Member System

The Member System, modeled on the cabinet system, was created by British authorities in Malaysia to provide self-governance. Like the Communities Liaison Committee, it drew on members of different communities, and was later described as setting a precedent for the powersharing multiracial Malayan and Malaysian cabinets post-independence.

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At 1951, Sir Henry Gurney, the British High Commissioner in Malaya announced the members, their duty started at April 1951 until June 1955, before the election.

3 portfolios still holding by British, they are Housing and Public Works by J. D. Mead, Industry and Social Relations, and Economic Affairs.

Portrait Holder Portfolio
Onn Jaafar Home Affairs
E. E. C. Thuraisingham Education
Lee Tiang Keng Health
Tunku Yaacob ibni Sultan Abd. Hamid Agriculture and Forestry
Dato'Mahmud Mat Land, Mining and Communications
3 Portfolios were offered to citizens of Malaysia at 1954.
Nik Ahmad Kamil Local Government, Housing and Urban Planning
H. S. Lee Transportation
Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman Natural Resources

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