First Razak cabinet

First Razak cabinet
5th cabinet of Malaysia
People and organisations
Head of government	Abdul Razak Hussein
Deputy head of government	Ismail Abdul Rahman (1970–1973) Hussein Onn (1973–1974)
Head of state	Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
Member parties	Alliance Party (1970–1973) United Malays National Organisation Malaysian Chinese Association Parti Bumiputera Sarawak Malaysian Indian Congress Sarawak Chinese Association Malaysian People's Movement Party (from 1972) Barisan Nasional (1973–1974) United Malays National Organisation Malaysian Chinese Association United Sabah National Organisation Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Malaysian People's Movement Party United Traditional Bumiputera Party Sarawak United Peoples' Party People's Progressive Party Sabah Chinese Association Malaysian Indian Congress Sarawak Chinese Association
Status in legislature	UMNO led coalition majority government
Opposition parties	Until 1974 Democratic Action Party Sarawak National Party Until 1973 United Sabah National Organisation Pan-Malayan Islamic Party Malaysian People's Movement Party Sarawak United Peoples' Party People's Progressive Party Sabah Chinese Association Parti Pesaka Sarawak
Opposition leaders	Vacant (1970–1971) Asri Muda (1971–1973) Lim Kit Siang (1973–1974)
History
Election(s)	Malaysian general election, 1969
Outgoing election	Malaysian general election, 1974
Legislature term(s)	3rd Malaysian Parliament
Budget(s)	1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
Incoming formation	Razak I Cabinet formation, 1970
Outgoing formation	Razak II Cabinet formation, 1974
Predecessor	Fourth Rahman cabinet
Successor	Second Razak cabinet

Abdul Razak Hussein formed the first Razak cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah to begin a new government following the resignation of the previous Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman. Prior to the resignation, Rahman led (as Prime Minister) the third Rahman cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Alliance Party.

This is a list of the members of the first cabinet of the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdul Razak Hussein.

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Assistant ministers

Composition before cabinet dissolution

Full members

Deputy ministers

See also

• Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 3rd Malaysian Parliament
• List of Parliamentary Secretaries of Malaysia#First Razak cabinet

References

First Razak cabinet (1970–1974)
Prime Minister: Abdul Razak Hussein
Ismail Abdul Rahman Hussein Onn Tan Siew Sin V. T. Sambanthan Sardon Jubir Khir Johari Jugah Barieng V. Manickavasagam Mohamed Ghazali Jawi Abdul Ghafar Baba Abdul Ghani Gilong Lee Siok Yew Asri Muda Hamzah Abu Samah Fatimah Hashim Ong Kee Hui Ghazali Shafie Ong Yoke Lin Abdul Taib Mahmud Lee San Choon Ali Ahmad Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail Mohamed Yaacob Michael Chen Wing Sum Aishah Ghani