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{{Infobox government cabinet
|cabinet_name            = Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet
|jurisdiction            = Singapore
|cabinet_number          = 8th
|flag                    = Flag_of_Singapore.svg
|flag_border             = true
|incumbent               =
|image                   = Lee Kuan Yew 1985.jpg
|date_formed             = 13 September 1988
|date_dissolved          = 27 November 1990
|government_head         = [[Lee Kuan Yew]]
|deputy_government_head  = [[Goh Chok Tong]]<br> [[Ong Teng Cheong]]
|state_head              = [[Wee Kim Wee]]
|current_number          =
|former_members_number   =
|total_number            =
|political_party         = [[People's Action Party]]
|legislature_status      = [[Supermajority]]<br>{{composition bar|80|83|hex={{party color|People's Action Party}}}}
|opposition_cabinet      =
|opposition_party        = [[Singapore Democratic Party]]
|opposition_leader       =[[Chiam See Tong]]
|election                =
|legislature_term        =[[7th Parliament of Singapore]]
|budget                  =
|incoming_formation      =
|outgoing_formation      =
|previous                = [[Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet]]
|successor               = [[First Goh Chok Tong Cabinet]]
}}
The '''Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet''' is the eighth [[Cabinet of Singapore]] formed by Prime Minister [[Lee Kuan Yew]]. It was formed in 1989 after the [[1988 Singaporean general election]].
==Cabinet==
The Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet consisted of the following members.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=SEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE |url=https://www.parliament.gov.sg/docs/default-source/composite-photos/7th-parliament.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729064252/https://www.parliament.gov.sg/docs/default-source/composite-photos/7th-parliament.pdf |archive-date=29 July 2020 |access-date=29 July 2020 |publisher=Parliament of Singapore}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=10 September 1988 |title=PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE |url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/lky19880910.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729074143/https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/lky19880910.pdf |archive-date=29 July 2020 |access-date=29 July 2020 |website=National Archives of Singapore}}</ref>
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|-
! scope="col" |Portfolio
! scope="col" width="150px" |Name
! scope="col" width="120px" |Term start
! scope="col" width="120px" |Term end
|-
|[[Prime Minister of Singapore|Prime Minister]]
|[[Lee Kuan Yew]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore|First Deputy Prime Minister]]
|[[Goh Chok Tong]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore|Second Deputy Prime Minister]]
|[[Ong Teng Cheong]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Defence (Singapore)|Minister for Defence]]
|[[Goh Chok Tong]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|Second Minister for Defence (Policy)
|[[Yeo Ning Hong]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|Second Minister for Defence (Services)
|[[Lee Hsien Loong]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Minister for National Development (Singapore)|Minister for National Development]]
|[[S. Dhanabalan]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Minister for Education (Singapore)|Minister for Education]]
|[[Tony Tan Keng Yam|Tony Tan]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources|Ministry for the Environment]]
|[[Ahmad Mattar]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Communications and Information (Singapore)|Minister for Communications and Information]]
|[[Yeo Ning Hong]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Minister for Law (Singapore)|Minister for Law]]
|[[S. Jayakumar (Singaporean politician)|S. Jayakumar]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Minister for Home Affairs (Singapore)|Minister for Home Affairs]]
|[[S. Jayakumar (Singaporean politician)|S. Jayakumar]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Minister for Finance (Singapore)|Minister for Finance]]
|[[Richard Hu]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Manpower (Singapore)|Minister for Labour]]
|[[Lee Yock Suan]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Wong Kan Seng]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports|Minister for Community Development]]
|[[Wong Kan Seng]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Minister for Trade and Industry (Singapore)|Minister for Trade and Industry]]
|[[Lee Hsien Loong]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Minister for Health (Singapore)|Minister for Health]]
|[[Yeo Cheow Tong]]{{efn|In an acting capacity.|group=minister|name=}}
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs]]
|[[Ahmad Mattar]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|}
'''Notes'''
{{notelist|group=minister}}
== Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries ==
The following were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
=== Senior Ministers of State ===
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|-
! scope="col" |Portfolio
! scope="col" width="150px" |Name
! scope="col" width="120px" |Term start
! scope="col" width="120px" |Term end
|-
|[[Ministry of National Development (Singapore)|National Development]]
|[[Lee Boon Yang]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Education (Singapore)|Education]]
|[[Tay Eng Soon]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore)|Home Affairs]]
|[[Lee Boon Yang]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)|Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Yeo Cheow Tong]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|}
=== Ministers of State ===
{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! scope="col" |Portfolio
! scope="col" width="150px" |Name
! scope="col" width="120px" |Term start
! scope="col" width="120px" |Term end
|-
|[[Ministry of National Development (Singapore)|National Development]]
|Peter Sung
|1 November 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Education (Singapore)|Education]]
|[[Seet Ai Mee]]
|1 November 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Communications and Information|Communications and Information]]
|[[Mah Bow Tan]]
|1 October 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Finance (Singapore)|Finance]]
|[[George Yeo]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)|Foreign Affairs]]
|Peter Sung
|1 November 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[George Yeo]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports|Community Development]]
|[[Ch'ng Jit Koon]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Seet Ai Mee]]
|1 November 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)|Trade and Industry]]
|[[Mah Bow Tan]]
|1 October 1988
|27 November 1990
|}
=== Senior Parliamentary Secretaries ===
{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! scope="col" |Portfolio
! scope="col" width="150px" |Name
! scope="col" width="120px" |Term start
! scope="col" width="120px" |Term end
|-
|[[Ministry of National Development (Singapore)|National Development]]
|Lee Yiok Seng
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Education (Singapore)|Education]]
|[[Sidek Saniff]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources|Environment]]
|Eugene Yap
|13 September 1988
|25 January 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Communications and Information|Communications and Information]]
|[[Ho Kah Leong]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)|Trade and Industry]]
|Eugene Yap
|13 September 1988
|25 January 1990
|}
=== Parliamentary Secretaries ===
{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! scope="col" |Portfolio
! scope="col" width="150px" |Name
! scope="col" width="120px" |Term start
! scope="col" width="120px" |Term end
|-
|[[Ministry of Education (Singapore)|Education]]
|[[Tang Guan Seng]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore)|Home Affairs]]
|[[Tang Guan Seng]]
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|-
|[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)|Foreign Affairs]]
|Yatiman Yusof
|13 September 1988
|27 November 1990
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Singapore cabinets}}
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[[Category:Executive branch of the government of Singapore]]
[[Category:Lists of political office-holders in Singapore]]
[[Category:Cabinets established in 1988]]
[[Category:Lee Kuan Yew]]