Cabinet of Malaysia/Earlier cabinets

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[edit] Cabinet in 1955

The cabinet of Malaysia traces its history back to 1955 when the first interim cabinet of Malaya was formed to serve temporarily before Malaya's independence in 1957.

  • Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra - Chief Minister
  • Tun Abdul Razak Hussein - Education
  • Tun Dr Ismail Datuk Abdul Rahman - Natural Resources
  • Tun Henry Lee Hau Shik - Transport
  • Tun Leong Yew Koh - Health and Social Welfare
  • Tun Omar Yoke Lin Ong - Posts and Telecoms
  • Tun V.T. Sambanthan - Labour
  • Tan Sri Haji Sardon Jubir - Works
  • Datuk Suleiman Abdul Rahman - Housing, Local Government and Town Planning
  • Abdul Aziz Ishak - Agriculture and Cooperative

[edit] Cabinet in 1957

Following the independence of Malaya in 1957, a new, independent cabinet was formed with additional positions added.

  • Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra - Prime Minister, Defence, Foreign Affairs
  • Tun Abdul Razak Hussein - Deputy Prime Minister, Defence (1958)
  • Abdul Aziz Ishak - Agriculture and Cooperative
  • Tun Dr Ismail Datuk Abdul Rahman - Security/ External affair (1959)
  • Tun Henry Lee Hau Shik - Finance
  • Tun Omar Yoke Lin Ong - Labour and Social Welfare
  • Tun V.T. Sambanthan - Health
  • Tan Sri Haji Sardon Jubir - Works, Posts and Telecoms
  • Datuk Suleiman Datuk Abdul Rahman -- Natural Resources and Local Government
  • Abdul Rahman Talib - Transport (1958)
  • Tun Leong Yew Koh - Justice (1960)
  • Tan Sri Mohamad Khir Johari - Education (1958)
  • Tun Tan Siew Sin - Trade and Industry (1958), Finance (1960)

[edit] Cabinet from March 2004 to March 2008

Portfolio Minister
Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Tun Razak
Internal Security Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Finance Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop
Defence Minister Najib Tun Razak
Housing and Local Government Minister Ong Ka Ting
Works Minister Samy Vellu
Energy, Water and Communications Minister Lim Keng Yaik
Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Muhyiddin Yassin
International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz
Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar
Education Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein
Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy
Human Resources Minister Fong Chan Onn
Home Affairs Minister Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad
Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil
Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Rais Yatim
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Dr. Jamaluddin Jarjis
Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Higher Education Minister Mustapa Mohamed
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Azmi Khalid
Rural and Regional Development Minister Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Shafie Apdal
Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Peter Chin Fah Kui
Youth and Sports Minister Azalina Othman
Health Minister Ong Ka Ting(acting)

Dr Chua Soi Lek (resigned after sex scandal)

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Bernard Dompok
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Dr Abdullah Md Zin
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Dr Maximus Ongkili
Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Effendi Norwawi
Tourism Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
Federal Territories Minister Zulhasnan Rafique