Second Hussein cabinet explained

Cabinet Name:Second Hussein cabinet
Jurisdiction:Malaysia
Cabinet Number:8th
Flag:Flag of Malaysia.svg
Government Head:Hussein Onn
Deputy Government Head:Mahathir Mohamad
Legislature Status:Coalition government
Opposition Parties:Democratic Action Party
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
Sarawak People's Organization
Opposition Leader:Lim Kit Siang
Election:1978 Malaysian general election
Legislature Term:5th Malaysian Parliament
Budget:1979, 1980, 1981
Previous:First Hussein cabinet
Successor:First Mahathir cabinet

Hussein Onn formed the second Hussein cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Yahya Petra to begin a new government following the 8 July 1978 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Hussein led (as Prime Minister) the first Hussein cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. It was the 8th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

PortfolioOffice BearerPartyConstituencyTerm StartTerm End
Prime MinisterHussein Onn MPUMNOSri Gading
Minister of Federal Territories
Deputy Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad MPUMNOKubang Pasu
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Minister of Works and Public AmenitiesLee San Choon MPMCASegamat28 July 197815 September 1980
Samy Vellu MPMICSungei Siput16 September 198016 July 1981
Minister of TransportV. Manickavasagam MPMICPelabohan Kelang197815 September 1979
Lee San Choon MPMCASegamat1 November 197916 July 1981
Minister of LawHamzah Abu Samah MPUMNOTemerloh
Attorney General
Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentOng Kee Hui MPSUPPBandar Kuching
Minister of Home AffairsGhazali Shafie MPUMNOLipis
Minister of Lands and Regional DevelopmentAbdul Kadir Yusuf MPUMNOTenggaroh
Minister of General WelfareAishah Ghani MPUMNOKuala Langat
Minister of DefenceAbdul Taib Mahmud MPPBBSamarahan
Minister of Foreign AffairsTengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MPUMNOKota Bharu
Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentMichael Chen Wing Sum MPMCAUlu Selangor197815 September 1979
Neo Yee Pan MPMCAMuar15 September 197916 July 1981
Minister of EducationMusa Hitam MPUMNOLabis
Minister of FinanceTengku Razaleigh Hamzah MPUMNOUlu Kelantan
Minister of Culture, Youth and SportsAbdul Samad Idris MPUMNOJelebu
Minister of HealthChong Hon Nyan MPMCABatu Berendam
Minister of AgricultureShariff Ahmad MPUMNOJerantut
Minister of InformationMohamed Rahmat MPUMNOPulai
Minister of Labour and ManpowerRichard Ho Ung Hun MPMCALumut
Minister of Primary IndustriesPaul Leong Khee Seong MPGERAKANTaiping
Minister of Public EnterprisesAbdul Manan Othman MPUMNOKuala Trengganu
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and PostsLeo Moggie Irok MPSNAPKanowit
Minister without PortfolioSenator Mohamed NasirBERJASA

Deputy ministers

PortfolioOffice BearerPartyConstituencyTerm StartTerm End
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentKamaruddin Mohamed Isa MPUMNOLarut
Deputy Minister of EducationChan Siang Sun MPMCABentong
Deputy Minister of DefenceMokhtar Hashim MPUMNOTampin
Deputy Minister of HealthSulaiman Daud MPPBBSantubong
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentRamli Omar MPUMNOBagan Serai
Deputy Minister of TransportGoh Cheng Teik MPGERAKANNibong Tebal
Mohd Ali M. Shariff MPUMNOKuantan
Deputy Minister of AgricultureEdmund Langgu Saga MPSNAPSaratok
Deputy Minister of FinanceNeo Yee Pan MPMCAMuar
Rafidah Aziz MPUMNOSelayang
Deputy Minister of Labour and ManpowerK. Pathmanaban MPMICTelok Kemang
Deputy Minister of Commerce and IndustryLew Sip Hon MPMCAShah Alam
Deputy Minister of EducationSalleh Jafaruddin MPPBBMukah
Deputy Minister of InformationLing Liong Sik MPMCAMata Kuching
Deputy Minister of AgricultureZakaria Abdul Rahman MPUMNOBesut
Deputy Minister of Home AffairsSyed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin MPUMNOPadang Terap
Deputy Minister of LawAbdullah Abdul Rahman MPUMNOUlu Nerus
Deputy Minister of Lands and Regional DevelopmentSanusi Junid MPUMNOJerlun-Langkawi
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentSamy Vellu MPMICSungei Siput
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and SportsMak Hon Kam MPMCATanjong Malim
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and PostsNajib Razak MPUMNOPekan
Deputy Minister of Works and Public AmenitiesNik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman MPUMNOKuala Krai
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentClarence E. Mansul MPBERJAYAPenampang

