Second Hussein cabinet


Hussein Onn formed the second Hussein cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Yahya Petra to begin a new government following the 8 July 1978 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Hussein led the first Hussein cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. It was the 8th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.
This is a list of the members of the second 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 Gading--
Minister of Federal TerritoriesHussein Onn MPUMNOSri Gading--
Deputy Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad MPUMNOKubang Pasu--
Minister of Commerce and IndustryMahathir Mohamad MPUMNOKubang Pasu--
Minister of Works and Public AmenitiesLee San Choon MPMCASegamat28 July 197815 September 1980
Minister of Works and Public AmenitiesSamy Vellu MPMICSungei Siput16 September 198016 July 1981
Minister of TransportV. Manickavasagam MPMICPelabohan Kelang197815 September 1979
Minister of TransportLee San Choon MPMCASegamat1 November 197916 July 1981
Minister of LawHamzah Abu Samah MPUMNOTemerloh--
Attorney GeneralHamzah Abu Samah MPUMNOTemerloh--
Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentOng Kee Hui MPSUPPBandar Kuching--
Minister of Home AffairsGhazali Shafie MPUMNOLipis--
Minister of Lands and Regional DevelopmentAbdul Kadir Yusuf MPUMNOTenggaroh--
Minister of General WelfareAishah Ghani MPUMNOKuala Langat--
Minister of DefenceAbdul Taib Mahmud MPPBBSamarahan--
Minister of Foreign AffairsTengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MPUMNOKota Bharu--
Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentMichael Chen Wing Sum MPMCAUlu Selangor197815 September 1979
Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentNeo Yee Pan MPMCAMuar15 September 197916 July 1981
Minister of EducationMusa Hitam MPUMNOLabis--
Minister of FinanceTengku Razaleigh Hamzah MPUMNOUlu Kelantan--
Minister of Culture, Youth and SportsAbdul Samad Idris MPUMNOJelebu--
Minister of HealthChong Hon Nyan MPMCABatu Berendam--
Minister of AgricultureShariff Ahmad MPUMNOJerantut--
Minister of InformationMohamed Rahmat MPUMNOPulai--
Minister of Labour and ManpowerRichard Ho Ung Hun MPMCALumut--
Minister of Primary IndustriesPaul Leong Khee Seong MPGERAKANTaiping--
Minister of Public EnterprisesAbdul Manan Othman MPUMNOKuala Trengganu--
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and PostsLeo Moggie Irok MPSNAPKanowit--
Minister without PortfolioSenator Mohamed NasirBERJASA--