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Second Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

10th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed7 September 1991
Date dissolved24 January 1997
People and organisations
Head of stateWee Kim Wee (until 1993)
Ong Teng Cheong (from 1993)
Head of governmentGoh Chok Tong
Deputy head of governmentLee Hsien Loong
Ong Teng Cheong (until 1993)
Tony Tan Keng Yam (from 1995)
Member partyPeople's Action Party
Status in legislatureSupermajority
77 / 87
Opposition partySingapore Democratic Party
Worker's Party
Opposition leaderChiam See Tong (until 1993)
Ling How Doong (from 1993)
History
Election1991
Legislature term8th Parliament of Singapore
PredecessorFirst Goh Chok Tong Cabinet
SuccessorThird Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

The Second Goh Chok Tong Cabinet was formed after the 1991 Singaporean general election and dissolved for the 1997 Singaporean general election. The new Cabinet was formed due to Prime Minister, Goh Chok Tong, calling a snap election, seeking a strong and fresh mandate after succeeding Lee Kuan Yew as prime minister.[1][2]

Cabinet

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The Second Goh Chok Tong Cabinet is composed of the following members.[3][4][5][6]

Portfolio Name Term start Term end
Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong 7 September 1991 24 January 1997
Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew 7 September 1991 24 January 1997
Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong 7 September 1991 24 January 1997
Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong 7 September 1991 1 September 1993
Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan 1 August 1995 24 January 1997
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lee Boon Yang 7 September 1991 1 January 1992
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lim Boon Heng 27 July 1993 10 October 1993
Minister for Trade and Industry Lee Hsien Loong 7 September 1991 6 December 1992
S. Dhanabalan 7 December 1992 1 January 1993
Yeo Cheow Tong 2 January 1993 24 January 1997
Minister for National Development S. Dhanabalan 7 September 1991 31 August 1992
Richard Hu 1 September 1992 1 January 1994
Lim Hng Kiang[a] 2 January 1994 24 January 1997
Minister for Education Tony Tan 7 September 1991 1 January 1992
Lee Yock Suan 2 January 1992 24 January 1997
Second Minister for Education Lee Yock Suan 7 September 1991 1 January 1992
Ministry for the Environment Ahmad Mattar 7 September 1991 30 June 1993
Mah Bow Tan 1 July 1993 16 April 1995
Teo Chee Hean[b] 17 April 1995 24 January 1997
Minister for Defence Yeo Ning Hong 7 September 1991 1 July 1994
Lee Boon Yang 2 July 1994 31 July 1995
Tony Tan 1 August 1995 24 January 1997
Second Minister for Defence Lee Boon Yang 7 September 1991 1 July 1994
Minister for Law S. Jayakumar 7 September 1991 24 January 1997
Minister for Home Affairs S. Jayakumar 7 September 1991 24 January 1997
Minister for Finance Richard Hu Tsu Tau 7 September 1991 24 January 1997
Minister for Labour Lee Yock Suan 7 September 1991 1 January 1992
Lee Boon Yang 2 January 1992 24 January 1997
Minister for Foreign Affairs Wong Kan Seng 7 September 1991 1 January 1994
S. Jayakumar 2 January 1994 24 January 1997
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo 7 September 1991 1 January 1994
Minister for Health Yeo Cheow Tong 7 September 1991 1 January 1994
George Yeo 2 January 1994 24 January 1997
Minister for Community Development Yeo Cheow Tong 7 September 1991 1 January 1994
Abdullah Tarmugi[c] 2 January 1994 24 January 1997
Minister for Information and the Arts George Yeo 7 September 1991 24 January 1997
Minister for Communications Mah Bow Tan 7 September 1991 24 January 1997
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Ahmad Mattar 7 September 1991 30 June 1993
Abdullah Tarmugi 30 June 1993 24 January 1997

Notes

  1. ^ In an acting capacity from 2 January 1994 until 16 April 1995.
  2. ^ In an acting capacity from 17 April 1995 until 14 January 1996.
  3. ^ In an acting capacity from 2 January 1994 until 14 January 1996.

References

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  1. ^ "GE2015: A look back at the last 5 general elections from 1991 to 2011". Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. ^ "ELECTIONS HELD IN 1991". Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 5 September 1991.
  4. ^ "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 28 December 1991.
  5. ^ "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 7 June 1993.
  6. ^ "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 13 April 1995.
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