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.
This is a list of the members of the first cabinet of the third Prime Minister of Malaysia, Hussein Onn.
Composition Full members The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers: PortfolioOffice bearerPartyConstituencyTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterHussein Onn MPUMNOSri Gading 15 January 1976 1978Minister of DefenceDeputy Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad MPUMNOKubang Pasu 5 March 1976 1978Minister of Education 1976 1 January 1978Musa Hitam MPUMNOLabisMinister of Labour and ManpowerLee San Choon MPMCASegamatMinister of CommunicationsV. Manickavasagam MPMICPelabohan KelangMinister of Lands and Regional DevelopmentAsri Muda MPPASNilam PuriMinister of Commerce and IndustryHamzah Abu Samah MPUMNOTemerlohMinister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentOng Kee Hui MPSUPPBandar KuchingMinister of Home AffairsGhazali Shafie MPUMNOLipis19761978Minister of Works and Public AmenitiesAbdul Ghani Gilong MPUSNOKinabaluMinister of HealthLee Siok Yew MPMCAUlu LangatMinister of LawAbdul Kadir Yusuf MPUMNOTenggarohAttorney GeneralMinister of General WelfareAishah Ghani MPUMNOKuala LangatMinister of InformationAbdul Taib Mahmud MPPBBSamarahanMinister of Culture, Youth and SportsAli Ahmad MPUMNOPontian 1976 4 December 1977Minister of Foreign AffairsTengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MPUMNOKota BharuMinister of Public EnterprisesMohamed Yaacob MPUMNOTanah MerahMinister of Housing and Villages DevelopmentMichael Chen Wing Sum MPMCAUlu SelangorMinister of Primary IndustriesMusa Hitam MPUMNOLabisMinister of FinanceTengku Razaleigh Hamzah MPUMNOUlu KelantanMinister without PortfolioAbdul Samad Idris MPUMNOKuala PilahMinister of Local Government and Federal TerritoriesHassan Adli Arshad MPUMNOBagan DatokMinister without PortfolioChong Hon Nyan MPMCABatu Berendam
Deputy ministers PortfolioOffice bearerPartyConstituencyTerm startTerm endDeputy Minister of Home AffairsShariff Ahmad MPUMNOJerantutDeputy Minister of Commerce and IndustryMohamed Rahmat MPUMNOPulaiDeputy Minister of AgricultureMustapha Abdul Jabar MPUMNOSabak BernamDeputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentKamaruddin Mohamed Isa MPUMNOLarutDeputy Minister of EducationChan Siang Sun MPMCABentongDeputy Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentAbdullah Ahmad MPUMNOMachangDeputy Minister of DefenceMokhtar Hashim MPUMNOTampinDeputy Minister of HealthAbu Bakar Umar MPPASKota SetarDeputy Minister of FinanceRichard Ho Ung Hun MPMCALumut 1976 31 December 1976Neo Yee Pan MPMCAMuar 1 January 1977 1978Deputy Minister of Lands and Regional DevelopmentSulaiman Daud MPPBBSantubongDeputy Minister of Primary IndustriesPaul Leong Khee Seong MPGERAKANTaipingDeputy Minister of Housing and Villages DevelopmentRamli Omar MPUMNOBagan SeraiDeputy Minister of Labour and ManpowerAbdullah Majid MPUMNORaubDeputy Minister of Works and Public AmenitiesGoh Cheng Teik MPGERAKANNibong TebalDeputy Minister of Culture, Youth and SportsNeo Yee Pan MPMCAMuar March 1976 31 December 1976Deputy Minister of CommunicationsMohd Ali M. Shariff MPUMNOKuantanDeputy Minister of LawRais Yatim MPUMNOJelebuDeputy Minister of LawSenator Athi NahappanMIC
Composition before cabinet dissolution Full members OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituencyPrime MinisterHussein Onn MPUMNOSri GadingMinister of DefenceDeputy Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad MPUMNOKubang PasuMinister of Commerce and IndustryMinister of Labour and ManpowerLee San Choon MPMCASegamatMinister of CommunicationsV. Manickavasagam MPMICPelabohan KelangMinister of LawHamzah Abu Samah MPUMNOTemerlohMinister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentOng Kee Hui MPSUPPBandar KuchingMinister of Home AffairsGhazali Shafie MPUMNOLipisMinister of Works and Public AmenitiesAbdul Ghani Gilong MPUSNOKinabaluMinister of Lands and Regional DevelopmentAbdul Kadir Yusuf MPUMNOTenggarohMinister of General WelfareAishah Ghani MPUMNOKuala LangatMinister of Primary IndustriesAbdul Taib Mahmud MPPBBSamarahanMinister of Foreign AffairsTengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MPUMNOKota BharuMinister of Housing and Villages DevelopmentMichael Chen Wing Sum MPMCAUlu SelangorMinister of EducationMusa Hitam MPUMNOLabisMinister of FinanceTengku Razaleigh Hamzah MPUMNOUlu KelantanMinister of Culture, Youth and SportsAbdul Samad Idris MPUMNOKuala PilahMinister of Local Government and Federal TerritoriesHassan Adli Arshad MPUMNOBagan DatokMinister of HealthChong Hon Nyan MPMCABatu BerendamMinister of AgricultureShariff Ahmad MPUMNOJerantutMinister of InformationMohamed Rahmat MPUMNOPulaiMinister without PortfolioRichard Ho Ung Hun MPMCALumutMinister of Public EnterprisesSenator Mohamed NasirBERJASA
Deputy ministers OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituencyDeputy Minister of Public EnterprisesMustapha Abdul Jabar MPUMNOSabak BernamDeputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentKamaruddin Mohamed Isa MPUMNOLarutDeputy Minister of EducationChan Siang Sun MPMCABentongDeputy Minister of DefenceMokhtar Hashim MPUMNOTampinDeputy Minister of HealthSulaiman Daud MPPBBSantubongDeputy Minister of Primary IndustriesPaul Leong Khee Seong MPGERAKANTaipingDeputy Minister of Housing and Villages DevelopmentRamli Omar MPUMNOBagan SeraiDeputy Minister of Works and Public AmenitiesGoh Cheng Teik MPGERAKANNibong TebalDeputy Minister of FinanceNeo Yee Pan MPMCAMuarSenator Rafidah AzizUMNODeputy Minister of CommunicationsMohd Ali M. Shariff MPUMNOKuantanDeputy Minister of Home AffairsRais Yatim MPUMNOJelebuDeputy Minister of Local Government and Federal TerritoriesSubramaniam Sinniah MPMICDamansaraDeputy Minister of AgricultureEdmund Langgu Saga MPSNAPSaratokDeputy Minister of Labour and ManpowerK. Pathmanaban MPMICTelok KemangDeputy Minister of Commerce and IndustryLew Sip Hon MPMCAShah AlamDeputy Minister of Commerce and IndustryAbdul Manan Othman MPUMNOKemamanDeputy Minister of InformationLing Liong Sik MPMCAMata KuchingSenator Othman AbdullahUMNODeputy Minister of EducationSenator Salleh JafaruddinPBB
See also Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 4th Malaysian Parliament
References