Second Hussein cabinet
Second Hussein cabinet | |
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![]() 8th Cabinet of Malaysia | |
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People and organisations | |
Head of state | Tuanku Yahya Petra (1978–1979) Tuanku Ahmad Shah (1979–1981) |
Head of government | Hussein Onn |
Deputy head of government | Mahathir Mohamad |
Member parties | Barisan Nasional
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Status in legislature | Coalition government 131 / 154 |
Opposition parties | Democratic Action Party Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Sarawak People's Organization |
Opposition leader | Lim Kit Siang |
History | |
Election | 1978 Malaysian general election |
Legislature term | 5th Malaysian Parliament |
Budgets | 1979, 1980, 1981 |
Predecessor | First Hussein cabinet |
Successor | First Mahathir cabinet |
Hussein Onn formed the second Hussein cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Yahya Petra to begin a new government following the 8 July 1978 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Hussein led (as Prime Minister) the first Hussein cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. It was the 8th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.
Composition
Full members
The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End |
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Prime Minister | Hussein Onn MP | UMNO | Sri Gading | ||
Minister of Federal Territories | |||||
Deputy Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu | ||
Minister of Commerce and Industry | |||||
Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat | 28 July 1978 | 15 September 1980 |
Samy Vellu MP | MIC | Sungei Siput | 16 September 1980 | 16 July 1981 | |
Minister of Transport | V. Manickavasagam MP | MIC | Pelabohan Kelang | 1978 | 15 September 1979 |
Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat | 1 November 1979 | 16 July 1981 | |
Minister of Law | Hamzah Abu Samah MP | UMNO | Temerloh | ||
Attorney General | |||||
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment | Ong Kee Hui MP | SUPP | Bandar Kuching | ||
Minister of Home Affairs | Ghazali Shafie MP | UMNO | Lipis | ||
Minister of Lands and Regional Development | Abdul Kadir Yusuf MP | UMNO | Tenggaroh | ||
Minister of General Welfare | Aishah Ghani MP | UMNO | Kuala Langat | ||
Minister of Defence | Abdul Taib Mahmud MP | PBB | Samarahan | ||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP | UMNO | Kota Bharu | ||
Minister of Housing and Local Government | Michael Chen Wing Sum MP | MCA | Ulu Selangor | 1978 | 15 September 1979 |
Neo Yee Pan MP | MCA | Muar | 15 September 1979 | 16 July 1981 | |
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 | Jelebu | ||
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 of Labour and Manpower | Richard Ho Ung Hun MP | MCA | Lumut | ||
Minister of Primary Industries | Paul Leong Khee Seong MP | GERAKAN | Taiping | ||
Minister of Public Enterprises | Abdul Manan Othman MP | UMNO | Kuala Trengganu | ||
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | Leo Moggie Irok MP | SNAP | Kanowit | ||
Minister without Portfolio | Senator Mohamed Nasir | BERJASA |
Deputy ministers
Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End |
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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 Housing and Local Government | Ramli Omar MP | UMNO | Bagan Serai | ||
Deputy Minister of Transport | Goh Cheng Teik MP | GERAKAN | Nibong Tebal | ||
Mohd Ali M. Shariff MP | UMNO | Kuantan | |||
Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Edmund Langgu Saga MP | SNAP | Saratok | ||
Deputy Minister of Finance | Neo Yee Pan MP | MCA | Muar | ||
Rafidah Aziz MP | UMNO | Selayang | |||
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 Education | Salleh Jafaruddin MP | PBB | Mukah | ||
Deputy Minister of Information | Ling Liong Sik MP | MCA | Mata Kuching | ||
Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Zakaria Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Besut | ||
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin MP | UMNO | Padang Terap | ||
Deputy Minister of Law | Abdullah Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Ulu Nerus | ||
Deputy Minister of Lands and Regional Development | Sanusi Junid MP | UMNO | Jerlun-Langkawi | ||
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government | Samy Vellu MP | MIC | Sungei Siput | ||
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Mak Hon Kam MP | MCA | Tanjong Malim | ||
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | Najib Razak MP | UMNO | Pekan | ||
Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Nik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Kuala Krai | ||
