Fifth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet

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Fifth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet
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17th Cabinet of Singapore
Incumbent
Lee Hsien Loong June 2018.JPG
Date formed27 July 2020
People and organisations
Head of stateHalimah Yacob
Head of governmentLee Hsien Loong
Deputy head of governmentHeng Swee Keat
No. of ministers20
Member partyPeople's Action Party (PAP)
Status in legislatureSupermajority
83 / 104
Opposition partyWorkers' Party (WP)
Progress Singapore Party (PSP)
Opposition leaderPritam Singh (WP)
History
Election(s)10 July 2020
Legislature term(s)
PredecessorFourth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet

The Fifth Cabinet of Lee Hsien Loong of the Government of Singapore was announced on 25 July 2020[1] following the general election on 10 July 2020, and came into effect on 27 July 2020.

Changes[]

There are seven new political office holders, six of whom are newly elected MPs:[2]

Ministers Ministry
Tan See Leng Minister of Manpower
(newly elected)
Gan Siow Huang Minister of State for Manpower and Education
(newly elected)
Alvin Tan Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth from 1 September 2020
(newly elected)
Desmond Tan Minister of State for Home Affairs
(newly elected)
Tan Kiat How Minister of State for Communications and Information
(newly elected)
Eric Chua Parliamentary Secretary
(newly elected)
Rahayu Mahzam Parliamentary Secretary from 1 September 2020

In addition, there are six outgoing political office holders:[1]

Ministers Ministry Status
Khaw Boon Wan Former Coordinating Minister Retired
Ng Chee Meng Former Minister Lost Re-Election
Lam Pin Min Former Senior Minister of State Lost Re-Election
Sam Tan Former Minister of State Retired
Amrin Amin Former Senior Parliamentary Secretary Lost Re-Election
Tan Wu Meng Former Senior Parliamentary Secretary Retired

Composition[]

Cabinet[]

The list of Cabinet ministers and other office holders was announced on 25 July 2020. In a press conference, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, "I'm rotating the ministers, especially the younger ones, to gain exposure and experience. We regularly do this during Cabinet shuffles, and the intent is to expose the office-holders to different portfolios to gain both breadth and depth to understand the intricacies of the issues, and to see things from different perspectives."[3]

Composition of the Cabinet[4][5]
Portfolio Minister Portrait Date
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
李显龙 		Lee Hsien Loong 12 August 2004
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat
王瑞杰 		Heng Swee Keat 1 May 2019[6]
Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies 27 July 2020
Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean
张志贤 		Teo Chee Hean 1 May 2019
Coordinating Minister for National Security 1 October 2015
Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam
தர்மன் சண்முகரத்தினம் 		Tharman Shanmugaratnam 1 May 2019
Coordinating Minister for Social Policies 1 October 2015
Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen
黄永宏 		Ng Eng Hen 21 May 2011
Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan
விவியன் பாலகிருஷ்ணன் 		Vivian Balakrishnan 1 October 2015
Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam
காசிவிஸ்வநாதன் சண்முகம் 		K. Shanmugam 1 October 2015
Minister for Law 1 May 2008
Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong
颜金勇 		Gan Kim Yong 15 May 2021
Minister for Transport S. Iswaran
எஸ். ஈஸ்வரன் 		S. Iswaran 15 May 2021
Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations 27 July 2020
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu Hai Yien
傅海燕 		Grace Fu 27 July 2020
Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing
陈振声 		Chan Chun Sing 15 May 2021
Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong
黄循财 		Lawrence Wong 15 May 2021
Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli
ماسڬوس ذوالكفل 		Masagos Zulkifli 27 July 2020
Second Minister of Health 27 July 2020
Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs 1 May 2018
Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung
王乙康 		Ong Ye Kung 15 May 2021
Minister for National Development Desmond Lee
李智陞 		Desmond Lee 27 July 2020
Minister-in-charge of Social Service Integration
Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo
杨莉明 		Josephine Teo 15 May 2021
Second Minister for Home Affairs 11 September 2017
Minister-in-Charge of the Smart Nation Initiative 15 May 2021
Minister-in-Charge of Cybersecurity
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Indranee Thurai Rajah
இந்திராணி ராஜா 		Indranee Rajah 1 May 2018
Second Minister for Finance 1 May 2018
Second Minister for National Development 27 July 2020
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Maliki Osman
محمد مالكي بن عثمان 		Maliki Osman 27 July 2020
Second Minister for Education
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong
唐振辉 		27 July 2020
Second Minister of Law
Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng
陈诗龙 		Tan See Leng 15 May 2021
Second Minister for Trade and Industry 27 July 2020

