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.

This is a list of the members of the second 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 GadingMinister of Federal TerritoriesDeputy Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad MPUMNOKubang PasuMinister of Commerce and IndustryMinister of Works and Public AmenitiesLee San Choon MPMCASegamat 28 July 1978 15 September 1980Samy Vellu MPMICSungei Siput 16 September 1980 16 July 1981Minister of TransportV. Manickavasagam MPMICPelabohan Kelang 1978 15 September 1979Lee San Choon MPMCASegamat 1 November 1979 16 July 1981Minister of LawHamzah Abu Samah MPUMNOTemerlohAttorney GeneralMinister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentOng Kee Hui MPSUPPBandar KuchingMinister of Home AffairsGhazali Shafie MPUMNOLipisMinister of Lands and Regional DevelopmentAbdul Kadir Yusuf MPUMNOTenggarohMinister of General WelfareAishah Ghani MPUMNOKuala LangatMinister of DefenceAbdul Taib Mahmud MPPBBSamarahanMinister of Foreign AffairsTengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MPUMNOKota BharuMinister of Housing and Local GovernmentMichael Chen Wing Sum MPMCAUlu Selangor 1978 15 September 1979Neo Yee Pan MPMCAMuar 15 September 1979 16 July 1981Minister of EducationMusa Hitam MPUMNOLabisMinister of FinanceTengku Razaleigh Hamzah MPUMNOUlu KelantanMinister of Culture, Youth and SportsAbdul Samad Idris MPUMNOJelebuMinister of HealthChong Hon Nyan MPMCABatu BerendamMinister of AgricultureShariff Ahmad MPUMNOJerantutMinister of InformationMohamed Rahmat MPUMNOPulaiMinister of Labour and ManpowerRichard Ho Ung Hun MPMCALumutMinister of Primary IndustriesPaul Leong Khee Seong MPGERAKANTaipingMinister of Public EnterprisesAbdul Manan Othman MPUMNOKuala TrengganuMinister of Energy, Telecommunications and PostsLeo Moggie Irok MPSNAPKanowitMinister without PortfolioSenator Mohamed NasirBERJASA

Deputy ministers PortfolioOffice bearerPartyConstituencyTerm startTerm endDeputy 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 Housing and Local GovernmentRamli Omar MPUMNOBagan SeraiDeputy Minister of TransportGoh Cheng Teik MPGERAKANNibong TebalMohd Ali M. Shariff MPUMNOKuantanDeputy Minister of AgricultureEdmund Langgu Saga MPSNAPSaratokDeputy Minister of FinanceNeo Yee Pan MPMCAMuarRafidah Aziz MPUMNOSelayangDeputy Minister of Labour and ManpowerK. Pathmanaban MPMICTelok KemangDeputy Minister of Commerce and IndustryLew Sip Hon MPMCAShah AlamDeputy Minister of EducationSalleh Jafaruddin MPPBBMukahDeputy Minister of InformationLing Liong Sik MPMCAMata KuchingDeputy Minister of AgricultureZakaria Abdul Rahman MPUMNOBesutDeputy Minister of Home AffairsSyed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin MPUMNOPadang TerapDeputy Minister of LawAbdullah Abdul Rahman MPUMNOUlu NerusDeputy Minister of Lands and Regional DevelopmentSanusi Junid MPUMNOJerlun-LangkawiDeputy Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentSamy Vellu MPMICSungei SiputDeputy Minister of Culture, Youth and SportsMak Hon Kam MPMCATanjong MalimDeputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and PostsNajib Razak MPUMNOPekanDeputy Minister of Works and Public AmenitiesNik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman MPUMNOKuala KraiDeputy Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentClarence E. Mansul MPBERJAYAPenampang

Composition before cabinet dissolution Full members OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituencyPrime MinisterHussein Onn MPUMNOSri GadingMinister of DefenceDeputy Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad MPUMNOKubang PasuMinister of Commerce and IndustryMinister of TransportLee San Choon MPMCASegamatMinister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentOng Kee Hui MPSUPPBandar KuchingMinister of Home AffairsGhazali Shafie MPUMNOLipisMinister of General WelfareAishah Ghani MPUMNOKuala LangatMinister of Foreign AffairsTengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MPUMNOKota BharuMinister of EducationMusa Hitam MPUMNOLabisMinister of FinanceTengku Razaleigh Hamzah MPUMNOUlu KelantanMinister of HealthChong Hon Nyan MPMCABatu BerendamMinister of Lands and Regional DevelopmentShariff Ahmad MPUMNOJerantutMinister of InformationMohamed Rahmat MPUMNOPulaiMinister of Labour and ManpowerRichard Ho Ung Hun MPMCALumutMinister of Primary IndustriesPaul Leong Khee Seong MPGERAKANTaipingMinister of AgricultureAbdul Manan Othman MPUMNOKuala TrengganuMinister of Energy, Telecommunications and PostsLeo Moggie Irok MPSNAPKanowitMinister of Housing and Local GovernmentNeo Yee Pan MPMCAMuar 15 September 1979 16 July 1981Minister of Works and Public AmenitiesSamy Vellu MPMICSungei SiputMinister of Culture, Youth and SportsMokhtar Hashim MPUMNOTampinMinister of Public EnterprisesRafidah Aziz MPUMNOSelayangMinister without PortfolioPengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf MPBERJAYAKimanisMinister of Federal TerritoriesSulaiman Daud MPPBBSantubongMinister without PortfolioSenator Mohamed NasirBERJASA

Deputy ministers OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituencyDeputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentKamaruddin Mohamed Isa MPUMNOLarutDeputy Minister of EducationChan Siang Sun MPMCABentongDeputy Minister of TransportGoh Cheng Teik MPGERAKANNibong TebalDeputy 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 InformationLing Liong Sik MPMCAMata KuchingDeputy Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentZakaria Abdul Rahman MPUMNOBesutDeputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentAbdullah Abdul Rahman MPUMNOUlu NerusDeputy Minister of Home AffairsSanusi Junid MPUMNOJerlun-LangkawiDeputy Minister of FinanceMak Hon Kam MPMCATanjong MalimDeputy Minister of EducationNajib Razak MPUMNOPekanDeputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and PostsNik Hussein Abdul Rahman MPUMNOKuala KraiDeputy Minister of Works and Public AmenitiesClarence E. Mansul MPBERJAYAPenampangDeputy Minister of Culture, Youth and SportsChin Hon Ngian MPMCARenggamDeputy Minister of InformationEmbong Yahya MPUMNOLedangDeputy Minister of FinanceShahrir Abdul Samad MPUMNOJohor BahruDeputy Minister of Federal TerritoriesAbdullah Ahmad Badawi MPUMNOKepala BatasDeputy Minister of DefenceAbu Hassan Omar MPUMNOKuala SelangorDeputy Minister of Labour and ManpowerWilliam Lye Chee Hien MPBERJAYAGayaDeputy Minister of AgricultureSuhaimi Kamaruddin MPUMNOSepangDeputy Minister of Primary IndustriesBujang Ulis MPPBBSimunjan

See also Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 5th Malaysian Parliament

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