Third Rahman cabinet

Third Rahman cabinet
3rd cabinet of Malaysia
People and organisations
Head of government	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Deputy head of government	Abdul Razak Hussein
Head of state	Tuanku Syed Putra (1964–1965) Tuanku Ismail Nasiruddin Shah (1965–1969)
Member parties	Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation Malaysian Chinese Association Malaysian Indian Congress
Status in legislature	UMNO led coalition majority government
Opposition parties	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party People's Progressive Party Labour Party of Malaya United Democratic Party People's Action Party (until 1965)
Opposition leader	Tan Chee Khoon
History
Election(s)	Malaysian general election, 1964
Outgoing election	Malaysian general election, 1969
Legislature term(s)	2nd Malaysian Parliament
Budget(s)	1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
Incoming formation	Rahman III Cabinet formation, 1964
Outgoing formation	Rahman IV Cabinet formation, 1969
Predecessor	Second Rahman cabinet
Successor	Fourth Rahman cabinet

Tunku Abdul Rahman 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 (as Prime Minister) 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:

Assistant ministers

Composition before cabinet dissolution

Full members

Assistant ministers

See also

• Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 2nd Malaysian Parliament
• List of Parliamentary Secretaries of Malaysia#Third Rahman cabinet

References

Third Rahman cabinet (1964–1969)
Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman
Abdul Razak Hussein Ismail Abdul Rahman Tan Siew Sin V. T. Sambanthan Sardon Jubir Khir Johari Bahaman Samsudin Abdul Rahman Talib Lim Swee Aun Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan Khaw Kai Boh Jugah Barieng V. Manickavasagam Senu Abdul Rahman Mohamed Ghazali Jawi Abdul Rahman Ya'kub Ng Kam Poh Abdul Ghani Gilong Abdul Ghafar Baba Ong Yoke Lin