The Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet was the Cabinet of Singapore from 19 October 1963 to 15 April 1968.
The cabinet was formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew after the People's Action Party won a supermajority of the seats in the Parliament of Singapore in the 1963 general election. It is the cabinet that governed Singapore when it was a state in Malaysia. It is also Singapore's first cabinet following its independence on 9 August 1965.
The cabinet was succeeded by the Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet.
Cabinet The Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet was composed of the following members.
October 1963 – August 1965 + PortfolioNameTermPrime MinisterLee Kuan Yew5 June 1959 – 28 November 1990Deputy Prime MinisterToh Chin Chye5 June 1959 – 15 April 1968Minister for National DevelopmentLim Kim San19 October 1963 – 8 August 1965Minister for FinanceGoh Keng Swee5 June 1959 – 8 August 1965Minister for Home Affairs and Social WelfareOthman Wok19 October 1963 – 27 November 1963Minister for Social AffairsOthman Wok28 November 1963 – 11 August 1965Minister for LabourJek Yeun Thong19 October 1963 – 15 April 1968Minister for HealthYong Nyuk Lin19 October 1963 – 15 April 1968Minister for EducationOng Pang Boon19 October 1963 – 10 August 1970Minister for CultureS. Rajaratnam5 June 1959 – 8 August 1965Minister for LawE. W. Barker1 November 1964 – 8 August 1965
August 1965 – April 1968 PortfolioNameTermPrime MinisterLee Kuan Yew5 June 1959 – 28 November 1990Deputy Prime MinisterToh Chin Chye5 June 1959 – 15 April 1968Minister for Defence and SecurityGoh Keng Swee9 August 1965 – 23 September 1965Minister for Interior and DefenceGoh Keng Swee24 September 1965 – 16 August 1967Lim Kim San17 August 1967 – 10 August 1970Minister for Foreign Affairs and CultureS. Rajaratnam9 August 1965 – 11 August 1965Minister for Foreign AffairsS. Rajaratnam12 August 1965 – 30 May 1980Minister for FinanceLim Kim San9 August 1965 – 16 August 1967Goh Keng Swee17 August 1967 – 10 August 1970Minister for Law and National DevelopmentE. W. Barker9 August 1965 – 1 June 1975Minister for Social AffairsOthman Wok28 November 1963 – 11 August 1965Minister for Culture and Social AffairsOthman Wok12 August 1965 – 15 April 1968Minister for LabourJek Yeun Thong19 October 1963 – 15 April 1968Minister for HealthYong Nyuk Lin19 October 1963 – 15 April 1968Minister for EducationOng Pang Boon19 October 1963 – 10 August 1970
List of office holders The following is the list of office holders in the Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet. Cabinet members are listed in bold. Prime Minister's OfficeOfficeNameTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterLee Kuan Yew19 October 196315 April 1968Deputy Prime MinisterToh Chin Chye19 October 196315 April 1968Minister of State for the Prime Minister's OfficeYa'acob Mohamed18 September 196515 April 1968Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime MinisterYa'acob Mohamed19 October 196317 September 1965Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime MinisterBuang Omar Junid19 October 196315 April 1968Ministry of Culture (until 8 August 1965)OfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for CultureS. Rajaratnam19 October 19638 August 1965Parliamentary Secretary for CultureFong Sip Chee19 October 19638 August 1965Lee Khoon Choy12 July 19658 August 1965Ministry of Defence and Security (9–23 September 1965)Ministry of Interior and Defence (from 24 September 1965)OfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Defence and SecurityGoh Keng Swee9 August 196523 September 1965Minister for Interior and DefenceGoh Keng Swee24 September 196516 August 1967Lim Kim San17 August 196715 April 1968Minister of State for DefenceWee Toon Boon18 September 196515 April 1968Ministry of EducationOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for EducationOng Pang Boon19 October 196315 April 1968Minister of State for EducationAbdul Rahim Ishak18 September 196515 April 1968Parliamentary Secretary for EducationAbdul Rahim Ishak19 October 196317 September 1965Ministry of FinanceOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for FinanceGoh Keng Swee19 October 19638 August 1965Lim Kim San9 August 196516 August 1967Goh Keng Swee17 August 196715 April 1968Parliamentary Secretary for FinanceS. Ramaswamy1 March 196615 April 1968Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Culture (9–11 August 1965)Ministry of Foreign Affairs (from 12 August 1965)OfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Foreign Affairs and CultureS. Rajaratnam9 August 196511 August 1965Minister for Foreign AffairsS. Rajaratnam12 August 196515 April 1968Parliamentary Secretary for CultureFong Sip Chee9 August 196511 August 1965Lee Khoon Choy9 August 196511 August 1965Ministry of HealthOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for HealthYong Nyuk Lin19 October 196315 April 1968Parliamentary Secretary for HealthSia Kah Hui19 October 196331 January 1967Chor Yeok Eng2 November 196615 April 1968Ministry of Home Affairs and Social Welfare (until 27 November 1963)Ministry of Social Affairs (28 November 1963 – 11 August 1965)Ministry of Culture and Social Affairs (from 12 August 1965)OfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Home Affairs and Social WelfareOthman Wok19 October 196327 November 1963Minister for Social AffairsOthman Wok28 November 196311 August 1965Minister for Culture and Social AffairsOthman Wok12 August 196515 April 1968Minister of State for CultureLee Khoon Choy18 September 196515 April 1968Parliamentary Secretary for Home AffairsChan Chee Seng19 October 196327 November 1963Parliamentary Secretary for Social AffairsChan Chee Seng28 November 196315 April 1968Parliamentary Secretary for CultureFong Sip Chee12 August 196515 April 1968Lee Khoon Choy12 August 196517 September 1965Ministry of LabourOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for LabourJek Yeun Thong19 October 196315 April 1968Parliamentary Secretary for LabourWee Toon Boon19 October 196317 September 1965Sia Kah Hui1 February 196715 April 1968Ministry of Law (until 8 August 1965)Ministry of Law and National Development (from 9 August 1965)OfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for LawE. W. Barker1 November 19648 August 1965Minister for Law and National DevelopmentE. W. Barker9 August 196515 April 1968Parliamentary Secretary for National DevelopmentHo Cheng Choon9 August 196515 April 1968Ministry of National Development (until 8 August 1965)OfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for National DevelopmentLim Kim San19 October 19638 August 1965Parliamentary Secretary for National DevelopmentHo Cheng Choon19 October 19638 August 1965
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