Senior Ministers of State[]

Composition of the Cabinet
Portfolio Minister Portrait Date
Senior Minister of State for Transport Chee Hong Tat
徐芳达		 27 July 2020
Senior Minister of State for Defence Heng Chee How
王志豪		 1 May 2018
Senior Minister of State for Transport and Sustainability and the Environment Amy Khor
许连碹		 27 July 2020
Senior Minister of State for Health and Manpower Koh Poh Koon
许宝琨		 27 July 2020 & 15 May 2021
Senior Minister of State for Health and Communications and Information Janil Puthucheary
ஜனில் புதுச்சேரி		 27 July 2020 and 1 May 2017
Senior Minister of State for National Development and Foreign Affairs Sim Ann
沈颖		 Sim Ann 5 (cropped).jpg 27 July 2020 and 15 May 2021
Senior Minister of State for Manpower and Defence Zaqy Mohamad
زقي محمد		 27 July 2020

Ministers of State[]

Composition of the Cabinet
Portfolio Minister Portrait Date
Minister of State for Home Affairs and National Development Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
محمد فااشال بن إبراهيم		 27 July 2020
Minister of State for Education and Manpower Gan Siow Huang
颜晓芳		 Gan Siow Huang.jpg 27 July 2020
Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling
刘燕玲		 27 July 2020
Minister of State for Education and Social and Family Development Sun Xueling
孙雪玲		 27 July 2020
Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Trade and Industry Alvin Tan
陈圣辉		 1 September 2020
Minister of State for Home Affairs and Sustainability and the Environment Desmond Tan
陈国明		 27 July 2020
Minister of State for Communications and Information and National Development Tan Kiat How
陈杰豪		 15 May 2021 & 27 July 2020

Senior Parliamentary Secretaries[]

Composition of the Cabinet
Portfolio Minister Portrait Date
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Baey Yam Keng
马炎庆		 Baey Yam Keng at a cycling event in Singapore - 20120923.jpg 1 May 2018

Parliamentary Secretaries[]

Composition of the Cabinet
Portfolio Minister Portrait Date
Parliamentary Secretary of Culture, Community and Youth and Social and Family Development Eric Chua
蔡瑞隆		 27 July 2020
Parliamentary Secretary of Health and Communications and Information Rahayu Mahzam
رحايو مهزم		 Rahayu Mahzam.jpg 1 September 2020 and 15 May 2021

Reshuffles[]

27 July 2020–14 May 2021[]

As of 27 July 2020[7]
Ministry Ministers Ministers of State Parliamentary Secretaries
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Communications and Information (MCI)
Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY)
Defence (MINDEF)
Education (MOE)
Finance (MOF)
Foreign Affairs (MFA)
Health (MOH)
Home Affairs (MHA)
Law (MINLAW)
Manpower (MOM)
National Development (MND)
Social and Family Development (MSF)
Sustainability and Environment (MSE)
Trade and Industry (MTI)
Transport (MOT)


As of 15 May 2021[]

