Cabinet Name: | Third Rahman cabinet |
Jurisdiction: | Malaysia |
Cabinet Number: | 3rd |
Flag: | Flag of Malaysia.svg |
Government Head: | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
Deputy Government Head: | Abdul Razak Hussein |
Legislature Status: | Coalition government |
Opposition Leader: | Tan Chee Khoon |
Election: | 1964 Malaysian general election |
Last Election: | 1969 Malaysian general election |
Legislature Term: | 2nd Malaysian Parliament |
Budget: | 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 |
Previous: | Second Rahman cabinet |
Successor: | Fourth Rahman cabinet |
Tunku Abdul Rahman formed the third Rahman cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Syed Putra to begin a new government following the 25 April 1964 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Rahman led (as Prime Minister) the first Rahman cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Alliance Party. It was the 3rd cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.
This is a list of the members of the third cabinet of the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman.
The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End |
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Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry | Abdul Khalid Awang Osman MP | UMNO | Kota Star Utara | ||
Assistant Minister of Lands and Mines | Mohamed Ghazali Jawi MP | UMNO | Ulu Perak | ||
Assistant Minister of National and Rural Development | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub MP | BUMIPUTERA | |||
Assistant Minister of Justice | |||||
Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives | Sulaiman Bulon MP | UMNO | Bagan Datoh | ||
Assistant Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports | Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir MP | UMNO | Trengganu Tengah | ||
Assistant Minister of Education | Lee Siok Yew MP | MCA | Sepang |
Office | Incumbent | Party | Constituency | ||
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Assistant Minister without Portfolio | Abdul Khalid Awang Osman MP | UMNO | Kota Star Utara | ||
Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir MP | UMNO | Trengganu Tengah | ||
Assistant Minister of Education | Lee Siok Yew MP | MCA | Sepang | ||
Assistant Minister of Home Affairs | Hamzah Abu Samah MP | UMNO | Raub | ||
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry | Abdul Taib Mahmud MP | BUMIPUTRA |