Composition before cabinet dissolution

Full members

OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituency
Prime MinisterHussein Onn MPUMNOSri Gading
Minister of Defence
Deputy Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad MPUMNOKubang Pasu
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Minister of TransportLee San Choon MPMCASegamat
Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentOng Kee Hui MPSUPPBandar Kuching
Minister of Home AffairsGhazali Shafie MPUMNOLipis
Minister of General WelfareAishah Ghani MPUMNOKuala Langat
Minister of Foreign AffairsTengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MPUMNOKota Bharu
Minister of EducationMusa Hitam MPUMNOLabis
Minister of FinanceTengku Razaleigh Hamzah MPUMNOUlu Kelantan
Minister of HealthChong Hon Nyan MPMCABatu Berendam
Minister of Lands and Regional DevelopmentShariff Ahmad MPUMNOJerantut
Minister of InformationMohamed Rahmat MPUMNOPulai
Minister of Labour and ManpowerRichard Ho Ung Hun MPMCALumut
Minister of Primary IndustriesPaul Leong Khee Seong MPGERAKANTaiping
Minister of AgricultureAbdul Manan Othman MPUMNOKuala Trengganu
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and PostsLeo Moggie Irok MPSNAPKanowit
Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentNeo Yee Pan MPMCAMuar15 September 197916 July 1981
Minister of Works and Public AmenitiesSamy Vellu MPMICSungei Siput
Minister of Culture, Youth and SportsMokhtar Hashim MPUMNOTampin
Minister of Public EnterprisesRafidah Aziz MPUMNOSelayang
Minister without PortfolioPengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf MPBERJAYAKimanis
Minister of Federal TerritoriesSulaiman Daud MPPBBSantubong
Minister without PortfolioSenator Mohamed NasirBERJASA

Deputy ministers

OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituency
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentKamaruddin Mohamed Isa MPUMNOLarut
Deputy Minister of EducationChan Siang Sun MPMCABentong
Deputy Minister of TransportGoh Cheng Teik MPGERAKANNibong Tebal
Deputy Minister of AgricultureEdmund Langgu Saga MPSNAPSaratok
Deputy Minister of Labour and ManpowerK. Pathmanaban MPMICTelok Kemang
Deputy Minister of Commerce and IndustryLew Sip Hon MPMCAShah Alam
Deputy Minister of InformationLing Liong Sik MPMCAMata Kuching
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentZakaria Abdul Rahman MPUMNOBesut
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentAbdullah Abdul Rahman MPUMNOUlu Nerus
Deputy Minister of Home AffairsSanusi Junid MPUMNOJerlun-Langkawi
Deputy Minister of FinanceMak Hon Kam MPMCATanjong Malim
Deputy Minister of EducationNajib Razak MPUMNOPekan
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and PostsNik Hussein Abdul Rahman MPUMNOKuala Krai
Deputy Minister of Works and Public AmenitiesClarence E. Mansul MPBERJAYAPenampang
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and SportsChin Hon Ngian MPMCARenggam
Deputy Minister of InformationEmbong Yahya MPUMNOLedang
Deputy Minister of FinanceShahrir Abdul Samad MPUMNOJohor Bahru
Deputy Minister of Federal TerritoriesAbdullah Ahmad Badawi MPUMNOKepala Batas
Deputy Minister of DefenceAbu Hassan Omar MPUMNOKuala Selangor
Deputy Minister of Labour and ManpowerWilliam Lye Chee Hien MPBERJAYAGaya
Deputy Minister of AgricultureSuhaimi Kamaruddin MPUMNOSepang
Deputy Minister of Primary IndustriesBujang Ulis MPPBBSimunjan

See also