The Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet is the Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong following the 1997 general election which governed the country until prior to the 2001 general election.
Cabinet The Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet is composed of the following members.
+ PortfolioNameTermPrime MinisterGoh Chok Tong28 November 1990 – 12 August 2004Senior MinisterLee Kuan Yew28 November 1990 – 21 May 2011Deputy Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong28 November 1990 – 12 August 2004Tony Tan1 August 1995 – 1 September 2005Minister without portfolioLim Boon Heng10 October 1993 – 22 November 2001Minister for DefenceTony Tan1 August 1995 – 31 July 2003Second Minister for DefenceTeo Chee Hean15 January 1996 – 31 July 2003Minister for LawS. Jayakumar13 September 1988 – 30 April 2008Minister for Foreign AffairsS. Jayakumar2 January 1994 – 11 August 2004Second Minister for Foreign AffairsLim Hng Kiang17 April 1995 – 22 November 2001Minister for FinanceRichard Hu7 May 1985 – 9 November 2001Lee Hsien Loong10 November 2001 – 30 November 2007Second Minister for FinanceLee Yock Suan25 January 1997 – 31 March 1998Lim Hng Kiang1 April 1998 – 11 August 2004Minister for Trade and IndustryLee Yock Suan25 January 1997 – 2 June 1999George Yeo3 June 1999 – 11 August 2004Second Minister for Trade and IndustryGeorge Yeo25 January 1997 – 2 June 1999Minister for Home AffairsWong Kan Seng2 January 1994 – 31 October 2010Minister for HealthYeo Cheow Tong25 January 1997 – 2 June 1999Lim Hng Kiang3 June 1999 – 31 July 2003Minister for the EnvironmentYeo Cheow Tong25 January 1997 – 2 June 1999Lee Yock Suan3 June 1999 – 30 September 2000Lim Swee Say1 October 2000 – 22 November 2001 (acting)Minister for Information and the ArtsGeorge Yeo1 July 1991 – 2 June 1999Lee Yock Suan3 June 1999 – 22 November 2001Minister for LabourLee Boon Yang2 January 1992 – 31 March 1998Minister for ManpowerLee Boon Yang1 April 1998 – 11 May 2003Minister for CommunicationsMah Bow Tan7 September 1991 – 2 June 1999Minister for Communications and Information TechnologyYeo Cheow Tong3 June 1999 – 22 November 2001Minister for National DevelopmentLim Hng Kiang17 April 1995 – 2 June 1999Mah Bow Tan2 June 1999 – 20 May 2011Minister for Community DevelopmentAbdullah Tarmugi15 January 1996 – 31 March 2000Minister for Community Development and SportsAbdullah Tarmugi1 April 2000 – 24 March 2002Minister-in-charge of Muslim AffairsAbdullah Tarmugi1 July 1993 – 24 March 2002Minister for EducationTeo Chee Hean25 January 1997 – 31 July 2003
List of ministers The following is the list of ministers in the Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet. Cabinet members are listed in bold. Prime Minister's OfficeOfficeNameTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterGoh Chok Tong25 January 199722 November 2001Senior MinisterLee Kuan Yew25 January 199722 November 2001Deputy Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong25 January 199722 November 2001Tony Tan25 January 199722 November 2001Minister without portfolioLim Boon Heng25 January 199722 November 2001Minister of State without portfolioMatthias Yao3 June 199922 November 2001Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Prime Minister's OfficeChan Soo Sen1 May 200122 November 2001Parliamentary Secretary for the Prime Minister's OfficeChan Soo Sen25 January 199730 April 2001Ministry of Communications (until 2 June 1999)OfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for CommunicationsMah Bow Tan25 January 19972 June 1999Minister of State for CommunicationsJohn Chen1 March 19972 June 1999Parliamentary Secretary for CommunicationsYaacob Ibrahim1 July 19982 June 1999Ministry for Communications and Information Technology (from 3 June 1999)OfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Communications and Information TechnologyYeo Cheow Tong3 June 199922 November 2001Minister of State for Communications and Information TechnologyJohn Chen3 June 199922 November 2001Lim Swee Say3 June 199922 November 2001Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Communications and Information TechnologyYaacob Ibrahim1 May 200122 November 2001Parliamentary Secretary for Communications and Information TechnologyYaacob Ibrahim3 June 199930 April 2001Ministry of Community Development (until 31 March 2000)OfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Community DevelopmentAbdullah Tarmugi25 January 199731 March 2000Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Community DevelopmentYu-Foo Yee Shoon3 June 199931 March 2000Parliamentary Secretary for Community DevelopmentChan Soo Sen25 January 19972 