Coordinating Minister for National Security (Singapore)
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Coordinating Minister for National Security | |
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Member of | Cabinet of Singapore Parliament of Singapore |
Reports to | Prime Minister |
Appointer | Prime Minister |
Term length | At the Prime Minister's pleasure |
Formation | 1 August 2003 |
The Coordinating Minister for National Security is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore, initially introduced on 1 August 2003 to cover both security and defence of Singapore. However, the security and defence portfolio was dropped when the role was redesignated in 2005.
List of officeholders[]
Image | Minister | Start of Term | End of Term | Political Party |
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Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence | ||||
Tony Tan Keng Yam | 1 August 2003 | 1 September 2005 | People's Action Party | |
Coordinating Minister for National Security | ||||
Shunmugam Jayakumar | 1 September 2005 | 1 November 2010 | People's Action Party | |
Wong Kan Seng | 1 November 2010 | 20 May 2011 | ||
Teo Chee Hean | 21 May 2011 | Incumbent |
See also[]
- Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies
- Coordinating Minister for Social Policies
- Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs
References[]
Categories:
- 2003 establishments in Singapore
- Government ministers of Singapore
- Singapore stubs