Seventh 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.

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 1985) Wee Chong Jin (1985) Yeoh Ghim Seng (1985) Wee Kim Wee (from 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	Supermajority 77 / 80
Opposition party	Workers' Party (until 1986) Singapore Democratic Party
Opposition leader	J. B. Jeyaretnam (until 1986) Chiam See Tong (from 1986)
History
Election	1984
Legislature term	6th Parliament of Singapore
Predecessor	Sixth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Successor	Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

Cabinet

The Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet consisted of the following members.^[1]

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

Notes

1. In an acting capacity from 18 February 1986 to 31 December 1986.
2. In an acting capacity.
3. In an acting capacity from 2 January 1985 until 31 December 1986.

Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries

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

Senior Ministers of State

Portfolio	Name	Term start	Term end
Labour	Lee Yock Suan	2 January 1985	31 December 1986

Ministers of State

Portfolio	Name	Term start	Term end
Prime Minister's Office	Wan Soon Bee	2 January 1985	1 January 1986
Defence	Lee Hsien Loong	2 January 1985	31 December 1986
National Development	Lee Boon Yang	1 January 1987	13 September 1988
Foreign Affairs	Yeo Cheow Tong	9 February 1985	13 September 1988
Community Development	Ch'ng Jit Koon	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
	Wong Kan Seng	1 March 1985	17 February 1986
Education	Tay Eng Soon	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Health	Yeo Cheow Tong	9 February 1985	31 December 1986
Communications and Information	Tay Eng Soon	2 January 1985	17 February 1986
	Wong Kan Seng	7 May 1985	31 December 1986
Home Affairs	Wong Kan Seng	1 March 1985	6 May 1985
	Lee Boon Yang	18 February 1986	13 September 1988
Trade and Industry	Lee Hsien Loong	2 January 1985	17 February 1986
	Wong Kwei Cheong	2 January 1985	1 January 1986
	Lee Boon Yang	18 February 1986	31 December 1986

Senior Parliamentary Secretaries

Portfolio	Name	Term start	Term end
Defence	Phua Bah Lee	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
National Development	Lee Yiok Seng	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Education	Ho Kah Leong	2 January 1985	18 February 1986
Environment	Eugene Yap Giau Cheng	7 May 1985	13 September 1988
Communications and Information	Ho Kah Leong	18 February 1986	13 September 1988
Home Affairs	Chin Harn Tong	2 January 1985	13 September 1988
Trade and Industry	Eugene Yap Giau Cheng	1 January 1987	13 September 1988
Labour	Eugene Yap Giau Cheng	2 January 1985	6 May 1985

Parliamentary Secretaries

Portfolio	Name	Term start	Term end
Foreign Affairs	Yatiman Yusof	1 April 1986	13 September 1988
Community Development	Teo Cheong Tee	2 January 1985	31 March 1986
Finance	Lee Boon Yang	7 May 1985	17 February 1986
Education	Tang Guan Seng	18 February 1986	13 September 1988
Environment	Lee Boon Yang	2 January 1985	6 May 1985
Communications and Information	Wan Hussin Zoohri	2 January 1985	1 January 1986
Home Affairs	Lee Boon Yang	7 May 1985	17 February 1986
Trade and Industry	Sidek Saniff	2 January 1985	13 September 1988