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Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

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Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

8th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed13 September 1988
Date dissolved27 November 1990
People and organisations
Head of stateWee Kim Wee
Head of governmentLee Kuan Yew
Deputy head of governmentGoh Chok Tong
Ong Teng Cheong
Member partyPeople's Action Party
Status in legislatureSupermajority
80 / 83
Opposition partySingapore Democratic Party
Opposition leaderChiam See Tong
History
Legislature term7th Parliament of Singapore
PredecessorSeventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
SuccessorFirst Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

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

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The Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet consisted of the following members.[1][2]

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Second Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Minister for Defence Goh Chok Tong 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Second Minister for Defence (Policy) Yeo Ning Hong 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Second Minister for Defence (Services) Lee Hsien Loong 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Minister for National Development S. Dhanabalan 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Minister for Education Tony Tan 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Ministry for the Environment Ahmad Mattar 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Minister for Communications and Information Yeo Ning Hong 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Minister for Law S. Jayakumar 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Minister for Home Affairs S. Jayakumar 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Minister for Finance Richard Hu 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Minister for Labour Lee Yock Suan 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Minister for Foreign Affairs Wong Kan Seng 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Minister for Community Development Wong Kan Seng 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Minister for Trade and Industry Lee Hsien Loong 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Minister for Health Yeo Cheow Tong[a] 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Ahmad Mattar 13 September 1988 27 November 1990

Notes

  1. ^ In an acting capacity.

Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries

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The following were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries.[1][2]

Senior Ministers of State

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Portfolio Name Term start Term end
National Development Lee Boon Yang 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Education Tay Eng Soon 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Home Affairs Lee Boon Yang 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Foreign Affairs Yeo Cheow Tong 13 September 1988 27 November 1990

Ministers of State

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Portfolio Name Term start Term end
National Development Peter Sung 1 November 1988 27 November 1990
Education Seet Ai Mee 1 November 1988 27 November 1990
Communications and Information Mah Bow Tan 1 October 1988 27 November 1990
Finance George Yeo 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Foreign Affairs Peter Sung 1 November 1988 27 November 1990
George Yeo 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Community Development Ch'ng Jit Koon 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Seet Ai Mee 1 November 1988 27 November 1990
Trade and Industry Mah Bow Tan 1 October 1988 27 November 1990

Senior Parliamentary Secretaries

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Portfolio Name Term start Term end
National Development Lee Yiok Seng 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Education Sidek Saniff 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Environment Eugene Yap 13 September 1988 25 January 1990
Communications and Information Ho Kah Leong 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Trade and Industry Eugene Yap 13 September 1988 25 January 1990

Parliamentary Secretaries

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Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Education Tang Guan Seng 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Home Affairs Tang Guan Seng 13 September 1988 27 November 1990
Foreign Affairs Yatiman Yusof 13 September 1988 27 November 1990

References

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  1. ^ a b "SEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 10 September 1988. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.