First Hussein cabinet
First Hussein cabinet | |
|---|---|
 7th Cabinet of Malaysia | |
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| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Tuanku Yahya Petra |
| Head of government | Hussein Onn |
| Deputy head of government | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Member parties |
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| Status in legislature | Coalition government 134 / 154 |
| Opposition parties | Democratic Action Party Malaysian Social Justice Party Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (from January 1978) |
| Opposition leader | Lim Kit Siang |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 1978 Malaysian general election |
| Legislature term | 4th Malaysian Parliament |
| Budgets | 1977, 1978 |
| Predecessor | Second Razak cabinet |
| Successor | Second Hussein cabinet |
Hussein Onn formed the first Hussein cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Yahya Petra to begin a new government following the death of the previous Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdul Razak Hussein. Prior to his death, Razak led (as Prime Minister) the second Razak cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. It was the 7th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.
A reshuffle of the cabinet was done on 31 December 1977, due to Parti Islam Se-Malaysia's expulsion from Barisan Nasional, resignation of Health Minister Lee Siok Yew, and the death of Minister of Agriculture Ali Ahmad from the plane crash at Tanjung Kupang.[1][2]
Composition
[edit]Full members
[edit]The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
Deputy ministers
[edit]Composition before cabinet dissolution
[edit]Full members
[edit]Deputy ministers
[edit]See also
[edit]- Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 4th Malaysian Parliament
- List of parliamentary secretaries of Malaysia § First Hussein cabinet
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr M made Minister of Trade and Industry". The Straits Times. 1 January 1978. p. 11.
- ^ "The reshuffled Cabinet..." The Straits Times. 1 January 1978. p. 11.
