First Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

The first Goh Chok Tong Cabinet was formed after then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong was sworn in after the previous Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, stepped down and handed over prime ministership to Goh on 28 November 1990.[1][2]

First Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

9th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed28 November 1990
Date dissolved31 August 1991
People and organisations
Head of stateWee Kim Wee
Head of governmentGoh Chok Tong
Deputy head of governmentLee Hsien Loong
Ong Teng Cheong
Member partyPeople's Action Party
Status in legislatureSupermajority
80 / 84
Opposition partyWorker's Party (WP)
Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)
Opposition leaderChiam See Tong (SDP)
History
Legislature term(s)7th Parliament of Singapore
PredecessorEighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
SuccessorSecond Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

Cabinet

The First Goh Chok Tong Cabinet consisted of the following members.[3]

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong28 November 199031 August 1991
Senior MinisterLee Kuan Yew28 November 199031 August 1991
First Deputy Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong28 November 199031 August 1991
Second Deputy Prime MinisterOng Teng Cheong 28 November 199031 August 1991
Minister in the Prime Minister's OfficeLee Boon Yang1 July 199131 August 1991
Minister for DefenceGoh Chok Tong28 November 199030 June 1991
Yeo Ning Hong1 July 199131 August 1991
Second Minister for DefenceYeo Ning Hong28 November 199030 June 1991
Lee Boon Yang1 July 199131 August 1991
Minister for Trade and IndustryLee Hsien Loong28 November 199031 August 1991
Minister for Foreign AffairsWong Kan Seng28 November 199031 August 1991
Second Minister for Foreign AffairsGeorge Yeo1 July 199131 August 1991
Minister for Community DevelopmentWong Kan Seng28 November 199030 June 1991
Seet Ai Mee[a]1 July 199131 August 1991
Minister for Home AffairsS. Jayakumar28 November 199031 August 1991
Minister for LawS. Jayakumar28 November 199031 August 1991
Minister for FinanceRichard Hu28 November 199031 August 1991
Minister for LabourLee Yock Suan28 November 199031 August 1991
Minister for National DevelopmentS. Dhanabalan28 November 199031 August 1991
Minister for HealthYeo Cheow Tong28 November 199031 August 1991
Ministry for the EnvironmentAhmad Mattar28 November 199031 August 1991
Minister for EducationTony Tan28 November 199031 August 1991
Minister for Information and the ArtsGeorge Yeo[b]28 November 199031 August 1991
Minister for CommunicationsYeo Ning Hong28 November 199030 June 1991
Mah Bow Tan[a]1 July 199131 August 1991
Minister-in-charge of Muslim AffairsAhmad Mattar28 November 199031 August 1991

Notes

Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries

The following were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries.[3]

Senior Ministers of State

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
DefenceLee Boon Yang28 November 199030 June 1991
EducationTay Eng Soon28 November 199031 August 1991

Ministers of State

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
Trade and IndustryMah Bow Tan28 November 199031 August 1991
Community DevelopmentSeet Ai Mee28 November 199030 June 1991
Ch'ng Jit Koon28 November 199031 August 1991
Home AffairsPeter Sung28 November 199031 August 1991
National DevelopmentPeter Sung28 November 199031 August 1991
HealthAline Wong28 November 199031 August 1991
EducationSeet Ai Mee28 November 199030 June 1991
Sidek Saniff1 July 199131 August 1991
CommunicationsMah Bow Tan28 November 199030 June 1991

Senior Parliamentary Secretaries

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
National DevelopmentLee Yiok Seng28 November 199031 August 1991
Information and the ArtsHo Kah Leong28 November 199031 August 1991

Parliamentary Secretaries

PortfolioNameTerm startTerm end
Home AffairsTang Guan Seng28 November 199031 August 1991
EducationTang Guan Seng28 November 199031 August 1991

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