The first Goh Chok Tong Cabinet was formed after then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong was sworn in after the previous Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, stepped down and handed over prime ministership to Goh on 28 November 1990.[1][2]
First Goh Chok Tong Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 9th Cabinet of Singapore | |
 | |
| Date formed | 28 November 1990 |
| Date dissolved | 31 August 1991 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Wee Kim Wee |
| Head of government | Goh Chok Tong |
| Deputy head of government | Lee Hsien Loong Ong Teng Cheong |
| Member party | People's Action Party |
| Status in legislature | Supermajority 80 / 84 |
| Opposition party | Worker's Party (WP) Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) |
| Opposition leader | Chiam See Tong (SDP) |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 7th Parliament of Singapore |
| Predecessor | Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet |
| Successor | Second Goh Chok Tong Cabinet |
Cabinet
editThe First Goh Chok Tong Cabinet consisted of the following members.[3]
| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Senior Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| First Deputy Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | Ong Teng Cheong | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | Lee Boon Yang | 1 July 1991 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Defence | Goh Chok Tong | 28 November 1990 | 30 June 1991 |
| Yeo Ning Hong | 1 July 1991 | 31 August 1991 | |
| Second Minister for Defence | Yeo Ning Hong | 28 November 1990 | 30 June 1991 |
| Lee Boon Yang | 1 July 1991 | 31 August 1991 | |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | Lee Hsien Loong | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Wong Kan Seng | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Second Minister for Foreign Affairs | George Yeo | 1 July 1991 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Community Development | Wong Kan Seng | 28 November 1990 | 30 June 1991 |
| Seet Ai Mee[a] | 1 July 1991 | 31 August 1991 | |
| Minister for Home Affairs | S. Jayakumar | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Law | S. Jayakumar | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Finance | Richard Hu | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Labour | Lee Yock Suan | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for National Development | S. Dhanabalan | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Health | Yeo Cheow Tong | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Ministry for the Environment | Ahmad Mattar | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Education | Tony Tan | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Information and the Arts | George Yeo[b] | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Communications | Yeo Ning Hong | 28 November 1990 | 30 June 1991 |
| Mah Bow Tan[a] | 1 July 1991 | 31 August 1991 | |
| Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs | Ahmad Mattar | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
Notes
Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries
editThe following were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries.[3]
Senior Ministers of State
edit| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defence | Lee Boon Yang | 28 November 1990 | 30 June 1991 |
| Education | Tay Eng Soon | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
Ministers of State
edit| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade and Industry | Mah Bow Tan | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Community Development | Seet Ai Mee | 28 November 1990 | 30 June 1991 |
| Ch'ng Jit Koon | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 | |
| Home Affairs | Peter Sung | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| National Development | Peter Sung | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Health | Aline Wong | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Education | Seet Ai Mee | 28 November 1990 | 30 June 1991 |
| Sidek Saniff | 1 July 1991 | 31 August 1991 | |
| Communications | Mah Bow Tan | 28 November 1990 | 30 June 1991 |
Senior Parliamentary Secretaries
edit| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Development | Lee Yiok Seng | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Information and the Arts | Ho Kah Leong | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
Parliamentary Secretaries
edit| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Affairs | Tang Guan Seng | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Education | Tang Guan Seng | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
References
edit- ^ Lee Kuan Yew (2000). From Third World to First. New York: HarperCollins. p. 672. ISBN 978-0-06-019776-6.
- ^ "Goh's chaired his first Cabinet meeting". BookSG. Singapore. 1990. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b "SEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore.