Second Hussein cabinet
formed the second Hussein cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Yahya Petra to begin a new government following the 8 July 1978 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Hussein led the first Hussein cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional.
This is a list of the members of the second cabinet of the third Prime Minister of Malaysia, Hussein Onn.
Composition
Full members
The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Onn MP | UMNO | Sri Gading | - | - |
| Minister of Federal Territories | Hussein Onn MP | UMNO | Sri Gading | - | - |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu | - | - |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu | - | - |
| Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat | - | - |
| Minister of Transport | V. Manickavasagam MP | MIC | Pelabohan Kelang | - | - |
| Minister of Law | Hamzah Abu Samah MP | UMNO | Temerloh | - | - |
| Attorney General | Hamzah Abu Samah MP | UMNO | Temerloh | - | - |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Environment | Ong Kee Hui MP | SUPP | Bandar Kuching | - | - |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Ghazali Shafie MP | UMNO | Lipis | - | - |
| Minister of Lands and Regional Development | Abdul Kadir Yusuf MP | UMNO | Tenggaroh | - | - |
| Minister of General Welfare | Aishah Ghani MP | UMNO | Kuala Langat | - | - |
| Minister of Defence | Abdul Taib Mahmud MP | PBB | Samarahan | - | - |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP | UMNO | Kota Bharu | - | - |
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | Michael Chen Wing Sum MP | MCA | Ulu Selangor | - | - |
| Minister of Education | Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis | - | - |
| Minister of Finance | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP | UMNO | Ulu Kelantan | - | - |
| Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Abdul Samad Idris MP | UMNO | Jelebu | - | - |
| Minister of Health | Chong Hon Nyan MP | MCA | Batu Berendam | - | - |
| Minister of Agriculture | Shariff Ahmad MP | UMNO | Jerantut | - | - |
| Minister of Information | Mohamed Rahmat MP | UMNO | Pulai | - | - |
| Minister of Labour and Manpower | Richard Ho Ung Hun MP | MCA | Lumut | - | - |
| Minister of Primary Industries | Paul Leong Khee Seong MP | GERAKAN | Taiping | - | - |
| Minister of Public Enterprises | Abdul Manan Othman MP | UMNO | Kuala Trengganu | - | - |
| Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | Leo Moggie Irok MP | SNAP | Kanowit | - | - |
| Minister without Portfolio | Senator Mohamed Nasir | BERJASA | - | - |