First Hussein cabinet
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 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.
This is a list of the members of the first cabinet of the third Prime Minister of Malaysia, Hussein Onn.
Composition
Full members
The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Onn MP | UMNO | Sri Gading | 15 January 1976 | 1978 |
| Minister of Defence | Hussein Onn MP | UMNO | Sri Gading | 15 January 1976 | 1978 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu | 5 March 1976 | 1978 |
| Minister of Education | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu | 1976 | 1 January 1978 |
| Minister of Education | Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis | ||
| Minister of Labour and Manpower | Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat | - | - |
| Minister of Communications | V. Manickavasagam MP | MIC | Pelabohan Kelang | - | - |
| Minister of Lands and Regional Development | Asri Muda MP | PAS | Nilam Puri | - | - |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Hamzah Abu Samah MP | UMNO | Temerloh | - | - |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Environment | Ong Kee Hui MP | SUPP | Bandar Kuching | - | - |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Ghazali Shafie MP | UMNO | Lipis | 1976 | 1978 |
| Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Abdul Ghani Gilong MP | USNO | Kinabalu | - | - |
| Minister of Health | Lee Siok Yew MP | MCA | Ulu Langat | - | - |
| Minister of Law | Abdul Kadir Yusuf MP | UMNO | Tenggaroh | - | - |
| Attorney General | Abdul Kadir Yusuf MP | UMNO | Tenggaroh | - | - |
| Minister of General Welfare | Aishah Ghani MP | UMNO | Kuala Langat | - | - |
| Minister of Information | Abdul Taib Mahmud MP | PBB | Samarahan | - | - |
| Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Ali Ahmad MP | UMNO | Pontian | 1976 | 4 December 1977 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP | UMNO | Kota Bharu | - | - |
| Minister of Public Enterprises | Mohamed Yaacob MP | UMNO | Tanah Merah | - | - |
| Minister of Housing and Villages Development | Michael Chen Wing Sum MP | MCA | Ulu Selangor | - | - |
| Minister of Primary Industries | Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis | - | - |
| Minister of Finance | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP | UMNO | Ulu Kelantan | - | - |
| Minister without Portfolio | Abdul Samad Idris MP | UMNO | Kuala Pilah | - | - |
| Minister of Local Government and Federal Territories | Hassan Adli Arshad MP | UMNO | Bagan Datok | - | - |
| Minister without Portfolio | Chong Hon Nyan MP | MCA | Batu Berendam | - | - |