As of 15 May 2021[8]
Ministry Ministers Ministers of State Parliamentary Secretaries
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Communications and Information (MCI)
  • Josephine Teo
    (Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Initiative & the Cyber Security Agency)
Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY)
Defence (MINDEF)
Education (MOE)
Finance (MOF)
Foreign Affairs (MFA)
Health (MOH)
Home Affairs (MHA)
Law (MINLAW)
Manpower (MOM)
National Development (MND)
Social and Family Development (MSF)
Sustainability and Environment (MSE)
Trade and Industry (MTI)
Transport (MOT)


Summary[]

Name 27.07.2020 01.09.2020 15.05.2021
Cabinet Ministers
Lee Hsien Loong Prime Minister
Heng Swee Keat Deputy Prime Minister
Coordinating Minister, Economic Policies
Min, Finance -
Teo Chee Hean Senior Minister
Coordinating Minister, National Security
Tharman Shanmugaratnam Senior Minister
Coordinating Minister, Social Policies
Ng Eng Hen Min, Defence
Vivian Balakrishnan Min, Foreign Affairs
K. Shanmugam Min, Home Affairs
Min, Law
Gan Kim Yong Min, Health Min, Trade & Industry
S. Iswaran Min, Communications & Information Min, Transport
Grace Fu Min, Sustainability & Environment
Chan Chun Sing Min, Trade & Industry Min, Education
Lawrence Wong Min, Education
2M, Finance		 Min, Finance
Masagos Zulkifli Min, Social & Family Development
2M, Health
Ong Ye Kung Min, Transport Min, Health
Josephine Teo Min, Manpower
2M, Home Affairs		 Min, Communications & Information
2M, Home Affairs
Desmond Lee Min, National Development
Indranee Rajah Min, PMO
2M, Finance
2M, National Development
Tan See Leng Min, PMO
2M, Manpower
2M, Trade and Industry		 Min, Manpower
2M, Trade and Industry
Maliki Osman Min, PMO
2M, Education
2M, Foreign Affairs
Edwin Tong Min, Culture, Community & Youth
2M, Law
Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries
Sim Ann SMS, National Development
SMS, Communications & Information		 SMS, National Development
SMS, Foreign Affairs
Janil Puthucheary SMS, Communications & Information
SMS, Health
Heng Chee How SMS, Defence
Zaqy Mohamad SMS, Defence
SMS, Manpower
Chee Hong Tat SMS, Transport
SMS, Foreign Affairs		 SMS, Transport
Koh Poh Koon SMS, Health SMS, Health
SMS, Manpower
Amy Khor SMS, Sustainability & Environment
SMS, Transport
Sun Xueling MOS, Education
MOS, Social & Family Development
Low Yen Ling MOS, Trade & Industry
MOS, Culture, Community & Youth
Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim MOS, Home Affairs
MOS, National Development
Gan Siow Huang MOS, Education
MOS, Manpower
Desmond Tan MOS, Home Affairs
MOS, Sustainability & Environment
Alvin Tan - MOS, Trade & Industry
MOS, Culture, Community & Youth
Tan Kiat How MOS, National Development
MOS, PMO		 MOS, National Development
MOS, Communications & Information
Baey Yam Keng SPS, Transport
Eric Chua PS, Culture, Community & Youth
PS, Social & Family Development
Rahayu Mahzam - PS, Health PS, Health
PS, Communications & Information
Name 27.07.2020 01.09.2020 15.05.2021

References[]

  1. ^ a b "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements". CNA. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ "PMO | Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (July 2020)". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Lai, Linette (25 July 2020). "PM Lee Hsien Loong announces new Cabinet line-up; changes at the helm for 6 ministries". The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Singapore Parliament (16 May 2021). "The Cabinet". Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. ^ Government of Singapore (15 May 2021). "The Cabinet". Prime Minister's Office (Singapore). Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Heng Swee Keat to be promoted to DPM in Cabinet reshuffle". Channel NewsAsia. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  7. ^ "PMO | Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (July 2020)". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 26 July 2020.
  8. ^ "PMO | Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (April 2021)". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 23 April 2021.

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