First Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

The First Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet was the Cabinet of Singapore from 5 June 1959 to 18 October 1963. The cabinet was led by Lee Kuan Yew, who was elected as prime minister.^[1] It was formed on 5 June 1959, after securing a landslide victory in the 1959 general election.

First Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
1st Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed	5 June 1959
Date dissolved	18 October 1963
People and organisations
Head of state	Sir William Goode (until 1959) Yusof bin Ishak (from 1959)
Head of government	Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy head of government	Toh Chin Chye
Member party	People's Action Party
Status in legislature	Supermajority (until 1961) Majority (1961–1962) Minority (from 1962) 43 / 51 (until 1961) 26 / 51 (1961–1962) 25 / 51 (from 1962)
Opposition party	Singapore People's Alliance
Opposition leader	Lim Yew Hock
History
Election	1959
Legislature term	2nd Legislative Assembly
Predecessor	Lim Yew Hock Cabinet
Successor	Second Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet

A minor cabinet reshuffle was made on 24 September 1961.

Cabinet

The First Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet consisted of the following ministers.^[2][3][4]

Portfolio	Name	Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew	5 June 1959	18 October 1963
Deputy Prime Minister	Toh Chin Chye	5 June 1959	18 October 1963
Minister for National Development	Ong Eng Guan	5 June 1959	20 June 1960
	Toh Chin Chye[a]	20 June 1960	25 August 1960
	Tan Kia Gan	25 August 1960	18 October 1963
Minister for Finance	Goh Keng Swee	5 June 1959	18 October 1963
Minister for Home Affairs	Ong Pang Boon	5 June 1959	18 October 1963
Minister for Labour	Kenneth Michael Byrne	5 June 1959	24 September 1961
	Ahmad Ibrahim	24 September 1961	21 August 1962
	Ong Pang Boon[a]	21 August 1962	18 October 1963
Minister for Law	Kenneth Michael Byrne	5 June 1959	18 October 1963
Minister for Health	Ahmad Ibrahim	5 June 1959	24 September 1961
	Kenneth Michael Byrne	24 September 1961	18 October 1963
Minister for Education	Yong Nyuk Lin	5 June 1959	18 October 1963
Minister for Culture	S. Rajaratnam	5 June 1959	18 October 1963

Notes

1. In an acting capacity.