The Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet was the third Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in 1968, after the 1968 Singaporean general election. The cabinet lasted until 1972, with one shuffle in 1970.
Cabinet The Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet was composed of the following members.
+ PortfolioNameTermPrime MinisterLee Kuan Yew5 June 1959 – 28 November 1990Minister for Science and TechnologyToh Chin Chye16 April 1968 – 1 June 1975Minister for FinanceGoh Keng Swee17 August 1967 – 10 August 1970Hon Sui Sen11 August 1970 – 14 October 1983Minister for Foreign AffairsS. Rajaratnam12 August 1965 – 30 May 1980Minister for LabourS. Rajaratnam16 April 1968 – 4 July 1971Ong Pang Boon5 July 1971 – 5 January 1981Minister for EducationOng Pang Boon19 October 1963 – 10 August 1970Lim Kim San11 August 1970 – 15 September 1972Minister for CommunicationsYong Nyuk Lin16 April 1968 – 31 July 1975Minister for Interior and DefenceLim Kim San17 August 1967 – 10 August 1970Minister for DefenceGoh Keng Swee11 August 1970 – 11 February 1979Minister for Home AffairsOng Pang Boon11 August 1970 – 5 September 1970Wong Lin Ken6 September 1970 – 15 September 1972Minister for CultureJek Yeun Thong16 April 1968 – 25 September 1977Minister for Social AffairsOthman Wok16 April 1968 – 30 June 1977Minister for Law and National DevelopmentE. W. Barker9 August 1965 – 1 June 1975Minister for HealthChua Sian Chin16 April 1968 – 1 June 1975
List of office holders The following is the list of office holders in the Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet. Cabinet members are listed in bold. Prime Minister's OfficeOfficeNameTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterLee Kuan Yew16 April 196815 September 1972Minister of State for the Prime Minister's OfficeLee Khoon Choy3 May 196815 September 1972Ya'acob Mohamed3 May 196815 September 1972Ministry of CommunicationsOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for CommunicationsYong Nyuk Lin16 April 196815 September 1972Parliamentary Secretary for CommunicationsPhua Bah Lee3 May 196831 December 1971Ministry of CultureOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for CultureJek Yeun Thong16 April 196815 September 1972Parliamentary Secretary for CultureFong Sip Chee3 May 196831 December 1971Sha'ari Tadin3 May 196815 September 1972Ministry of Defence (from 11 August 1970)OfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for DefenceGoh Keng Swee11 August 197015 September 1972Minister of State for DefenceWee Toon Boon11 August 197015 September 1972Parliamentary Secretary for DefencePhua Bah Lee1 January 197215 September 1972Ministry of EducationOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for EducationOng Pang Boon16 April 196810 August 1970Lim Kim San11 August 197015 September 1972Minister of State for EducationLee Chiaw Meng11 August 197015 September 1972Parliamentary Secretary for EducationLee Chiaw Meng3 May 196810 August 1970Mohamad Ghazali Ismail11 August 197031 May 1972Sha'ari Tadin1 June 197215 September 1972Ministry of FinanceOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for FinanceGoh Keng Swee16 April 196810 August 1970Hon Sui Sen11 August 197015 September 1972Minister of State for FinanceTang See Chim11 August 197015 September 1972Parliamentary Secretary for FinanceS. Ramaswamy3 May 19682 May 1968Tang See Chim3 May 196810 August 1970Ministry of Foreign AffairsOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Foreign AffairsS. Rajaratnam16 April 196815 September 1972Minister of State for Foreign AffairsAbdul Rahim Ishak3 May 196815 September 1972Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign AffairsL. P. Rodrigo1 August 19695 September 1970Ministry of HealthOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for HealthChua Sian Chin16 April 196815 September 1972Parliamentary Secretary for HealthChor Yeok Eng3 May 196815 September 1972Ministry of Home Affairs (from 11 August 1970)OfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Home AffairsOng Pang Boon11 August 19705 September 1970Wong Lin Ken6 September 197015 September 1972Parliamentary Secretary for Home AffairsL. P. Rodrigo6 September 197015 September 1972Ministry of Interior and Defence (until 10 August 1970)OfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Interior and DefenceLim Kim San16 April 196810 August 1970Minister of State for DefenceWee Toon Boon3 May 196810 August 1970Ministry of LabourOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for LabourS. Rajaratnam16 April 19684 July 1971Ong Pang Boon5 July 197115 September 1972Minister of State for LabourSia Kah Hui11 August 197015 September 1972Parliamentary Secretary for LabourSia Kah Hui3 May 196810 August 1970Fong Sip Chee1 January 197215 September 1972Ministry of Law and National DevelopmentOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Law and National DevelopmentE. W. Barker16 April 196815 September 1972Parliamentary Secretary for LawS. Ramaswamy3 May 196810 October 1970Parliamentary Secretary for National DevelopmentHo Cheng Choon3 May 196815 September 1972Ministry of Social AffairsOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Social AffairsOthman Wok16 April 196815 September 1972Parliamentary Secretary for Social AffairsBuang Omar Junid3 May 196831 March 1970Chan Chee Seng3 May 196815 September 1972 Notes
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