Second Rahman cabinet

Tunku Abdul Rahman formed the second Rahman cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Abdul Rahman to begin a new government following the 19 August 1959 general election in the Federation of Malaya. Prior to the election, Rahman led (as Prime Minister) the first Rahman cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Alliance Party. It was the 2nd cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.

Second Rahman cabinet
2nd Cabinet of Malaya/Malaysia
Prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman (sitting in centre) with the newly-elected cabinet, c. August 1959.
People and organisations
Head of state	Tuanku Abdul Rahman (1959–1960) Tuanku Hisamuddin Alam Shah (1960) Tuanku Syed Putra (1960–1964)
Head of government	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Deputy head of government	Abdul Razak Hussein
Member parties	Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation Malayan Chinese Association Malayan Indian Congress
Status in legislature	Coalition government 74 / 104
Opposition parties	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party People's Progressive Party Labour Party of Malaya Parti Rakyat Malaysia Parti Negara Malayan Party
Opposition leaders	Burhanuddin al-Helmy (1959–1964) Tan Chee Khoon (1964)
History
Election	1959 Malayan general election
Outgoing election	1964 Malaysian general election
Legislature term	1st Malayan Parliament
Budgets	1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
Predecessor	First Rahman cabinet
Successor	Third Rahman cabinet

The cabinet was sworn in on 22 August 1959 and Rahman assumed the office of Prime Minister from Abdul Razak Hussein who was the Acting Prime Minister after Rahman took a three-month leave of office to campaign for the elections.

All federal ministers from the First Rahman cabinet were retained with the exception of H.S. Lee who did not contest the 1959 elections and Mohd Khir Johari who was contesting in the constituency of Kedah Tengah, where elections had been postponed to 30 September 1959.^[1]

This is a list of the members of the second cabinet of the first Prime Minister of Malaysia (then Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya), Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Portfolio	Office Bearer	Party	Constituency	Term Start	Term End
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman MP	UMNO	Kuala Kedah
Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein MP	UMNO	Pekan
Minister of Defence
Minister of External Affairs	Ismail Abdul Rahman MP	UMNO	Johore Timor
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Minister of Health	V. T. Sambanthan MP	MIC	Sungei Siput
Minister of the Interior	Suleiman Abdul Rahman MP	UMNO	Muar Selatan
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications	Sardon Jubir MP	UMNO	Pontian Utara
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare	Ong Yoke Lin MP	MCA	Ulu Selangor
Minister of Finance	Tan Siew Sin MP	MCA	Malacca Tengah
Minister of Natural Resources	Bahaman Samsudin MP	UMNO	Kuala Pilah
Minister of Transport	Abdul Rahman Talib MP	UMNO	Kuantan
Minister of Education	Abdul Aziz Ishak MP	UMNO	Kuala Langat
Minister of Agriculture

First reshuffle (November 1959 – 1961)

Full members

Office	Incumbent	Party	Constituency
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman MP	UMNO	Kuala Kedah
Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein MP	UMNO	Pekan
Minister of Defence
Minister of External Affairs	Ismail Abdul Rahman MP	UMNO	Johore Timor
Minister of Finance	Tan Siew Sin MP	MCA	Malacca Tengah
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications	V. T. Sambanthan MP	MIC	Sungei Siput
Minister of the Interior	Suleiman Abdul Rahman MP	UMNO	Muar Selatan
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives	Abdul Aziz Ishak MP	UMNO	Kuala Langat
Minister of Transport	Sardon Jubir MP	UMNO	Pontian Utara
Minister of Health and Social Welfare	Ong Yoke Lin MP	MCA	Ulu Selangor
Minister of Education	Khir Johari MP	UMNO	Kedah Tengah
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Minister of Labour	Bahaman Samsudin MP	UMNO	Kuala Pilah
Minister of Justice	Senator Leong Yew Koh	MCA
Minister without Portfolio	Abdul Rahman Talib MP	UMNO	Kuantan

Assistant ministers

Office	Incumbent	Party	Constituency
Assistant Prime Minister	Syed Jaafar Albar MP	UMNO	Johore Tengah
	Abdul Hamid Khan MP	UMNO	Batang Padang
	Abdul Khalid Awang Osman MP	UMNO	Kota Star Utara
	Cheah Theam Swee MP	MCA	Bukit Bintang

Second reshuffle (1961 – 1962)

