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First Lim Yew Hock Cabinet

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Date formed
  
7 June 1956

Head of government
  
Lim Yew Hock

Total no. of ministers
  
8

Date dissolved
  
3 June 1959

No. of ministers
  
8

Head of state
  
Robert Black William Goode

After the resignation of David Saul Marshall, Lim Yew Hock was appointed by the Governor of Singapore to form the next government. After spent 1 day, he announced his cabinet. His cabinet was similar to that of his predecessor, with some minor changes to the allocation of portfolio. He appointed Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat as Deputy Chief Minister.

The names in bold are the surnames of Chinese persons, and the personal names of Indian and Malay persons

References

First Lim Yew Hock Cabinet Wikipedia