Fifth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

The Fifth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet is the fifth Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. It was formed in 1976 after the 1976 Singaporean general election.

Fifth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
5th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed	31 December 1976
Date dissolved	5 January 1981
People and organisations
Head of state	Benjamin Sheares
Head of government	Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy head of government	Goh Keng Swee S. Rajaratnam
Member party	People's Action Party
Status in legislature	Supermajority 69 / 69
History
Election	1976
Legislature term	4th Parliament of Singapore
Predecessor	Fourth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
Successor	Sixth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

Cabinet

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

Portfolio	Name	Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
First Deputy Prime Minister	Goh Keng Swee	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
Second Deputy Prime Minister	S. Rajaratnam	1 June 1980	6 January 1981
Minister	Othman Wok	1 July 1977	6 January 1981
Minister	Jek Yeun Thong	26 September 1977	6 January 1981
Minister	Lim Chee Onn	15 September 1980	6 January 1981
Minister for Defence	Goh Keng Swee	31 December 1976	11 February 1979
	Howe Yoon Chong	12 February 1979	6 January 1981
Minister for Health	Toh Chin Chye	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
Minister for Foreign Affairs	S. Rajaratnam	31 December 1976	1 June 1980
	S. Dhanabalan	1 June 1980	6 January 1981
Minister for Labour	Ong Pang Boon	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
Minister for National Development	Lim Kim San	31 December 1976	31 January 1979
	Teh Cheang Wan	1 February 1979	6 January 1981
Minister for Communications	Lim Kim San	31 December 1976	30 June 1978
	Ong Teng Cheong	1 July 1978	6 January 1981
Minister for Culture	Jek Yeun Thong	31 December 1976	25 September 1977
	Ong Teng Cheong[a]	26 September 1977	6 January 1981
Minister for Science and Technology	Jek Yeun Thong	31 December 1976	25 September 1977
	E. W. Barker	26 September 1977	6 January 1981
Minister for Foreign Affairs	S. Rajaratnam	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Minister for Labour	Ong Pang Boon	16 September 1972	31 December 1976
Minister for Social Affairs	Othman Wok	31 December 1976	30 June 1977
	Toh Chin Chye[a]	1 July 1977	4 September 1977
	Ahmad Mattar[a]	5 September 1977	6 January 1981
Minister for Law	E. W. Barker	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
Minister for the Environment	E. W. Barker	31 December 1976	31 January 1979
	Lim Kim San	1 February 1979	6 January 1981
Minister for Home Affairs	Chua Sian Chin	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
Minister for Education	Chua Sian Chin	31 December 1976	11 February 1979
	Goh Keng Swee	12 February 1979	31 May 1980
	Tony Tan	1 June 1980	6 January 1981
Minister for Finance	Hon Sui Sen	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
Minister for Trade and Industry	Goh Chok Tong	15 March 1979	6 January 1981

Notes

1. In an acting capacity.

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
Prime Minister's Office	Lee Khoon Choy	12 February 1979	6 January 1981
Foreign Affairs	Abdul Rahim Ishak	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
	Lee Khoon Choy	3 January 1977	11 February 1979
	S. Dhanabalan	12 February 1979	31 May 1980
National Development	Tan Eng Liang	3 January 1977	31 May 1978
	S. Dhanabalan	16 June 1978	11 February 1979
Communications	Ong Teng Cheong	31 December 1976	30 June 1978
Education	Chai Chong Yii	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
	Tony Tan	12 February 1979	31 May 1980
Finance	Goh Chok Tong	1 September 1977	14 March 1979
	Tan Eng Liang	1 June 1978	19 February 1979

Ministers of State

Portfolio	Name	Term start	Term end
Prime Minister's Office	Ya'acob bin Mohamed	3 January 1977	25 October 1977
Defence	Bernard Chen	24 May 1977	6 January 1981
Labour	Sia Kah Hui	31 December 1976	6 January 1981
Social Affairs	Ahmad Mattar	5 September 1977	6 January 1981
Without portfolio	Ya'acob bin Mohamed	26 October 1977	6 January 1981

Senior Parliamentary Secretaries

Portfolio	Name	Term start	Term end
Defence	Phua Bah Lee	3 January 1977	6 January 1981
Labour	Fong Sip Chee	3 January 1977	6 January 1981
Social Affairs	Chan Chee Seng	3 January 1977	6 January 1981
Environment	Chor Yeok Eng	3 January 1977	6 January 1981

Parliamentary Secretaries

Portfolio	Name	Term start	Term end
Foreign Affairs	Ong Soo Chuan	3 January 1977	1 August 1978
National Development	Ho Cheng Choon	3 January 1977	1 April 1979
	Lee Yiok Seng	1 March 1979	6 January 1981
Communications	Sidek Saniff	1 April 1980	6 January 1981
Culture	Ow Chin Hock	1 October 1977	6 January 1981
	Sidek Saniff	1 April 1980	6 January 1981
Home Affairs	Lim Guan Hoo	3 January 1977	30 June 1977
	Chin Harn Tong	1 July 1978	16 March 1980
Education	Ahmad Mattar	3 January 1977	4 September 1977
Without portfolio	Chin Harn Tong	17 March 1980	6 January 1981