Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

The Goh Chok Tong Cabinet, came in for the second from 1997 general elections to 2001.

Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet
10th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed	25 January 1997
Date dissolved	22 November 2001
People and organisations
Head of state	Ong Teng Cheong (until 31 August 1999) S. R. Nathan (from 1 September 1999)
Head of government	Goh Chok Tong
Deputy head of government	Lee Hsien Loong Tony Tan Keng Yam
Member party	People's Action Party
Status in legislature	Supermajority
Opposition party	Workers' Party of Singapore Singapore People's Party
Opposition leader	Chiam See Tong
History
Election(s)	1997
Legislature term(s)	9th Parliament of Singapore
Predecessor	Second Goh Chok Tong Cabinet
Successor	Fourth Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

Ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Political party	Term start	Term end
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister	Goh Chok Tong	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	22 November 2001
Senior Minister	Lee Kuan Yew	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	22 November 2001
Deputy Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	22 November 2001
Deputy Prime Minister	Tony Tan Keng Yam	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	22 November 2001
Ministry of Defence
Minister for Defence	Tony Tan Keng Yam	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	22 November 2001
Second Minister for Defence	Teo Chee Hean	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	22 November 2001
Ministry of Law
Minister for Law	S. Jayakumar	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	22 November 2001
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs	S. Jayakumar	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	22 November 2001
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs	Lim Hng Kiang	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	31 March 1998
Ministry of Finance
Minister for Finance	Richard Hu Tsu Tau	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	9 November 2001
	Lee Hsien Loong	People's Action Party	10 November 2001	22 November 2001
Second Minister for Finance	Lee Yock Suan	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	31 March 1998
	Lim Hng Kiang	People's Action Party	1 April 1998	22 November 2001
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Minister for Trade and Industry	Lee Yock Suan	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	2 June 1999
	George Yeo Yong-Boon	People's Action Party	3 June 1999	22 November 2001
Second Minister for Trade and Industry	George Yeo Yong-Boon	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	2 June 1999
Ministry of Home Affairs
Minister for Home Affairs	Wong Kan Seng	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	22 November 2001
Ministry of Health
Minister for Health	Yeo Cheow Tong	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	2 June 1999
	Lim Hng Kiang	People's Action Party	3 June 1999	22 November 2001
Ministry of the Environment
Minister for the Environment	Yeo Cheow Tong	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	2 June 1999
	Lee Yock Suan	People's Action Party	3 June 1999	30 September 2000
	Lim Swee Say (acting)	People's Action Party	1 October 2000	22 November 2001
Ministry of Information and the Arts
Minister for Information and the Arts	George Yeo Yong-Boon	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	2 June 1999
	Lee Yock Suan	People's Action Party	3 June 1999	22 November 2001
Ministry of Labour
Minister for Labour	Lee Boon Yang	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	31 March 1998
Ministry of Communications
Minister for Communications	Mah Bow Tan	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	2 June 1999
Ministry of National Development
Minister for National Development	Lim Hng Kiang	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	2 June 1999
	Mah Bow Tan	People's Action Party	3 June 1999	22 November 2001
Ministry of Community Development
Minister for Community Development	Abdullah Tarmugi	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	31 March 2000
Ministry of Education
Minister for Education	Teo Chee Hean	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	22 November 2001
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Minister for Communications and Information Technology	Yeo Cheow Tong	People's Action Party	3 June 1999	22 November 2001
Ministry of Manpower
Minister for Manpower	Lee Boon Yang	People's Action Party	1 April 1998	22 November 2001
Ministry of Community Development and Sports
Minister for Community Development and Sports	Abdullah Tarmugi	People's Action Party	1 April 2000	22 November 2001
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs	Abdullah Tarmugi	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	22 November 2001
No portfolio
Minister	Lim Boon Heng	People's Action Party	25 January 1997	22 November 2001
Sources:[1]

References

1. "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 18 January 1997.