Member System

The Member System, modeled on the cabinet system, was created by British authorities in the Federation of Malaya 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.

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 Abdul Hamid	Agriculture and Forestry
	Dato' Sir Mahmud Mat	Land, Mining and Communications
3 Portfolios were offered to citizens of Malaya at 1954.
	Nik Ahmad Kamil	Local Government, Housing and Urban Planning
	H. S. Lee	Transportation
	Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman	Natural Resources