Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

8th cabinet of Singapore
Date formed 9 January 1989
Date dissolved 31 August 1991
People and organisations
Head of state Wee Kim Wee
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 Singapore Democratic Party
History
Predecessor Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Successor First 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.

Initial composition

1988-1990

Portfolio Minister
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy Prime Minister(Singapore) Goh Chok Tong
Deputy Prime Minister(Singapore) Ong Teng Cheong
Minister of Law
Minister of Home Affairs 		S.Jayakumar
Minister of National Development
Minister of Foreign Affairs 		S. Dhanabalan
Minister for Community Development Wong Kan Seng
Minister for Finance Richard Hu Tsu Tau
Minister of Education Tony Tan
Minister for Environment and Water Resources Ahmad Mattar
Minister of Communications and Information
Second Minister for Defence 		Yeo Ning Hong
Minister for Manpower Lee Yock Suan
Minister for Trade and Industry
Second Minister for Defence 		Lee Hsien Loong
Acting Minister for Health
Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 		Yeo Cheow Tong

The names in bold are the surnames of Chinese persons, and the personal names of Indian and Malay persons

References

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