# Second Hussein cabinet

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.

## Composition
### Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Onn MP | UMNO | Sri Gading |
| Minister of Federal Territories | Hussein Onn MP | UMNO | Sri Gading |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu |
| Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat | 28 July 1978 | 15 September 1980 |
| Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Samy Vellu MP | MIC | Sungei Siput | 16 September 1980 | 16 July 1981 |
| Minister of Transport | V. Manickavasagam MP | MIC | Pelabohan Kelang | 1978 | 15 September 1979 |
| Minister of Transport | Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat | 1 November 1979 | 16 July 1981 |
| Minister of Law | Hamzah Abu Samah MP | UMNO | Temerloh |
| Attorney General | Hamzah Abu Samah MP | UMNO | Temerloh |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Environment | Ong Kee Hui MP | SUPP | Bandar Kuching |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Ghazali Shafie MP | UMNO | Lipis |
| Minister of Lands and Regional Development | Abdul Kadir Yusuf MP | UMNO | Tenggaroh |
| Minister of General Welfare | Aishah Ghani MP | UMNO | Kuala Langat |
| Minister of Defence | Abdul Taib Mahmud MP | PBB | Samarahan |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP | UMNO | Kota Bharu |
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | Michael Chen Wing Sum MP | MCA | Ulu Selangor | 1978 | 15 September 1979 |
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | Neo Yee Pan MP | MCA | Muar | 15 September 1979 | 16 July 1981 |
| Minister of Education | Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis |
| Minister of Finance | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP | UMNO | Ulu Kelantan |
| Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Abdul Samad Idris MP | UMNO | Jelebu |
| Minister of Health | Chong Hon Nyan MP | MCA | Batu Berendam |
| Minister of Agriculture | Shariff Ahmad MP | UMNO | Jerantut |
| Minister of Information | Mohamed Rahmat MP | UMNO | Pulai |
| Minister of Labour and Manpower | Richard Ho Ung Hun MP | MCA | Lumut |
| Minister of Primary Industries | Paul Leong Khee Seong MP | GERAKAN | Taiping |
| Minister of Public Enterprises | Abdul Manan Othman MP | UMNO | Kuala Trengganu |
| Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | Leo Moggie Irok MP | SNAP | Kanowit |
| Minister without Portfolio | Senator Mohamed Nasir | BERJASA | |

### Deputy ministers

| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa MP | UMNO | Larut |
| Deputy Minister of Education | Chan Siang Sun MP | MCA | Bentong |
| Deputy Minister of Defence | Mokhtar Hashim MP | UMNO | Tampin |
| Deputy Minister of Health | Sulaiman Daud MP | PBB | Santubong |
| Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government | Ramli Omar MP | UMNO | Bagan Serai |
| Deputy Minister of Transport | Goh Cheng Teik MP | GERAKAN | Nibong Tebal |
| Deputy Minister of Transport | Mohd Ali M. Shariff MP | UMNO | Kuantan |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Edmund Langgu Saga MP | SNAP | Saratok |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Neo Yee Pan MP | MCA | Muar |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Rafidah Aziz MP | UMNO | Selayang |
| Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower | K. Pathmanaban MP | MIC | Telok Kemang |
| Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry | Lew Sip Hon MP | MCA | Shah Alam |
| Deputy Minister of Education | Salleh Jafaruddin MP | PBB | Mukah |
| Deputy Minister of Information | Ling Liong Sik MP | MCA | Mata Kuching |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Zakaria Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Besut |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin MP | UMNO | Padang Terap |
| Deputy Minister of Law | Abdullah Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Ulu Nerus |
| Deputy Minister of Lands and Regional Development | Sanusi Junid MP | UMNO | Jerlun-Langkawi |
| Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government | Samy Vellu MP | MIC | Sungei Siput |
| Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Mak Hon Kam MP | MCA | Tanjong Malim |
| Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | Najib Razak MP | UMNO | Pekan |
| Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Nik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Kuala Krai |
| Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment | Clarence E. Mansul MP | BERJAYA | Penampang |

## Composition before cabinet dissolution
### Full members

| Office | Incumbent | Party | Constituency |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Onn MP | UMNO | Sri Gading |
| Minister of Defence | Hussein Onn MP | UMNO | Sri Gading |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu |
| Minister of Transport | Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Environment | Ong Kee Hui MP | SUPP | Bandar Kuching |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Ghazali Shafie MP | UMNO | Lipis |
| Minister of General Welfare | Aishah Ghani MP | UMNO | Kuala Langat |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP | UMNO | Kota Bharu |
| Minister of Education | Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis |
| Minister of Finance | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP | UMNO | Ulu Kelantan |
| Minister of Health | Chong Hon Nyan MP | MCA | Batu Berendam |
| Minister of Lands and Regional Development | Shariff Ahmad MP | UMNO | Jerantut |
| Minister of Information | Mohamed Rahmat MP | UMNO | Pulai |
| Minister of Labour and Manpower | Richard Ho Ung Hun MP | MCA | Lumut |
| Minister of Primary Industries | Paul Leong Khee Seong MP | GERAKAN | Taiping |
| Minister of Agriculture | Abdul Manan Othman MP | UMNO | Kuala Trengganu |
| Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | Leo Moggie Irok MP | SNAP | Kanowit |
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | Neo Yee Pan MP | MCA | Muar | 15 September 1979 | 16 July 1981 |
| Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Samy Vellu MP | MIC | Sungei Siput |
| Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Mokhtar Hashim MP | UMNO | Tampin |
| Minister of Public Enterprises | Rafidah Aziz MP | UMNO | Selayang |
| Minister without Portfolio | Pengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf MP | BERJAYA | Kimanis |
| Minister of Federal Territories | Sulaiman Daud MP | PBB | Santubong |
| Minister without Portfolio | Senator Mohamed Nasir | BERJASA | |

### Deputy ministers

| Office | Incumbent | Party | Constituency |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa MP | UMNO | Larut |
| Deputy Minister of Education | Chan Siang Sun MP | MCA | Bentong |
| Deputy Minister of Transport | Goh Cheng Teik MP | GERAKAN | Nibong Tebal |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Edmund Langgu Saga MP | SNAP | Saratok |
| Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower | K. Pathmanaban MP | MIC | Telok Kemang |
| Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry | Lew Sip Hon MP | MCA | Shah Alam |
| Deputy Minister of Information | Ling Liong Sik MP | MCA | Mata Kuching |
| Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government | Zakaria Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Besut |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Abdullah Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Ulu Nerus |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | Sanusi Junid MP | UMNO | Jerlun-Langkawi |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Mak Hon Kam MP | MCA | Tanjong Malim |
| Deputy Minister of Education | Najib Razak MP | UMNO | Pekan |
| Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | Nik Hussein Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Kuala Krai |
| Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Clarence E. Mansul MP | BERJAYA | Penampang |
| Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Chin Hon Ngian MP | MCA | Renggam |
| Deputy Minister of Information | Embong Yahya MP | UMNO | Ledang |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Shahrir Abdul Samad MP | UMNO | Johor Bahru |
| Deputy Minister of Federal Territories | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP | UMNO | Kepala Batas |
| Deputy Minister of Defence | Abu Hassan Omar MP | UMNO | Kuala Selangor |
| Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower | William Lye Chee Hien MP | BERJAYA | Gaya |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Suhaimi Kamaruddin MP | UMNO | Sepang |
| Deputy Minister of Primary Industries | Bujang Ulis MP | PBB | Simunjan |