Full members

Office	Incumbent	Party	Constituency
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman MP	UMNO	Kuala Kedah
Minister of External Affairs
Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein MP	UMNO	Pekan
Minister of Defence
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Internal Security	Ismail Abdul Rahman MP	UMNO	Johore Timor
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Finance	Tan Siew Sin MP	MCA	Malacca Tengah
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications	V. T. Sambanthan MP	MIC	Sungei Siput
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives	Abdul Aziz Ishak MP	UMNO	Kuala Langat
Minister of Transport	Sardon Jubir MP	UMNO	Pontian Utara
Minister of Health and Social Welfare	Ong Yoke Lin MP	MCA	Ulu Selangor
Minister of Education	Abdul Rahman Talib MP	UMNO	Kuantan
Minister of Commerce and Industry	Khir Johari MP	UMNO	Kedah Tengah
Minister of Labour	Bahaman Samsudin MP	UMNO	Kuala Pilah
Minister of Justice	Senator Leong Yew Koh	MCA

Assistant ministers

Office	Incumbent	Party	Constituency
Assistant Minister of Education	Abdul Hamid Khan MP	UMNO	Batang Padang
Assistant Minister of Rural Development	Abdul Khalid Awang Osman MP	UMNO	Kota Star Utara
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry	Cheah Theam Swee MP	MCA	Bukit Bintang
Assistant Minister of Labour	V. Manickavasagam MP	MIC	Klang
Assistant Minister of the Interior	Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Yusof MP	UMNO	Jerai
Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting	Syed Jaafar Albar MP	UMNO	Johore Tengah

Third reshuffle (1962 – )

Full members

Office	Incumbent	Party	Constituency
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman MP	UMNO	Kuala Kedah
Minister of External Affairs
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein MP	UMNO	Pekan
Minister of Defence
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Internal Security	Ismail Abdul Rahman MP	UMNO	Johore Timor
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Finance	Tan Siew Sin MP	MCA	Malacca Tengah
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications	V. T. Sambanthan MP	MIC	Sungei Siput
Minister of Transport	Sardon Jubir MP	UMNO	Pontian Utara
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives	Khir Johari MP	UMNO	Kedah Tengah
Minister of Health	Abdul Rahman Talib MP	UMNO	Kuantan
Minister of Commerce and Industry	Lim Swee Aun MP	MCA	Larut Selatan
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare	Bahaman Samsudin MP	UMNO	Kuala Pilah
Minister of Education	Abdul Hamid Khan MP	UMNO	Batang Padang
Minister without Portfolio	Sulaiman Abdul Rahman MP	UMNO	Muar Selatan
	Abdul Aziz Ishak MP	UMNO	Kuala Langat
	Ong Yoke Lin MP	MCA	Ulu Selangor
Minister of Justice	Senator Leong Yew Koh	MCA

Assistant ministers

Office	Incumbent	Party	Constituency
Assistant Minister of the Interior	Cheah Theam Swee MP	MCA	Bukit Bintang
Assistant Minister of Labour and Social Welfare	V. Manickavasagam MP	MIC	Klang
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry	Abdul Khalid Awang Osman MP	UMNO	Kota Star Utara
Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting	Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Yusof MP	UMNO	Jerai

Composition before cabinet dissolution

Full members

Office	Incumbent	Party		Constituency
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman MP		UMNO	Kuala Kedah
Minister of External Affairs
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein MP		UMNO	Pekan
Minister of Defence
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Internal Security	Ismail Abdul Rahman MP		UMNO	Johore Timor
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Finance	Tan Siew Sin MP		MCA	Malacca Tengah
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications	V. T. Sambanthan MP		MIC	Sungei Siput
Minister of Transport	Sardon Jubir MP		UMNO	Pontian Utara
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives	Khir Johari MP		UMNO	Kedah Tengah
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare	Bahaman Samsudin MP		UMNO	Kuala Pilah
Minister of Health	Abdul Rahman Talib MP		UMNO	Kuantan
Minister of Commerce and Industry	Lim Swee Aun MP		MCA	Larut Selatan
Minister of Education	Abdul Hamid Khan MP		UMNO	Batang Padang
Minister of Sarawak Affairs	Jugah Barieng MP		PESAKA
Minister without Portfolio	Ong Yoke Lin MP		MCA	Ulu Selangor
Minister without Portfolio	Senator Khaw Kai Boh		MCA

Assistant ministers

Office	Incumbent	Party		Constituency
Assistant Minister of the Interior	Cheah Theam Swee MP		MCA	Bukit Bintang
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry	Abdul Khalid Awang Osman MP		UMNO	Kota Star Utara
Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting	Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Yusof MP		UMNO	Jerai
Assistant Minister of Rural Development	Senator Mohamed Ghazali Jawi		UMNO
Assistant Minister of Rural Development (Sarawak)	Abdul Rahman Ya'kub MP		BUMIPUTERA
Assistant Minister of Labour and Social Welfare	V. Manickavasagam MP		MIC	Klang

See also

• Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 1st Malayan Parliament