First Hussein cabinet
First Hussein cabinet | |
|---|---|
 7th Cabinet of Malaysia | |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Tuanku Yahya Petra |
| Head of government | Hussein Onn |
| Deputy head of government | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Member parties |
|
| Status in legislature | 4th Malaysian Parliament |
| Budgets | 1977, 1978 |
| Predecessor | Second Razak cabinet |
| Successor | Second Hussein cabinet |
Hussein Onn formed the first Hussein cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Yahya Petra to begin a new government following the death of the previous Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdul Razak Hussein. Prior to his death, Razak led (as Prime Minister) the second Razak cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. It was the 7th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.
A reshuffle of the cabinet was done on 31 December 1977, due to
Parti Islam Se-Malaysia's expulsion from Barisan Nasional, resignation of Health Minister Lee Siok Yew, and the death of Minister of Agriculture Ali Ahmad from the plane crash at Tanjung Kupang.[1][2]
Composition
Full members
The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Hussein Onn MP | UMNO | Sri Gading | 15 January 1976 | 1978 |
| Minister of Defence | |||||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu | 5 March 1976 | 1978 |
| Minister of Education | 1976 | 1 January 1978 | |||
| Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis | |||
Minister of Labour and Manpower
|
Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat
| ||
| Minister of Communications | V. Manickavasagam MP | MIC | Pelabohan Kelang | ||
Minister of Lands and Regional Development
|
Asri Muda MP | PAS | Nilam Puri | ||
Minister of Commerce and Industry
|
Hamzah Abu Samah MP | UMNO | Temerloh | ||
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment
|
Ong Kee Hui MP | SUPP | Bandar Kuching | ||
| Minister of Home Affairs | Ghazali Shafie MP | UMNO | Lipis
|
1976 | 1978 |
Minister of Works and Public Amenities
|
Abdul Ghani Gilong MP | USNO | Kinabalu | ||
| Minister of Health | Lee Siok Yew MP | MCA | Ulu Langat
| ||
Minister of Law
|
Abdul Kadir Yusuf MP
|
UMNO | Tenggaroh | ||
| Attorney General | |||||
Minister of General Welfare
|
Aishah Ghani MP | UMNO | Kuala Langat
| ||
Minister of Information
|
Abdul Taib Mahmud MP | PBB | Samarahan | ||
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
|
Ali Ahmad MP | UMNO | Pontian
|
1976 | 4 December 1977 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP
|
UMNO | Kota Bharu | ||
Minister of Public Enterprises
|
Mohamed Yaacob MP | UMNO | Tanah Merah
| ||
Minister of Housing and Villages Development
|
Michael Chen Wing Sum MP | MCA | Ulu Selangor
| ||
Minister of Primary Industries
|
Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis | ||
| Minister of Finance | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP | UMNO | Ulu Kelantan | ||
Minister without Portfolio
|
Abdul Samad Idris MP | UMNO | Kuala Pilah
| ||
Minister of Local Government and Federal Territories
|
Hassan Adli Arshad MP | UMNO | Bagan Datok
| ||
Minister without Portfolio
|
Chong Hon Nyan MP | MCA | Batu Berendam |
Deputy ministers
| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | Shariff Ahmad MP | UMNO | Jerantut
| ||
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry
|
Mohamed Rahmat MP | UMNO | Pulai | ||
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
|
Mustapha Abdul Jabar MP | UMNO | Sabak Bernam
| ||
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
|
Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa MP | UMNO | Larut
| ||
| Deputy Minister of Education | Chan Siang Sun MP | MCA | Bentong | ||
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment
|
Abdullah Ahmad MP | UMNO | Machang
| ||
| Deputy Minister of Defence | Mokhtar Hashim MP | UMNO | Tampin
| ||
| Deputy Minister of Health | Abu Bakar Umar MP
|
PAS | Kota Setar
| ||
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Richard Ho Ung Hun MP
|
MCA | Lumut
|
1976 | 31 December 1976 |
| Neo Yee Pan MP | MCA | Muar | 1 January 1977 | 1978 | |
Deputy Minister of Lands and Regional Development
|
Sulaiman Daud MP | PBB | Santubong | ||
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries
|
Paul Leong Khee Seong MP | GERAKAN | Taiping | ||
Deputy Minister of Housing and Villages Development
|
Ramli Omar MP | UMNO | Bagan Serai | ||
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower
