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Fourth Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

12th Cabinet of Singapore
Date formed23 November 2001
Date dissolved12 August 2004
People and organisations
Head of stateS. R. Nathan
Head of governmentGoh Chok Tong
Deputy head of governmentLee Hsien Loong
Tony Tan
Member partyPeople's Action Party
Status in legislatureSupermajority
82 / 94
Opposition partySingapore Democratic Alliance
Worker's Party
Opposition leaderChiam See Tong
History
Election2001
Legislature term10th Parliament of Singapore
PredecessorThird Goh Chok Tong Cabinet
SuccessorFirst Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet

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.

Cabinet

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The 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

  1. ^ a b c In an acting capacity.
  2. ^ In an acting capacity from 25 March 2002 until 11 May 2003.

References

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  1. ^ "PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE". National Archives of Singapore. 17 November 2001.
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