# First Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

The first Goh Chok Tong Cabinet was formed after then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong was sworn in after the previous Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, stepped down and handed over prime ministership to Goh on 28 November 1990.

## Cabinet

The First Goh Chok Tong Cabinet consisted of the following members.
| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Senior Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| First Deputy Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | Ong Teng Cheong | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | Lee Boon Yang | 1 July 1991 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Defence | Goh Chok Tong | 28 November 1990 | 30 June 1991 |
| Minister for Defence | Yeo Ning Hong | 1 July 1991 | 31 August 1991 |
| Second Minister for Defence | Yeo Ning Hong | 28 November 1990 | 30 June 1991 |
| Second Minister for Defence | Lee Boon Yang | 1 July 1991 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | Lee Hsien Loong | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Wong Kan Seng | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Second Minister for Foreign Affairs | George Yeo | 1 July 1991 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Community Development | Wong Kan Seng | 28 November 1990 | 30 June 1991 |
| Minister for Community Development | Seet Ai Mee | 1 July 1991 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Home Affairs | S. Jayakumar | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Law | S. Jayakumar | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Finance | Richard Hu | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Labour | Lee Yock Suan | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for National Development | S. Dhanabalan | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Health | Yeo Cheow Tong | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Ministry for the Environment | Ahmad Mattar | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Education | Tony Tan | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Information and the Arts | George Yeo | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister for Communications | Yeo Ning Hong | 28 November 1990 | 30 June 1991 |
| Minister for Communications | Mah Bow Tan | 1 July 1991 | 31 August 1991 |
| Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs | Ahmad Mattar | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
Notes
* 1 2 In an acting capacity.
* ↑ In an acting capacity from 28 November 1990 until 30 June 1991.

## Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries

The following were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries.

### Senior Ministers of State

| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Defence | Lee Boon Yang | 28 November 1990 | 30 June 1991 |
| Education | Tay Eng Soon | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |

### Ministers of State

| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Trade and Industry | Mah Bow Tan | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Community Development | Seet Ai Mee | 28 November 1990 | 30 June 1991 |
| Community Development | Ch'ng Jit Koon | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Home Affairs | Peter Sung | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| National Development | Peter Sung | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Health | Aline Wong | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Education | Seet Ai Mee | 28 November 1990 | 30 June 1991 |
| Education | Sidek Saniff | 1 July 1991 | 31 August 1991 |
| Communications | Mah Bow Tan | 28 November 1990 | 30 June 1991 |

### Senior Parliamentary Secretaries

| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
| National Development | Lee Yiok Seng | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Information and the Arts | Ho Kah Leong | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |

### Parliamentary Secretaries

| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Home Affairs | Tang Guan Seng | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |
| Education | Tang Guan Seng | 28 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 |