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The Cabinet and Legislative of Malaysia
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Definition of Cabinet
A Cabinet is a body of high ranking members of the government, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or Executive Committee.

First Malaysia Cabinet
The first cabinet of Malaysia traces its history back to 1955, it was formed to save temporarily before Malaya’s independence in 1957. The Cabinet Board 1955 Portfolio | Name | Chief Minister | Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra | Education | Tun Abdul Razak Hussein | Natural Resources | Tun Dr Ismail Datuk Abdul Rahman | Transport | Tun Henry Lee Hau Shik | Health and Social Welfare | Tun Leong Yew Koh | Posts and Telecoms | Tun Omar Yoke Lin Ong | Labour | Tun V.T. Sambanthan | Works | Tan Sri Haji Sardon Jubir | Housing, Local Government and Town Planning | Datuk Suleiman Abdul Rahman | Agriculture and Cooperative | Abdul Aziz Ishak |

Following the independence of Malaya in 1957, a new and independent cabinet was formed with additional positions added.

The Cabinet Board 1957 Portfolio | Office Bearer | Minister, Defence, Foreign Affairs | Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra | Deputy Prime Minister, Defence | Tun Abdul Razak Hussein | Agriculture and Cooperative | Abdul Aziz Ishak | Security/ External affair | Tun Dr Ismail Datuk Abdul Rahman | Finance | Tun Henry Lee Hau Shik | Labour and Social Welfare | Tun Omar Yoke Lin Ong | Health | Tun V.T. Sambanthan | Works, Posts and Telecoms | Tan Sri Haji Sardon Jubir | Natural Resources and Local Government | Datuk Suleiman Datuk Abdul Rahman | Transport | Abdul Rahman Talib | Justice | Tun Leong Yew Koh | Education | Tan Sri Mohamad Khir Johari | Trade and Industry | Tun Tan Siew Sin |

The Latest Cabinet Board 2008 – 2010
The Barisan Nasional coalition won the general elections to the 12th
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