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment | Clarence E. Mansul MP | BERJAYA | Penampang |
Composition before cabinet dissolution
Full members
Office | Incumbent | Party | Constituency | |||
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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 Transport | Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat | |||
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment | Ong Kee Hui MP | SUPP | Bandar Kuching | |||
Minister of Home Affairs | Ghazali Shafie MP | UMNO | Lipis | |||
Minister of General Welfare | Aishah Ghani MP | UMNO | Kuala Langat | |||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP | UMNO | Kota Bharu | |||
Minister of Education | Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis | |||
Minister of Finance | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP | UMNO | Ulu Kelantan | |||
Minister of Health | Chong Hon Nyan MP | MCA | Batu Berendam | |||
Minister of Lands and Regional Development | Shariff Ahmad MP | UMNO | Jerantut | |||
Minister of Information | Mohamed Rahmat MP | UMNO | Pulai | |||
Minister of Labour and Manpower | Richard Ho Ung Hun MP | MCA | Lumut | |||
Minister of Primary Industries | Paul Leong Khee Seong MP | GERAKAN | Taiping | |||
Minister of Agriculture | Abdul Manan Othman MP | UMNO | Kuala Trengganu | |||
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | Leo Moggie Irok MP | SNAP | Kanowit | |||
Minister of Housing and Local Government | Neo Yee Pan MP | MCA | Muar | 15 September 1979 | 16 July 1981 | |
Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Samy Vellu MP | MIC | Sungei Siput | |||
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Mokhtar Hashim MP | UMNO | Tampin | |||
Minister of Public Enterprises | Rafidah Aziz MP | UMNO | Selayang | |||
Minister without Portfolio | Pengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf MP | BERJAYA | Kimanis | |||
Minister of Federal Territories | Sulaiman Daud MP | PBB | Santubong | |||
Minister without Portfolio | Senator Mohamed Nasir | BERJASA |
Deputy ministers
Office | Incumbent | Party | Constituency | |
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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 Transport | Goh Cheng Teik MP | GERAKAN | Nibong Tebal | |
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 Information | Ling Liong Sik MP | MCA | Mata Kuching | |
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government | Zakaria Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Besut | |
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Abdullah Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Ulu Nerus | |
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | Sanusi Junid MP | UMNO | Jerlun-Langkawi | |
Deputy Minister of Finance | Mak Hon Kam MP | MCA | Tanjong Malim | |
Deputy Minister of Education | Najib Razak MP | UMNO | Pekan | |
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | Nik Hussein Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Kuala Krai | |
Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Clarence E. Mansul MP | BERJAYA | Penampang | |
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Chin Hon Ngian MP | MCA | Renggam | |
Deputy Minister of Information | Embong Yahya MP | UMNO | Ledang | |
Deputy Minister of Finance | Shahrir Abdul Samad MP | UMNO | Johor Bahru | |
Deputy Minister of Federal Territories | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP | UMNO | Kepala Batas | |
Deputy Minister of Defence | Abu Hassan Omar MP | UMNO | Kuala Selangor | |
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower | William Lye Chee Hien MP | BERJAYA | Gaya | |
Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Suhaimi Kamaruddin MP | UMNO | Sepang | |
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries | Bujang Ulis MP | PBB | Simunjan |
See also
- Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 5th Malaysian Parliament
- List of parliamentary secretaries of Malaysia § Second Hussein cabinet
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Second Hussein cabinet (1978–1981)
Prime Minister: Hussein Onn
- Mahathir Mohamad
- Lee San Choon
- V. Manickavasagam
- Hamzah Abu Samah
- Ong Kee Hui
- Ghazali Shafie
- Abdul Kadir Yusuf
- Aishah Ghani
- Abdul Taib Mahmud
- Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail
- Michael Chen Wing Sum
- Musa Hitam
- Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
- Abdul Samad Idris
- Chong Hon Nyan
- Shariff Ahmad
- Mohamed Rahmat
- Richard Ho Ung Hun
- Paul Leong Khee Seong
- Abdul Manan Othman
- Leo Moggie Irok
- Neo Yee Pan
- Samy Vellu
- Mokhtar Hashim
- Rafidah Aziz
- Pengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf
- Sulaiman Daud
- Mohamed Nasir
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