Second Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

Second Goh Chok Tong Cabinet
10th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed	7 September 1991
Date dissolved	24 January 1997
People and organisations
Head of state	Wee Kim Wee (until 1993) Ong Teng Cheong (from 1993)
Head of government	Goh Chok Tong
Deputy head of government	Lee Hsien Loong Ong Teng Cheong (until 1993) Tony Tan Keng Yam (from 1995)
Member party	People's Action Party
Status in legislature	Supermajority 77 / 87
Opposition party	Singapore Democratic Party Worker's Party
Opposition leader	Chiam See Tong (until 1993) Ling How Doong (from 1993)
History
Election	1991
Legislature term	8th Parliament of Singapore
Predecessor	First Goh Chok Tong Cabinet
Successor	Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

The Second Goh Chok Tong Cabinet was formed after the 1991 Singaporean general election and dissolved for the 1997 Singaporean general election. The new Cabinet was formed due to Prime Minister, Goh Chok Tong, calling a snap election, seeking a strong and fresh mandate after succeeding Lee Kuan Yew as prime minister.^[1][2]

Cabinet

The Second Goh Chok Tong Cabinet is composed of the following members.^[3][4][5][6]

Portfolio	Name	Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Goh Chok Tong	7 September 1991	24 January 1997
Senior Minister	Lee Kuan Yew	7 September 1991	24 January 1997
Deputy Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong	7 September 1991	24 January 1997
Deputy Prime Minister	Ong Teng Cheong	7 September 1991	1 September 1993
Deputy Prime Minister	Tony Tan	1 August 1995	24 January 1997
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office	Lee Boon Yang	7 September 1991	1 January 1992
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office	Lim Boon Heng	27 July 1993	10 October 1993
Minister for Trade and Industry	Lee Hsien Loong	7 September 1991	6 December 1992
	S. Dhanabalan	7 December 1992	1 January 1993
	Yeo Cheow Tong	2 January 1993	24 January 1997
Minister for National Development	S. Dhanabalan	7 September 1991	31 August 1992
	Richard Hu	1 September 1992	1 January 1994
	Lim Hng Kiang[a]	2 January 1994	24 January 1997
Minister for Education	Tony Tan	7 September 1991	1 January 1992
	Lee Yock Suan	2 January 1992	24 January 1997
Second Minister for Education	Lee Yock Suan	7 September 1991	1 January 1992
Ministry for the Environment	Ahmad Mattar	7 September 1991	30 June 1993
	Mah Bow Tan	1 July 1993	16 April 1995
	Teo Chee Hean[b]	17 April 1995	24 January 1997
Minister for Defence	Yeo Ning Hong	7 September 1991	1 July 1994
	Lee Boon Yang	2 July 1994	31 July 1995
	Tony Tan	1 August 1995	24 January 1997
Second Minister for Defence	Lee Boon Yang	7 September 1991	1 July 1994
Minister for Law	S. Jayakumar	7 September 1991	24 January 1997
Minister for Home Affairs	S. Jayakumar	7 September 1991	24 January 1997
Minister for Finance	Richard Hu Tsu Tau	7 September 1991	24 January 1997
Minister for Labour	Lee Yock Suan	7 September 1991	1 January 1992
	Lee Boon Yang	2 January 1992	24 January 1997
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Wong Kan Seng	7 September 1991	1 January 1994
	S. Jayakumar	2 January 1994	24 January 1997
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs	George Yeo	7 September 1991	1 January 1994
Minister for Health	Yeo Cheow Tong	7 September 1991	1 January 1994
	George Yeo	2 January 1994	24 January 1997
Minister for Community Development	Yeo Cheow Tong	7 September 1991	1 January 1994
	Abdullah Tarmugi[c]	2 January 1994	24 January 1997
Minister for Information and the Arts	George Yeo	7 September 1991	24 January 1997
Minister for Communications	Mah Bow Tan	7 September 1991	24 January 1997
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs	Ahmad Mattar	7 September 1991	30 June 1993
	Abdullah Tarmugi	30 June 1993	24 January 1997

Notes

1. In an acting capacity from 2 January 1994 until 16 April 1995.
2. In an acting capacity from 17 April 1995 until 14 January 1996.
3. In an acting capacity from 2 January 1994 until 14 January 1996.

References

1. "GE2015: A look back at the last 5 general elections from 1991 to 2011". Retrieved 2 January 2019.
2. "ELECTIONS HELD IN 1991". Retrieved 2 January 2019.
3. "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 5 September 1991.
4. "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 28 December 1991.
5. "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 7 June 1993.
6. "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 13 April 1995.