Second Rahman cabinet


Tunku Abdul Rahman formed the second Rahman cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Abdul Rahman to begin a new government following the 19 August 1959 general election in the Federation of Malaya. Prior to the election, Rahman led the first Rahman cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Alliance Party. It was the 2nd cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.
The cabinet was sworn in on 22 August 1959 and Rahman assumed the office of Prime Minister from Abdul Razak Hussein who was the Acting Prime Minister after Rahman took a three-month leave of office to campaign for the elections.
All federal ministers from the First Rahman cabinet were retained with the exception of H.S. Lee who did not contest the 1959 elections and Mohd Khir Johari who was contesting in the constituency of Kedah Tengah, where elections had been postponed to 30 September 1959.
This is a list of the members of the second cabinet of the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
PortfolioOffice BearerPartyConstituencyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman MPUMNOKuala Kedah--
[Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister of Malaysia|Deputy Prime Minister]Abdul Razak Hussein MPUMNOPekan--
Minister of DefenceAbdul Razak Hussein MPUMNOPekan--
Minister of External AffairsIsmail Abdul Rahman MPUMNOJohore Timor--
Minister of Commerce and IndustryIsmail Abdul Rahman MPUMNOJohore Timor--
Minister of HealthV. T. Sambanthan MPMICSungei Siput--
Minister of the InteriorSuleiman Abdul Rahman MPUMNOMuar Selatan--
Minister of Works, Posts and TelecommunicationsSardon Jubir MPUMNOPontian Utara--
Minister of Labour and Social WelfareOng Yoke Lin MPMCAUlu Selangor--
Minister of FinanceTan Siew Sin MPMCAMalacca Tengah--
Minister of Natural ResourcesBahaman Samsudin MPUMNOKuala Pilah--
Minister of TransportAbdul Rahman Talib MPUMNOKuantan--
Minister of EducationAbdul Aziz Ishak MPUMNOKuala Langat--
Minister of AgricultureAbdul Aziz Ishak MPUMNOKuala Langat--