Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Previous:Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Legislature Term:2nd Parliament of Singapore
Election:1968
Legislature Status:Supermajority
Political Party:People's Action Party
Jurisdiction:Singapore
State Head:Yusof Ishak (until 1970)
Yeoh Ghim Seng (1970–1971)
Benjamin Sheares (from 1971)
Government Head:Lee Kuan Yew
Date Dissolved:15 September 1972
Date Formed:16 April 1968
Flag Border:true
Cabinet Number:3rd
Successor:Fourth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

The Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet was the third Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in 1968, after the 1968 Singaporean general election. The cabinet lasted until 1972, with one shuffle in 1970.

Cabinet

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

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for Science and TechnologyToh Chin Chye16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for FinanceGoh Keng Swee16 April 196810 August 1970
Hon Sui Sen11 August 197015 September 1972
Minister for Foreign AffairsS. Rajaratnam16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for LabourS. Rajaratnam16 April 19684 July 1971
Ong Pang Boon5 July 197115 September 1972
Minister for EducationOng Pang Boon16 April 196810 August 1970
Lim Kim San11 August 197015 September 1972
Minister for CommunicationsYong Nyuk Lin16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for the Interior and DefenceLim Kim San16 April 196810 August 1970
Minister for CultureJek Yeun Thong16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for Social AffairsOthman Wok16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for LawEdmund W. Barker16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for National DevelopmentEdmund W. Barker16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for HealthChua Sian Chin16 April 196815 September 1972
Minister for DefenceGoh Keng Swee11 August 197015 September 1972
Minister for Home AffairsOng Pang Boon11 August 19705 September 1970
Wong Lin Ken6 September 197015 September 1972

Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries

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

Ministers of State

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
Prime Minister's OfficeLee Khoon Choy16 April 196815 September 1972
Ya'acob bin Mohamed16 April 196815 September 1972
FinanceYang See Chim11 August 197015 September 1972
Foreign AffairsAbdul Rahim Ishak16 April 196815 September 1972
LabourSia Kah Hui11 August 197015 September 1972
DefenceWee Toon Boon16 April 196815 September 1972
CultureLee Khoon Choy16 April 19683 May 1968

Parliamentary Secretaries

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
FinanceS. Ramaswamy16 April 19683 May 1968
Yang See Chim3 May 196810 August 1970
Foreign AffairsL. P. Rodrigo1 August 19695 September 1970
LabourSia Kah Hui3 May 196810 August 1970
Fong Sip Chee1 January 197215 September 1972
EducationLee Chiaw Meng3 May 196810 August 1970
Mohd Ghazali bin Ismail11 August 197031 May 1972
Sha'ari bin Tadin1 June 197215 September 1972
CommunicationsPhua Bah Lee3 May 196831 December 1971
CultureFong Sip Chee3 May 196831 December 1971
Sha'ari bin Tadin1 June 197215 September 1972
Social AffairsChan Chee Seng3 May 196815 September 1972
Buang bin Omar Junid3 May 196831 March 1970
LawS. Ramaswamy3 May 196810 October 1970
National DevelopmentHo Cheng Choon3 May 196815 September 1972
HealthChor Yeok Eng3 May 196815 September 1972
DefencePhua Bah Lee1 January 197215 September 1972
Home AffairsL. P. Rodrigo6 September 197015 September 1972
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SECOND PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE . 27 July 2020 . Parliament of Singapore.

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