The first Goh Chok Tong Cabinet was formed after then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong was sworn in after the previous Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, stepped down and handed over prime ministership to Goh on 28 November 1990.
Cabinet The First Goh Chok Tong Cabinet was composed of the following members.
+ PortfolioNameTermPrime MinisterGoh Chok Tong28 November 1990 – 12 August 2004Senior MinisterLee Kuan Yew28 November 1990 – 21 May 2011Deputy Prime MinisterOng Teng Cheong28 November 1990 – 16 August 1993Lee Hsien Loong28 November 1990 – 12 August 2004Minister in the Prime Minister's OfficeLee Boon Yang1 July 1991 – 1 January 1992Minister for DefenceGoh Chok Tong1 June 1982 – 30 June 1991Yeo Ning Hong1 July 1991 – 1 July 1994Second Minister for DefenceYeo Ning Hong28 November 1990 – 30 June 1991Lee Boon Yang1 July 1991 – 1 July 1994Minister for Trade and IndustryLee Hsien Loong1 January 1987 – 6 December 1992Minister for National DevelopmentS. Dhanabalan1 January 1987 – 31 August 1992Minister for EducationTony Tan2 January 1985 – 1 January 1992Minister for the EnvironmentAhmad Mattar2 January 1985 – 30 June 1993Minister-in-charge of Muslim AffairsAhmad Mattar5 September 1977 – 30 June 1993Minister for CommunicationsYeo Ning Hong28 November 1990 – 30 June 1991Mah Bow Tan1 July 1991 – 6 September 1991 (acting)Minister for LawS. Jayakumar13 September 1988 – 30 April 2008Minister for Home AffairsS. Jayakumar2 January 1985 – 1 January 1994Minister for FinanceRichard Hu7 May 1985 – 9 November 2001Minister for LabourLee Yock Suan1 January 1987 – 1 January 1992Minister for Foreign AffairsWong Kan Seng13 September 1988 – 1 January 1994Second Minister for Foreign AffairsGeorge Yeo1 July 1991 – 1 January 1994Minister for Community DevelopmentWong Kan Seng1 January 1987 – 30 June 1991Seet Ai Mee1 July 1991 – 6 September 1991 (acting)Minister for HealthYeo Cheow Tong28 November 1990 – 1 January 1994Minister for Information and the ArtsGeorge Yeo28 November 1990 – 30 June 1991 (acting),1 July 1991 – 2 June 1999 List of office holders The following is the list of office holders in the First Goh Chok Tong Cabinet. Cabinet members are listed in bold. Prime Minister's OfficeOfficeNameTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterGoh Chok Tong28 November 19906 September 1991Senior MinisterLee Kuan Yew28 November 19906 September 1991Deputy Prime MinisterOng Teng Cheong28 November 19906 September 1991Lee Hsien Loong28 November 19906 September 1991Minister in the Prime Minister's OfficeLee Boon Yang1 July 19916 September 1991Ministry of CommunicationsOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for CommunicationsYeo Ning Hong28 November 199030 June 1991Mah Bow Tan1 July 19916 September 1991Minister of State for CommunicationsMah Bow Tan28 November 199030 June 1991Ministry of Community DevelopmentOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Community DevelopmentWong Kan Seng28 November 199030 June 1991Seet Ai Mee1 July 19916 September 1991Minister of State for Community DevelopmentCh'ng Jit Koon28 November 19906 September 1991Seet Ai Mee28 November 199030 June 1991Ministry of DefenceOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for DefenceGoh Chok Tong28 November 199030 June 1991Yeo Ning Hong1 July 19916 September 1991Second Minister for DefenceYeo Ning Hong28 November 199030 June 1991Lee Boon Yang1 July 19916 September 1991Senior Minister of State for DefenceLee Boon Yang28 November 199030 June 1991Ministry of EducationOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for EducationTony Tan28 November 19906 September 1991Senior Minister of State for EducationTay Eng Soon28 November 19906 September 1991Minister of State for EducationSeet Ai Mee28 November 199030 June 1991Sidek Saniff1 July 19916 September 1991Senior Parliamentary Secretary for EducationSidek Saniff28 November 199030 June 1991Parliamentary Secretary for EducationTang Guan Seng28 November 19906 September 1991Ministry of the EnvironmentOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for the EnvironmentAhmad Mattar28 November 19906 September 1991Ministry of FinanceOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for FinanceRichard Hu28 November 19906 September 1991Ministry of Foreign AffairsOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Foreign AffairsWong Kan Seng28 November 19906 September 1991Second Minister for Foreign AffairsGeorge Yeo1 July 19916 September 1991Senior Minister of State for Foreign AffairsGeorge Yeo28 November 199030 June 1991Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign AffairsYatiman Yusof27 November 19906 September 1991Ministry of HealthOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for HealthYeo Cheow Tong28 November 19906 September 1991Minister of State for HealthAline Wong28 November 19906 September 1991Ministry of Home AffairsOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Home AffairsS. Jayakumar28 November 19906 September 1991Minister of State for Home AffairsPeter Sung28 November 19906 September 1991Parliamentary Secretary for Home AffairsTang Guan Seng28 November 19906 September 1991Ministry for Information and the ArtsOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Information and the ArtsGeorge Yeo28 November 19906 September 1991Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Information and the ArtsHo Kah Leong28 November 19906 September 1991Ministry of LabourOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for LabourLee Yock Suan28 November 19906 September 1991Ministry of LawOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for LawS. Jayakumar28 November 19906 September 1991Ministry of National DevelopmentOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for National DevelopmentS. Dhanabalan28 November 19906 September 1991Minister of State for National DevelopmentPeter Sung28 November 19906 September 1991Senior Parliamentary Secretary for National DevelopmentLee Yiok Seng28 November 19906 September 1991Ministry of Trade and IndustryOfficeNameTerm startTerm endMinister for Trade and IndustryLee Hsien Loong28 November 19906 September 1991Minister of State for Trade and IndustryMah Bow Tan28 November 19906 September 1991
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