Fourth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

Fourth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Fourth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
	; 4th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed	16 September 1972
Date dissolved	31 December 1976
People and organisations
Head of state	Benjamin Sheares
Head of government	Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy head of government	Goh Keng Swee (from 20 March 1973)
Member party	People's Action Party
Status in legislature	Majority
History
Election(s)	1972
Legislature term(s)	3rd Parliament of Singapore
Predecessor	Third Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Successor	Fifth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

The Fourth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet is the fourth Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. It was formed in 1972 after the 1972 Singaporean general election. The cabinet lasted from 1972 to 1976, with one shuffle in 1975.

Ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Political party	Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Deputy Prime Minister	Goh Keng Swee	People's Action Party	20 March 1973	31 December 1976
Minister of Science and Technology	Toh Chin Chye	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	1 June 1975
Minister of Science and Technology	Lee Chiaw Meng	People's Action Party	2 June 1975	31 December 1976
Minister of Defence	Goh Keng Swee	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Minister of Foreign Affairs	S. Rajaratnam	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Minister for Labour	Ong Pang Boon	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Minister of Communications	Yong Nyuk Lin	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 July 1975
Minister of Communications	Lim Kim San	People's Action Party	1 August 1975	31 December 1976
Minister for the Environment	Lim Kim San	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	1 June 1975
Minister for the Environment	E. W. Barker	People's Action Party	2 June 1975	31 December 1976
Minister for Culture	Jek Yeun Thong	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Minister for Social Affairs	Othman Wok	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Minister for Law and National Development	E. W. Barker	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	1 June 1975
Minister for Home Affairs	E. W. Barker	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 October 1972
Minister for Home Affairs	Chua Sian Chin	People's Action Party	31 October 1972	31 December 1976
Minister for Health	Chua Sian Chin	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	1 June 1975
Minister for Health	Toh Chin Chye	People's Action Party	2 June 1975	31 December 1976
Minister for Finance	Hon Sui Sen	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Minister for Education	Lee Chiaw Meng	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	1 June 1975
	Toh Chin Chye	People's Action Party	2 June 1975	15 June 1975
	Lee Kuan Yew	People's Action Party	15 June 1975	20 October 1975
	Chua Sian Chin	People's Action Party	20 October 1975	31 December 1976
Minister for Law	E. W. Barker	People's Action Party	2 June 1975	31 December 1976
Minister of National Development	Lim Kim San	People's Action Party	2 June 1975	31 December 1976
Minister without portfolio	Yong Nyuk Lin	People's Action Party	1 August 1975	31 March 1976
Source: [1]

Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries

Portfolio		Name	Political party	Term start	Term end
Prime Minister's Office	Minister of State	Ya'acob bin Mohamed	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Ministry of Defence	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Phua Bah Lee	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Senior Minister of State	Abdul Rahim Ishak	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
	Senior Minister of State	Lee Khoon Choy	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
	Parliamentary Secretary	Ong Soo Chuan	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Ministry of Labour	Minister of State	Sia Kah Hui	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Ministry of Labour	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Fong Sip Chee	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Ministry of Communications	Senior Minister of State	Ong Teng Cheong	People's Action Party	2 June 1975	31 December 1976
	Minister of State	Ang Kok Peng	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	28 April 1974
	Minister of State	Chai Chong Yii	People's Action Party	29 April 1974	1 June 1975
	Parliamentary Secretary	Lim Guan Hoo	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	15 July 1973
Ministry of the Environment	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Chor Yeok Eng	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Ministry of Culture	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Sha'ari Tadin	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Ministry of Social Affairs	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Chan Chee Seng	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Ministry of Law and National Development	Parliamentary Secretary (National Development)	Ho Cheng Choon	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	1 June 1975
Ministry of Home Affairs	Parliamentary Secretary	Lim Guan Hoo	People's Action Party	16 July 1973	31 December 1976
Ministry of Health	Minister of State	Ang Kok Peng	People's Action Party	29 April 1974	31 December 1976
Ministry of Education	Senior Minister of State	Chai Chong Yii	People's Action Party	2 June 1975	31 December 1976
	Minister of State	Chai Chong Yii	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	28 April 1974
	Parliamentary Secretary	Ahmad Mattar	People's Action Party	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Ministry of National Development	Senior Minister of State	Tan Eng Liang	People's Action Party	2 June 1975	31 December 1976
Ministry of National Development	Parliamentary Secretary	Ho Cheng Choon	People's Action Party	2 June 1975	31 December 1976
Source: [1]

References

"THIRD PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

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[:0-1] "THIRD PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 28 July 2020.