First David Marshall Cabinet
First David Marshall Cabinet | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} 1st Cabinet of Singapore | |
| Date formed | 6 April 1955 |
| Date dissolved | 7 June 1956 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | John Nicoll William Goode Robert Black |
| Head of government | David Marshall |
| No. of ministers | 9 |
| Total no. of members | 9 |
| Member party | Labour Front United Malay National Organisation Malayan Chinese Association |
| Status in legislature | Minority 12 / 32 |
| Opposition party | Malay Union People's Action Party |
| Opposition leader | Lee Kuan Yew |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1955 |
| Predecessor | First Cabinet of Singapore |
| Successor | I Lim Yew Hock |
The Labour Front won the most seats in the 1955 Singaporean general election. The leader of the Labour Front, David Saul Marshall negotiated with other parties to form a coalition government.
After spent three days of discussion, a minority coalition government of LF-UMNO-MCA was formed.
List of ministers[edit]
The names in bold are the surnames of Chinese persons, and the personal names of Indian and Malay persons
References[edit]
- ^ "Marshall Names His Men". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 April 1955. Retrieved 2 April 2022.