Second Razak cabinet explained

Cabinet Name:Second Razak cabinet
Jurisdiction:Malaysia
Cabinet Number:6th
Flag:Flag of Malaysia.svg
Government Head:Abdul Razak Hussein
Deputy Government Head:Hussein Onn
Legislature Status:Coalition government
Opposition Parties:Democratic Action Party
Sarawak National Party
Malaysian Social Justice Party
Election:1974 Malaysian general election
Legislature Term:4th Malaysian Parliament
Budget:1975, 1976
Previous:First Razak cabinet
Successor:First Hussein cabinet

Abdul Razak Hussein formed the second Razak cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah to form a new government following the 24 August 1974 general elections in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Razak led (as Prime Minister) the first Razak cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. It was the 6th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.

This is a list of the members of the second cabinet of the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdul Razak Hussein.

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

PortfolioOffice BearerPartyConstituencyTerm StartTerm End
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein MPUMNOPekan
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Defence
Deputy Prime MinisterHussein Onn MPUMNOSri Gading
Minister of Finance
Minister of Coordination of Public Corporations
Minister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentAbdul Ghafar Baba MPUMNOAlor Gajah
Minister of Labour and ManpowerLee San Choon MPMCASegamat
Minister of CommunicationsV. Manickavasagam MPMICPelabohan Kelang
Minister of Lands and MinesAsri Muda MPPASNilam Puri
Minister with Special Functions
Minister of Commerce and IndustryHamzah Abu Samah MPUMNOTemerloh
Minister of Local Government and EnvironmentOng Kee Hui MPSUPPBandar Kuching
Minister of Home AffairsGhazali Shafie MPUMNOLipis
Minister of Works and TransportAbdul Ghani Gilong MPUSNOKinabalu
Minister of HealthLee Siok Yew MPMCAUlu Langat
Minister of LawAbdul Kadir Yusuf MPUMNOTenggaroh
Attorney General
Minister of General WelfareAishah Ghani MPUMNOKuala Langat
Minister of General Planning and Sosio-Economic ResearchAbdul Taib Mahmud MPPBBSamarahan
Minister of Culture, Youth and SportsAli Ahmad MPUMNOPontian
Minister of InformationTengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MPUMNOKota Bharu
Minister with Special Functions for Foreign Affairs
Minister of Energy, Technology and ResearchMohamed Yaacob MPUMNOTanah Merah
Minister of Housing and New VillagesMichael Chen Wing Sum MPMCAUlu Selangor
Minister of Primary IndustriesMusa Hitam MPUMNOLabis
Minister of EducationMahathir Mohamad MPUMNOKubang Pasu6 October 19741978

Deputy ministers

PortfolioOffice BearerPartyConstituencyTerm StartTerm End
Deputy Minister of Home AffairsAbdul Samad Idris MPUMNOKuala Pilah
Deputy Minister of InformationShariff Ahmad MPUMNOJerantut
Deputy Minister of CommunicationsWan Abdul Kadir Ismail MPUMNOKemaman
Deputy Minister of Coordination of Public CorporationsMohamed Rahmat MPUMNOPulai
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentMustapha Abdul Jabar MPUMNOSabak Bernam
Deputy Minister of Labour and ManpowerHassan Adli Arshad MPUMNOBagan Datok
Deputy Minister of EducationChan Siang Sun MPMCABentong
Deputy Minister of FinanceChong Hon Nyan MPMCABatu Berendam
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentAbdullah Ahmad MPUMNOMachang
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentKamaruddin Mohamed Isa MPUMNOLarut
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentMokhtar Hashim MPUMNOTampin
Deputy Minister of HealthAbu Bakar Umar MPPASKota Setar
Deputy Minister of Works and TransportRichard Ho Ung Hun MPMCALumut
Deputy Minister of Lands and MinesSulaiman Daud MPPBBSantubong
Deputy Minister of Primary IndustriesPaul Leong Khee Seong MPGERAKANTaiping
Deputy Minister of LawSenator Athi NahappanMIC
Deputy Minister of DefenceSenator Dzulkifli Abdul HamidUMNO

Composition before cabinet dissolution

Full members

OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituency
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein MPUMNOPekan
Minister of Defence
Deputy Prime MinisterHussein Onn MPUMNOSri Gading
Minister of Finance
Minister of Coordination of Public Corporations
Minister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentAbdul Ghafar Baba MPUMNOAlor Gajah
Minister of Labour and ManpowerLee San Choon MPMCASegamat
Minister of CommunicationsV. Manickavasagam MPMICPelabohan Kelang
Minister of Lands and MinesAsri Muda MPPASNilam Puri
Minister with Special Functions
Minister of Commerce and IndustryHamzah Abu Samah MPUMNOTemerloh
Minister of Local Government and EnvironmentOng Kee Hui MPSUPPBandar Kuching
Minister of Home AffairsGhazali Shafie MPUMNOLipis
Minister of Works and TransportAbdul Ghani Gilong MPUSNOKinabalu
Minister of HealthLee Siok Yew MPMCAUlu Langat
Minister of LawAbdul Kadir Yusuf MPUMNOTenggaroh
Attorney General
Minister of General WelfareAishah Ghani MPUMNOKuala Langat
Minister of Culture, Youth and SportsAli Ahmad MPUMNOPontian
Minister of Foreign AffairsTengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MPUMNOKota Bharu
Minister of InformationAbdul Taib Mahmud MPPBBSamarahan
Minister with Special Functions
Minister of General Planning and Sosio-Economic Research
Minister of Energy, Technology and ResearchMohamed Yaacob MPUMNOTanah Merah
Minister of Housing and New VillagesMichael Chen Wing Sum MPMCAUlu Selangor
Minister of Primary IndustriesMusa Hitam MPUMNOLabis
Minister of EducationMahathir Mohamad MPUMNOKubang Pasu

Deputy ministers

OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituency
Deputy Minister of Home AffairsAbdul Samad Idris MPUMNOKuala Pilah
Deputy Minister of InformationShariff Ahmad MPUMNOJerantut
Deputy Minister of CommunicationsWan Abdul Kadir Ismail MPUMNOKemaman
Deputy Minister of Coordination of Public CorporationsMohamed Rahmat MPUMNOPulai
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentMustapha Abdul Jabar MPUMNOSabak Bernam
Deputy Minister of Labour and ManpowerHassan Adli Arshad MPUMNOBagan Datok
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentKamaruddin Mohamed Isa MPUMNOLarut
Deputy Minister of EducationChan Siang Sun MPMCABentong
Deputy Minister of FinanceChong Hon Nyan MPMCABatu Berendam
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentAbdullah Ahmad MPUMNOMachang
Deputy Minister of DefenceMokhtar Hashim MPUMNOTampin
Deputy Minister of HealthAbu Bakar Umar MPPASKota Setar
Deputy Minister of Works and TransportRichard Ho Ung Hun MPMCALumut
Deputy Minister of Lands and MinesSulaiman Daud MPPBBSantubong
Deputy Minister of Primary IndustriesPaul Leong Khee Seong MPGERAKANTaiping
Deputy Minister of LawSenator Athi NahappanMIC

See also