The Fourth Goh Chok Tong Cabinet is the Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong following the 2001 general election which governed the country until Goh was succeeded as prime minister by Lee Hsien Loong in 2004.
Fourth Goh Chok Tong Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 12th Cabinet of Singapore | |
 | |
| Date formed | 23 November 2001 |
| Date dissolved | 12 August 2004 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | S. R. Nathan |
| Head of government | Goh Chok Tong |
| Deputy head of government | Lee Hsien Loong Tony Tan |
| Member party | People's Action Party |
| Status in legislature | Supermajority 82 / 94 |
| Opposition party | Singapore Democratic Alliance Worker's Party |
| Opposition leader | Chiam See Tong |
| History | |
| Election | 2001 |
| Legislature term | 10th Parliament of Singapore |
| Predecessor | Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet |
| Successor | First Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet |
Cabinet
editThe Fourth Goh Chok Tong Cabinet is composed of the following members.[1]
| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong | 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 |
| Senior Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong | 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Tony Tan | 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 |
| Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence | Tony Tan | 1 August 2003 | 11 August 2004 |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | Lee Yock Suan | 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | Lim Boon Heng | 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | Lim Hng Kiang | 1 August 2003 | 11 August 2004 |
| Minister for Finance | Lee Hsien Loong | 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 |
| Second Minister for Finance | Lim Hng Kiang | 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 |
| Minister for Defence | Tony Tan | 23 November 2001 | 31 July 2003 |
| Teo Chee Hean | 1 August 2003 | 11 August 2004 | |
| Second Minister for Defence | Teo Chee Hean | 23 November 2001 | 31 July 2003 |
| Minister for Law | S. Jayakumar | 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | S. Jayakumar | 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 |
| Second Minister for Foreign Affairs | Lee Yock Suan | 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 |
| Minister for Home Affairs | Wong Kan Seng | 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 |
| Minister for Transport | Yeo Cheow Tong | 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | George Yeo | 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 |
| Minister for Manpower | Lee Boon Yang | 23 November 2001 | 12 May 2003 |
| Ng Eng Hen[a] | 13 May 2003 | 11 August 2004 | |
| Minister for National Development | Mah Bow Tan | 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 |
| Minister for Health | Lim Hng Kiang | 23 November 2001 | 31 July 2003 |
| Khaw Boon Wan[a] | 1 August 2003 | 11 August 2004 | |
| Minister for Community Development and Sports | Abdullah Tarmugi | 23 November 2001 | 24 March 2002 |
| Yaacob Ibrahim[b] | 25 March 2002 | 11 August 2004 | |
| Minister for Education | Teo Chee Hean | 23 November 2001 | 31 July 2003 |
| Tharman Shanmugaratnam | 1 August 2003 | 11 August 2004 | |
| Minister for the Environment | Lim Swee Say | 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 |
| Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts | David Lim[a] | 23 November 2001 | 11 May 2003 |
| Lee Boon Yang | 12 May 2003 | 11 August 2004 | |
| Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs | Abdullah Tarmugi | 25 January 1997 | 24 March 2002 |
| Yaacob Ibrahim | 25 March 2002 | 11 August 2004 |
Notes
References
edit- ^ "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE". National Archives of Singapore. 17 November 2001.