Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
	; 7th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed	2 January 1985
Date dissolved	13 September 1988
People and organisations
Head of state	Devan Nair (until 28 March 1985); Wee Chong Jin (28-29 March 1985); Yeoh Ghim Seng (29 March – 2 September 1985); Wee Kim Wee (from 2 September 1985)
Head of government	Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy head of government	Goh Chok Tong; Ong Teng Cheong
Member party	People's Action Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Workers' Party; Singapore Democratic Party
Opposition leader	J. B. Jeyaretnam (until 10 November 1986); Chiam See Tong (from 10 November 1986
History
Election(s)	1984
Legislature term(s)	6th Parliament of Singapore
Predecessor	Sixth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Successor	Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

The Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet is the seventh Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. It was formed in 1985 after the 1984 Singaporean general election.

Ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Political party	Term start	Term end
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Senior Minister	S. Rajaratnam	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
First Deputy Prime Minister	Goh Chok Tong	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Second Deputy Prime Minister	Ong Teng Cheong	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Ministry of Defence
Minister for Defence	Goh Chok Tong	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Second Minister for Defence	Yeo Ning Hong	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	31 December 1986
Second Minister for Defence (Services)	Lee Hsien Loong	People's Action Party	1 January 1987	13 September 1988
Second Minister for Defence (Policy)	Yeo Ning Hong	People's Action Party	1 January 1987	13 September 1988
Ministry of Law
Minister of Law	E. W. Barker	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Second Minister for Law	S. Jayakumar	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Ministry of National Development
Minister of National Development	Teh Cheang Wan	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	14 December 1986
Minister of National Development	S. Dhanabalan	People's Action Party	1 January 1987	13 September 1988
Second Minister for National Development	Yeo Ning Hong	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	6 May 1985
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs	S. Dhanabalan	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs	Wong Kan Seng	People's Action Party	1 January 1987	13 September 1988
Ministry of Community Development
Minister for Community Development	S. Dhanabalan	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	17 February 1986
	Wong Kan Seng (acting)	People's Action Party	18 February 1986	31 December 1986
	Wong Kan Seng	People's Action Party	1 January 1987	13 September 1988
Ministry of Finance
Minister for Finance	Tony Tan Keng Yam	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	6 May 1985
Minister for Finance	Richard Hu Tsu Tau	People's Action Party	7 May 1985	13 September 1988
Ministry of Education
Minister of Education	Tony Tan Keng Yam	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Ministry of Health
Minister for Health	Tony Tan Keng Yam	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	6 May 1985
	Richard Hu Tsu Tau	People's Action Party	7 May 1985	31 December 1986
	Yeo Cheow Tong (acting)	People's Action Party	1 January 1987	13 September 1988
Ministry of the Environment
Minister for the Environment	Ahmad Mattar	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Ministry of Communications and Information
Minister for Communications and Information	Yeo Ning Hong	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Ministry of Home Affairs
Minister for Home Affairs	S. Jayakumar	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Minister for Trade and Industry	Richard Hu Tsu Tau	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	6 May 1985
	Tony Tan Keng Yam	People's Action Party	7 May 1985	17 February 1986
	Lee Hsien Loong (acting)	People's Action Party	18 February 1986	31 December 1986
	Lee Hsien Loong	People's Action Party	1 January 1987	13 September 1988
Ministry of Labour
Minister for Labour	Lee Yock Suan (acting)	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	31 December 1986
Minister for Labour	Lee Yock Suan	People's Action Party	1 January 1987	13 September 1988
Source: [1]

Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries

Portfolio		Name	Political party	Term start	Term end
Prime Minister's Office	Minister of State	Wan Soon Bee	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	1 January 1986
Ministry of Defence	Minister of State	Lee Hsien Loong	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	31 December 1986
Ministry of Defence	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Phua Bah Lee	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Ministry of National Development	Minister of State	Lee Boon Yang	People's Action Party	1 January 1987	13 September 1988
Ministry of National Development	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Lee Yiok Seng	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of State	Yeo Cheow Tong	People's Action Party	9 February 1985	13 September 1988
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Parliamentary Secretary	Yatiman Yusof	People's Action Party	1 April 1986	13 September 1988
Ministry of Community Development	Minister of State	Ch'ng Jit Koon	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
	Minister of State	Wong Kan Seng	People's Action Party	1 March 1985	17 February 1986
	Parliamentary Secretary	Teo Cheong Tee	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	31 March 1986
Ministry of Finance	Parliamentary Secretary	Lee Boon Yang	People's Action Party	7 May 1985	17 February 1986
Ministry of Education	Minister of State	Tay Eng Soon	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Ho Kah Leong	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	18 February 1986
	Parliamentary Secretary	Tang Guan Seng	People's Action Party	18 February 1986	13 September 1988
Ministry of Health	Minister of State	Yeo Cheow Tong	People's Action Party	9 February 1985	31 December 1986
Ministry of the Environment	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Eugene Yap Giau Cheng	People's Action Party	7 May 1985	13 September 1988
Ministry of the Environment	Parliamentary Secretary	Lee Boon Yang	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	6 May 1985
Ministry of Communications and Information	Minister of State	Tay Eng Soon	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	17 February 1986
	Minister of State	Wong Kan Seng	People's Action Party	7 May 1985	31 December 1986
	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Ho Kah Leong	People's Action Party	18 February 1986	13 September 1988
	Parliamentary Secretary	Lee Boon Yang	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	6 May 1985
	Parliamentary Secretary	Wan Hussin bin Hj Zoohri	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	1 January 1986
Ministry of Home Affairs	Minister of State	Wong Kan Seng	People's Action Party	1 March 1985	6 May 1985
	Minister of State	Lee Boon Yang	People's Action Party	18 February 1986	13 September 1988
	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Chin Harn Tong	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
	Parliamentary Secretary	Lee Boon Yang	People's Action Party	7 May 1985	17 February 1986
Ministry of Trade and Industry	Minister of State	Lee Hsien Loong	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	17 February 1986
		Wong Kwei Cheong	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	1 January 1986
		Lee Boon Yang	People's Action Party	18 February 1986	31 December 1986
	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Eugene Yap Giau Cheng	People's Action Party	1 January 1987	13 September 1988
	Parliamentary Secretary	Sidek bin Saniff	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Ministry of Labour	Senior Minister of State	Lee Yock Suan	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	31 December 1986
Ministry of Labour	Senior Parliamentary Secretary	Eugene Yap Giau Cheng	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	6 May 1985
Source: [1]

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References

"SIXTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

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[:0-1] "SIXTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 29 July 2020.