# Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet

The Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet is the Cabinet of Singapore formed by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong following the 1997 general election which governed the country until prior to the 2001 general election.

## Cabinet

The Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet is composed of the following members.
| Portfolio | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong | 25 January 1997 | 22 November 2001 |
| Senior Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | 25 January 1997 | 22 November 2001 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong | 25 January 1997 | 22 November 2001 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Tony Tan | 25 January 1997 | 22 November 2001 |
| Minister for Defence | Tony Tan | 25 January 1997 | 22 November 2001 |
| Second Minister for Defence | Teo Chee Hean | 25 January 1997 | 22 November 2001 |
| Minister for Law | S. Jayakumar | 25 January 1997 | 22 November 2001 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | S. Jayakumar | 25 January 1997 | 22 November 2001 |
| Second Minister for Foreign Affairs | Lim Hng Kiang | 25 January 1997 | 31 March 1998 |
| Minister for Finance | Richard Hu | 25 January 1997 | 9 November 2001 |
| Minister for Finance | Lee Hsien Loong | 10 November 2001 | 22 November 2001 |
| Second Minister for Finance | Lee Yock Suan | 25 January 1997 | 31 March 1998 |
| Second Minister for Finance | Lim Hng Kiang | 1 April 1998 | 22 November 2001 |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | Lee Yock Suan | 25 January 1997 | 2 June 1999 |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | George Yeo | 3 June 1999 | 22 November 2001 |
| Second Minister for Trade and Industry | George Yeo | 25 January 1997 | 2 June 1999 |
| Minister for Home Affairs | Wong Kan Seng | 25 January 1997 | 22 November 2001 |
| Minister for Health | Yeo Cheow Tong | 25 January 1997 | 2 June 1999 |
| Minister for Health | Lim Hng Kiang | 3 June 1999 | 22 November 2001 |
| Minister for the Environment | Yeo Cheow Tong | 25 January 1997 | 2 June 1999 |
| Minister for the Environment | Lee Yock Suan | 3 June 1999 | 30 September 2000 |
| Minister for the Environment | Lim Swee Say | 1 October 2000 | 22 November 2001 |
| Minister for Information and the Arts | George Yeo | 25 January 1997 | 2 June 1999 |
| Minister for Information and the Arts | Lee Yock Suan | 3 June 1999 | 22 November 2001 |
| Minister for Labour | Lee Boon Yang | 25 January 1997 | 31 March 1998 |
| Minister for Communications | Mah Bow Tan | 25 January 1997 | 2 June 1999 |
| Minister for National Development | Lim Hng Kiang | 25 January 1997 | 2 June 1999 |
| Minister for National Development | Mah Bow Tan | 3 June 1999 | 22 November 2001 |
| Minister for Community Development | Abdullah Tarmugi | 25 January 1997 | 31 March 2000 |
| Minister for Education | Teo Chee Hean | 25 January 1997 | 22 November 2001 |
| Minister for Communications and Information Technology | Yeo Cheow Tong | 3 June 1999 | 22 November 2001 |
| Minister for Manpower | Lee Boon Yang | 1 April 1998 | 22 November 2001 |
| Minister for Community Development and Sports | Abdullah Tarmugi | 1 April 2000 | 22 November 2001 |
| Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs | Abdullah Tarmugi | 25 January 1997 | 22 November 2001 |
| Minister with no portfolio | Lim Boon Heng | 25 January 1997 | 22 November 2001 |
Notes
* ↑ In an acting capacity.