|
Abdullah Majid MP | UMNO | Raub | ||
Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities
|
Goh Cheng Teik MP | GERAKAN | Nibong Tebal | ||
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
|
Neo Yee Pan MP | MCA | Muar | March 1976 | 31 December 1976 |
| Deputy Minister of Communications | Mohd Ali M. Shariff MP | UMNO | Kuantan | ||
Deputy Minister of Law
|
Rais Yatim MP | UMNO | Jelebu
| ||
Deputy Minister of Law
|
Senator Athi Nahappan | MIC |
Composition before cabinet dissolution
Full members
| Office | Incumbent | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Hussein Onn MP | UMNO | Sri Gading | |
| Minister of Defence | ||||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu | |
Minister of Commerce and Industry
| ||||
Minister of Labour and Manpower
|
Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat
| |
| Minister of Communications | V. Manickavasagam MP | MIC | Pelabohan Kelang | |
Minister of Law
|
Hamzah Abu Samah MP | UMNO | Temerloh | |
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment
|
Ong Kee Hui MP | SUPP | Bandar Kuching | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Ghazali Shafie MP | UMNO | Lipis
| |
Minister of Works and Public Amenities
|
Abdul Ghani Gilong MP | USNO | Kinabalu | |
Minister of Lands and Regional Development
|
Abdul Kadir Yusuf MP
|
UMNO | Tenggaroh | |
Minister of General Welfare
|
Aishah Ghani MP | UMNO | Kuala Langat
| |
Minister of Primary Industries
|
Abdul Taib Mahmud MP | PBB | Samarahan | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP
|
UMNO | Kota Bharu | |
Minister of Housing and Villages Development
|
Michael Chen Wing Sum MP | MCA | Ulu Selangor
| |
| Minister of Education | Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis | |
| Minister of Finance | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP | UMNO | Ulu Kelantan | |
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
|
Abdul Samad Idris MP | UMNO | Kuala Pilah
| |
Minister of Local Government and Federal Territories
|
Hassan Adli Arshad MP | UMNO | Bagan Datok
| |
| Minister of Health | Chong Hon Nyan MP | MCA | Batu Berendam | |
Minister of Agriculture
|
Shariff Ahmad MP | UMNO | Jerantut
| |
Minister of Information
|
Mohamed Rahmat MP | UMNO | Pulai | |
Minister without Portfolio
|
Richard Ho Ung Hun MP
|
MCA | Lumut
| |
Minister of Public Enterprises
|
Senator Mohamed Nasir | BERJASA | ||
Deputy ministers
| Office | Incumbent | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises
|
Mustapha Abdul Jabar MP | UMNO | Sabak Bernam
| |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
|
Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa MP | UMNO | Larut
| |
| Deputy Minister of Education | Chan Siang Sun MP | MCA | Bentong | |
| Deputy Minister of Defence | Mokhtar Hashim MP | UMNO | Tampin
| |
| Deputy Minister of Health | Sulaiman Daud MP | PBB | Santubong | |
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries
|
Paul Leong Khee Seong MP | GERAKAN | Taiping | |
Deputy Minister of Housing and Villages Development
|
Ramli Omar MP | UMNO | Bagan Serai | |
Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities
|
Goh Cheng Teik MP | GERAKAN | Nibong Tebal | |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Neo Yee Pan MP | MCA | Muar | |
| Senator Rafidah Aziz | UMNO | |||
| Deputy Minister of Communications | Mohd Ali M. Shariff MP | UMNO | Kuantan | |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | Rais Yatim MP | UMNO | Jelebu
| |
Deputy Minister of Local Government and Federal Territories
|
Subramaniam Sinniah MP | MIC | Damansara | |
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
|
Edmund Langgu Saga MP | SNAP | Saratok | |
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower
|
K. Pathmanaban MP | MIC | Telok Kemang
| |
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry
|
Lew Sip Hon MP | MCA | Shah Alam | |
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry
|
Abdul Manan Othman MP | UMNO | Kemaman
| |
Deputy Minister of Information
|
Ling Liong Sik MP | MCA | Mata Kuching | |
| Senator Othman Abdullah | UMNO | |||
| Deputy Minister of Education | Senator Salleh Jafaruddin | PBB | ||
See also
- Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 4th Malaysian Parliament
- List of parliamentary secretaries of Malaysia § First Hussein cabinet
References
- ^ "Dr M made Minister of Trade and Industry". The Straits Times. 1 January 1978. p. 11.
- ^ "The reshuffled Cabinet..." The Straits Times. 1 January 1978. p. 11.
