Third Rahman cabinet
formed the third Rahman cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Syed Putra to begin a new government following the 25 April 1964 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Rahman led the first Rahman cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Alliance Party.
This is a list of the members of the third cabinet of the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman.
Composition
Full members
The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End |
Prime Minister | Tunku Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Kuala Kedah | - | - |
Minister of External Affairs | Tunku Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Kuala Kedah | - | - |
Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports | Tunku Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Kuala Kedah | - | - |
Deputy Prime Minister | Abdul Razak Hussein MP | UMNO | Pekan | - | - |
Minister of Defence | Abdul Razak Hussein MP | UMNO | Pekan | - | - |
Minister of National and Rural Development | Abdul Razak Hussein MP | UMNO | Pekan | - | - |
Minister of Lands and Mines | Abdul Razak Hussein MP | UMNO | Pekan | - | - |
Minister of Home Affairs | Ismail Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Johore Timor | - | - |
Minister of Justice | Ismail Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Johore Timor | - | - |
Minister of Finance | Tan Siew Sin MP | MCA | Malacca Tengah | - | - |
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications | V. T. Sambanthan MP | MIC | Sungei Siput | - | - |
Minister of Transport | Sardon Jubir MP | UMNO | Pontian Utara | - | - |
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives | Khir Johari MP | UMNO | Kedah Tengah | - | - |
Minister of Health | Bahaman Samsudin MP | UMNO | Kuala Pilah | - | - |
Minister of Education | Abdul Rahman Talib MP | UMNO | Kuantan | - | - |
Minister of Commerce and Industry | Lim Swee Aun MP | MCA | Larut Selatan | - | - |
Minister of Welfare Services | Abdul Hamid Khan MP | UMNO | Batang Padang | - | - |
Minister of Local Government and Housing | Khaw Kai Boh MP | MCA | Ulu Selangor | - | - |
Minister of Sarawak Affairs | Jugah Barieng MP | PESAKA | - | - | |
Minister of Labour | V. Manickavasagam MP | MIC | Klang | - | - |
Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Senu Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu Barat | - | - |
Minister without Portfolio | Senator Ong Yoke Lin | MCA | - | - |