June 1999Minister for Community Development and Sports (from 1 April 2000)OfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Community Development and SportsAbdullah Tarmugi1 April 200022 November 2001Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and SportsYu-Foo Yee Shoon1 April 200022 November 2001Ministry of DefenceOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for DefenceTony Tan25 January 199722 November 2001Second Minister for DefenceTeo Chee Hean25 January 199722 November 2001Minister of State for DefenceMatthias Yao25 January 19972 June 1999David Lim15 June 199822 November 2001Ministry of EducationOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for EducationTeo Chee Hean25 January 199722 November 2001Senior Minister of State for EducationAline Wong25 January 199722 November 2001Peter Chen25 January 199722 November 2001Senior Parliamentary Secretary for EducationMohamad Maidin Packer1 May 200122 November 2001Parliamentary Secretary for EducationMohamad Maidin Packer25 January 199730 April 2001Ministry of the EnvironmentOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for the EnvironmentYeo Cheow Tong25 January 19972 June 1999Lee Yock Suan3 June 199930 September 2000Lim Swee Say1 October 200022 November 2001Senior Minister of State for the EnvironmentSidek Saniff25 January 199722 November 2001Ministry of FinanceOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for FinanceRichard Hu25 January 19979 November 2001Lee Hsien Loong10 November 200122 November 2001Second Minister for FinanceLee Yock Suan25 January 199731 March 1998Lim Hng Kiang1 April 199822 November 2001Ministry of Foreign AffairsOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Foreign AffairsS. Jayakumar25 January 199722 November 2001Second Minister for Foreign AffairsLim Hng Kiang25 January 199722 November 2001Minister of State for Foreign AffairsOw Chin Hock1 March 199722 November 2001Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign AffairsZainul Abidin1 July 199822 November 2001Ministry of HealthOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for HealthYeo Cheow Tong25 January 19972 June 1999Lim Hng Kiang3 June 199922 November 2001Senior Minister of State for HealthAline Wong25 January 19972 June 1999Senior Parliamentary Secretary for HealthChan Soo Sen1 May 200122 November 2001Parliamentary Secretary for HealthChan Soo Sen3 June 199930 April 2001Ministry of Home AffairsOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Home AffairsWong Kan Seng25 January 199722 November 2001Minister of State for Home AffairsHo Peng Kee25 January 199722 November 2001Ministry for Information and the ArtsOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Information and the ArtsGeorge Yeo25 January 19972 June 1999Lee Yock Suan3 June 199922 November 2001Minister of State for Information and the ArtsDavid Lim3 June 199922 November 2001Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Information and the ArtsYatiman Yusof25 January 199722 November 2001Ministry of Labour (until 31 March 1998)OfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for LabourLee Boon Yang25 January 199731 March 1998Minister of State for LabourOthman Haron Eusofe25 January 199731 March 1998Ministry of LawOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for LawS. Jayakumar25 January 199722 November 2001Minister of State for LawHo Peng Kee25 January 199722 November 2001Minister for Manpower (from 1 April 1998)OfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for ManpowerLee Boon Yang1 April 199822 November 2001Minister of State for LabourOthman Haron Eusofe1 April 199822 November 2001Ministry of National DevelopmentOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for National DevelopmentLim Hng Kiang25 January 19972 June 1999Mah Bow Tan3 June 199922 November 2001Minister of State for National DevelopmentJohn Chen3 June 199922 November 2001Senior Parliamentary Secretary for National DevelopmentKoo Tsai Kee3 June 199922 November 2001Parliamentary Secretary for National DevelopmentKoo Tsai Kee25 January 19972 June 1999Ministry of Trade and IndustryOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Trade and IndustryLee Yock Suan25 January 19972 June 1999George Yeo3 June 199922 November 2001Second Minister for Trade and IndustryGeorge Yeo25 January 19972 June 1999Senior Minister of State for Trade and IndustryPeter Chen1 October 200022 November 2001Minister of State for Trade and IndustryLim Swee Say3 June 199930 September 2001Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and IndustryTang Guan Seng25 January 199730 September 2001 Notes
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