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 |
