The Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet is the eighth Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. It was formed in 1989 after the 1988 Singaporean general election.
Cabinet The Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet was composed of the following members. + PortfolioNameTermPrime MinisterLee Kuan Yew5 June 1959 – 28 November 1990First Deputy Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong2 January 1985 – 28 November 1990Second Deputy Prime MinisterOng Teng Cheong2 January 1985 – 28 November 1990Minister for DefenceGoh Chok Tong1 June 1982 – 30 June 1991Second Minister for Defence (Policy)Yeo Ning Hong1 January 1987 – 28 November 1990Second Minister for Defence (Services)Lee Hsien Loong1 January 1987 – 28 November 1990Minister for National DevelopmentS. Dhanabalan1 January 1987 – 31 August 1992Minister for EducationTony Tan2 January 1985 – 1 January 1992Minister for the EnvironmentAhmad Mattar2 January 1985 – 30 June 1993Minister for Communications and InformationYeo Ning Hong2 January 1985 – 28 November 1990Minister for LawS. Jayakumar13 September 1988 – 30 April 2008Minister for Home AffairsS. Jayakumar2 January 1985 – 1 January 1994Minister for FinanceRichard Hu7 May 1985 – 9 November 2001Minister for LabourLee Yock Suan1 January 1987 – 1 January 1992Minister for Foreign AffairsWong Kan Seng13 September 1988 – 1 January 1994Minister for Community DevelopmentWong Kan Seng1 January 1987 – 30 June 1991Minister for Trade and IndustryLee Hsien Loong1 January 1987 – 6 December 1992Minister for HealthYeo Cheow Tong1 January 1987 – 28 November 1990 (acting)
List of office holders The following is the list of office holders in the Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet. Cabinet members are listed in bold. Prime Minister's OfficeOfficeNameTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterLee Kuan Yew13 September 198827 November 1990First Deputy Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong13 September 198827 November 1990Second Deputy Prime MinisterOng Teng Cheong13 September 19881 August 1993Ministry of Communications and InformationOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Communications and InformationYeo Ning Hong13 September 198827 November 1990Minister of State for Communications and InformationMah Bow Tan1 October 198827 November 1990Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Communications and InformationHo Kah Leong13 September 198827 November 1990Ministry of Community DevelopmentOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Community DevelopmentWong Kan Seng13 September 198827 November 1990Minister of State for Community DevelopmentCh'ng Jit Koon13 September 198827 November 1990Seet Ai Mee1 November 198827 November 1990Ministry of DefenceOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for DefenceGoh Chok Tong13 September 198827 November 1990Second Minister for Defence (Policy)Yeo Ning Hong13 September 198827 November 1990Second Minister for Defence (Services)Lee Hsien Loong13 September 198827 November 1990Ministry of EducationOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for EducationTony Tan13 September 198827 November 1990Senior Minister of State for EducationTay Eng Soon13 September 198827 November 1990Minister of State for EducationSeet Ai Mee1 November 198827 November 1990Senior Parliamentary Secretary for EducationSidek Saniff13 September 198827 November 1990Parliamentary Secretary for EducationTang Guan Seng13 September 198827 November 1990Ministry of the EnvironmentOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for the EnvironmentAhmad Mattar13 September 198827 November 1990Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the EnvironmentEugene Yap13 September 198825 January 1990Ministry of FinanceOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for FinanceRichard Hu13 September 198827 November 1990Minister of State for FinanceGeorge Yeo13 September 198827 November 1990Ministry of Foreign AffairsOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Foreign AffairsWong Kan Seng13 September 198827 November 1990Senior Minister of State for Foreign AffairsYeo Cheow Tong13 September 198827 November 1990Minister of State for Foreign AffairsPeter Sung1 November 198827 November 1990George Yeo13 September 198827 November 1990Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign AffairsYatiman Yusof13 September 198827 November 1990Ministry of HealthOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for HealthYeo Cheow Tong13 September 198827 November 1990Senior Minister of State for HealthYeo Cheow Tong13 September 198827 November 1990Ministry of Home AffairsOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Home AffairsS. Jayakumar13 September 198827 November 1990Senior Minister of State for Home AffairsLee Boon Yang13 September 198827 November 1990Parliamentary Secretary for Home AffairsTang Guan Seng13 September 198827 November 1990Ministry of LabourOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for LabourLee Yock Suan13 September 198827 November 1990Ministry of LawOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for LawS. Jayakumar13 September 198827 November 1990Ministry of National DevelopmentOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for National DevelopmentS. Dhanabalan13 September 198827 November 1990Senior Minister of State for National DevelopmentLee Boon Yang13 September 198827 November 1990Minister of State for National DevelopmentPeter Sung1 November 198827 November 1990Senior Parliamentary Secretary for National DevelopmentLee Yiok Seng13 September 198827 November 1990Ministry of Trade and IndustryOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Trade and IndustryLee Hsien Loong13 September 198827 November 1990Minister of State for Trade and IndustryMah Bow Tan1 October 198827 November 1990Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and IndustryEugene Yap13 September 198825 January 1990
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