The Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet is the seventh Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. It was formed in 1985 after the 1984 Singaporean general election.
Cabinet
The Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet consisted of the following members.[1]
| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Senior Minister | S. Rajaratnam | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| First Deputy Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | Ong Teng Cheong | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Minister for Defence | Goh Chok Tong | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Second Minister for Defence | Yeo Ning Hong | 2 January 1985 | 31 December 1986 |
| Second Minister for Defence (Services) | Lee Hsien Loong | 1 January 1987 | 13 September 1988 |
| Second Minister for Defence (Policy) | Yeo Ning Hong | 1 January 1987 | 13 September 1988 |
| Minister for Law | Edmund W. Barker | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Second Minister for Law | S. Jayakumar | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Minister of National Development | Teh Cheang Wan | 2 January 1985 | 14 December 1986 |
| S. Dhanabalan | 1 January 1987 | 13 September 1988 | |
| Second Minister for National Development | Yeo Ning Hong | 2 January 1985 | 6 May 1985 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | S. Dhanabalan | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Second Minister for Foreign Affairs | Wong Kan Seng | 1 January 1987 | 13 September 1988 |
| Minister for Community Development | S. Dhanabalan | 2 January 1985 | 17 February 1986 |
| Wong Kan Seng[a] | 18 February 1986 | 13 September 1988 | |
| Minister for Finance | Tony Tan | 2 January 1985 | 6 May 1985 |
| Richard Hu | 7 May 1985 | 13 September 1988 | |
| Minister of Education | Tony Tan | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Minister for Health | Tony Tan | 2 January 1985 | 6 May 1985 |
| Richard Hu | 7 May 1985 | 31 December 1986 | |
| Yeo Cheow Tong[b] | 1 January 1987 | 13 September 1988 | |
| Minister for the Environment | Ahmad Mattar | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Minister for Communications and Information | Yeo Ning Hong | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Minister for Home Affairs | S. Jayakumar | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | Richard Hu | 2 January 1985 | 6 May 1985 |
| Tony Tan | 7 May 1985 | 17 February 1986 | |
| Lee Hsien Loong[a] | 18 February 1986 | 13 September 1988 | |
| Minister for Labour | Lee Yock Suan[c] | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
Notes
Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries
The following were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries.[1]
Senior Ministers of State
| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lee Yock Suan | 2 January 1985 | 31 December 1986 |
Ministers of State
| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister's Office | Wan Soon Bee | 2 January 1985 | 1 January 1986 |
| Defence | Lee Hsien Loong | 2 January 1985 | 31 December 1986 |
| National Development | Lee Boon Yang | 1 January 1987 | 13 September 1988 |
| Foreign Affairs | Yeo Cheow Tong | 9 February 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Community Development | Ch'ng Jit Koon | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Wong Kan Seng | 1 March 1985 | 17 February 1986 | |
| Education | Tay Eng Soon | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Health | Yeo Cheow Tong | 9 February 1985 | 31 December 1986 |
| Communications and Information | Tay Eng Soon | 2 January 1985 | 17 February 1986 |
| Wong Kan Seng | 7 May 1985 | 31 December 1986 | |
| Home Affairs | Wong Kan Seng | 1 March 1985 | 6 May 1985 |
| Lee Boon Yang | 18 February 1986 | 13 September 1988 | |
| Trade and Industry | Lee Hsien Loong | 2 January 1985 | 17 February 1986 |
| Wong Kwei Cheong | 2 January 1985 | 1 January 1986 | |
| Lee Boon Yang | 18 February 1986 | 31 December 1986 |
Senior Parliamentary Secretaries
| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defence | Phua Bah Lee | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| National Development | Lee Yiok Seng | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Education | Ho Kah Leong | 2 January 1985 | 18 February 1986 |
| Environment | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | 7 May 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Communications and Information | Ho Kah Leong | 18 February 1986 | 13 September 1988 |
| Home Affairs | Chin Harn Tong | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
| Trade and Industry | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | 1 January 1987 | 13 September 1988 |
| Labour | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | 2 January 1985 | 6 May 1985 |
Parliamentary Secretaries
| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Affairs | Yatiman Yusof | 1 April 1986 | 13 September 1988 |
| Community Development | Teo Cheong Tee | 2 January 1985 | 31 March 1986 |
| Finance | Lee Boon Yang | 7 May 1985 | 17 February 1986 |
| Education | Tang Guan Seng | 18 February 1986 | 13 September 1988 |
| Environment | Lee Boon Yang | 2 January 1985 | 6 May 1985 |
| Communications and Information | Wan Hussin Zoohri | 2 January 1985 | 1 January 1986 |
| Home Affairs | Lee Boon Yang | 7 May 1985 | 17 February 1986 |
| Trade and Industry | Sidek Saniff | 2 January 1985 | 13 September 1988 |
References
- ^ a b "SIXTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 29 July 2020.