Saul Marshall, Lim Yew Hock was appointed by the Governor of Singapore to form the next government. 1 day after his appointment, he announced his cabinet. His cabinet was similar to that of his predecessor, with some minor changes to the allocation of portfolio.[1] He appointed Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat as Deputy Chief Minister.
| Portfolio | Minister | Political party | Term start | Term end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Minister Minister for Labour and Welfare | Lim Yew Hock | bgcolor=Brown | Labour Front | 7 June 1956 | 3 June 1959 | |
| Deputy Chief Minister Minister for Local Government, Lands and Housing | Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat | bgcolor=Red | United Malay National Organisation | 7 June 1956 | 3 June 1959 | |
| Minister for Commerce and Industry | J.M. Jumabhoy | bgcolor=Brown | Labour Front | 7 June 1956 | 3 June 1959 | |
| Chief Secretary | William Goode | bgcolor=white | Independent | 7 June 1956 | 7 December 1957 | |
| Edgeworth Beresford David | Independent | 24 January 1958 | 3 June 1959 | |||
| Attorney-General | Charles Harris Butterfield | Independent | 7 June 1956 | 1 July 1957 | ||
| Ernest Pattison Shanks | Independent | 2 July 1957 | 3 June 1959 | |||
| Minister for Health | A. J. Braga | Labour Front | 7 June 1956 | 3 June 1959 | ||
| Minister for Communications and Works | Francis Thomas | Labour Front | 7 June 1956 | 3 June 1959 | ||
| Minister for Education | Chew Swee Kee | Labour Front | 7 June 1956 | 4 March 1959 | ||
| Lim Yew Hock | Labour Front | 5 March 1959 | 3 June 1959 | |||
| Financial Secretary | T.M. Hart | Independent | 7 June 1956 | 3 June 1959 | ||
The names in bold are the surnames of Chinese persons, and the personal names of Indian and Malay persons