First 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 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:
PortfolioOffice BearerPartyConstituencyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterHussein Onn MPUMNOSri Gading15 January 19761978
Minister of DefenceHussein Onn MPUMNOSri Gading15 January 19761978
Deputy Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad MPUMNOKubang Pasu5 March 19761978
Minister of EducationMahathir Mohamad MPUMNOKubang Pasu19761 January 1978
Minister of EducationMusa Hitam MPUMNOLabis
Minister of Labour and ManpowerLee San Choon MPMCASegamat--
Minister of CommunicationsV. Manickavasagam MPMICPelabohan Kelang--
Minister of Lands and Regional DevelopmentAsri Muda MPPASNilam Puri--
Minister of Commerce and IndustryHamzah Abu Samah MPUMNOTemerloh--
Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentOng Kee Hui MPSUPPBandar Kuching--
Minister of Home AffairsGhazali Shafie MPUMNOLipis19761978
Minister of Works and Public AmenitiesAbdul Ghani Gilong MPUSNOKinabalu--
Minister of HealthLee Siok Yew MPMCAUlu Langat--
Minister of LawAbdul Kadir Yusuf MPUMNOTenggaroh--
Attorney GeneralAbdul Kadir Yusuf MPUMNOTenggaroh--
Minister of General WelfareAishah Ghani MPUMNOKuala Langat--
Minister of InformationAbdul Taib Mahmud MPPBBSamarahan--
Minister of Culture, Youth and SportsAli Ahmad MPUMNOPontian19764 December 1977
Minister of Foreign AffairsTengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MPUMNOKota Bharu--
Minister of Public EnterprisesMohamed Yaacob MPUMNOTanah Merah--
Minister of Housing and Villages DevelopmentMichael Chen Wing Sum MPMCAUlu Selangor--
Minister of Primary IndustriesMusa Hitam MPUMNOLabis--
Minister of FinanceTengku Razaleigh Hamzah MPUMNOUlu Kelantan--
Minister without PortfolioAbdul Samad Idris MPUMNOKuala Pilah--
Minister of Local Government and Federal TerritoriesHassan Adli Arshad MPUMNOBagan Datok--
Minister without PortfolioChong Hon Nyan MPMCABatu Berendam--