First Lim Yew Hock Cabinet

Following the resignation of David Marshall, Lim Yew Hock was appointed by the Governor of Singapore to form the next government. One day after his appointment, he announced his cabinet, which closely resembled that of his predecessor, with only minor changes to portfolio allocations.^[1] Notably, he appointed Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat as Deputy Chief Minister.

First Lim Yew Hock Cabinet
2nd Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed	7 June 1956
Date dissolved	3 June 1959
People and organisations
Head of state	Robert Black William Goode
Head of government	Lim Yew Hock
No. of ministers	8
Total no. of members	8
Member party	Labour Front United Malay National Organisation Malayan Chinese Association
Status in legislature	Minority 11 / 32
Opposition party	Malay Union People's Action Party
Opposition leader	Lee Kuan Yew
History
Predecessor	First David Marshall Cabinet
Successor	I Lee Kuan Yew

List of ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Political party		Term start	Term end
Chief Minister Minister for Labour and Welfare	Lim Yew Hock		Labour Front	7 June 1956	3 June 1959
Deputy Chief Minister Minister for Local Government, Lands and Housing	Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat		United Malay National Organisation	7 June 1956	3 June 1959
Minister for Commerce and Industry	J.M. Jumabhoy		Labour Front	7 June 1956	3 June 1959
Chief Secretary	William Goode		Independent	7 June 1956	7 December 1957
	Edgeworth Beresford David		Independent	24 January 1958	3 June 1959
Attorney-General	Charles Harris Butterfield		Independent	7 June 1956	1 July 1957
	Ernest Pattison Shanks		Independent	2 July 1957	3 June 1959
Minister for Health	A. J. Braga		Labour Front	7 June 1956	3 June 1959
Minister for Communications and Works	Francis Thomas		Labour Front	7 June 1956	3 June 1959
Minister for Education	Chew Swee Kee		Labour Front	7 June 1956	4 March 1959
	Lim Yew Hock		Labour Front	5 March 1959	3 June 1959
Financial Secretary	T.M. Hart		Independent	7 June 1956	3 June 1959

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