Fifth 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.
| 5th Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet | |
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 16th Cabinet of Singapore | |
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| Date formed | 27 July 2020 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Halimah Yacob |
| Head of government | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Deputy head of government | Heng Swee Keat |
| Member party | People's Action Party (PAP) |
| Status in legislature | Supermajority |
| Opposition party | Workers' Party (WP) |
| Opposition leader | Pritam Singh |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 10 July 2020 |
| Legislature term(s) | 14th |
| Predecessor | Fourth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet |
There are seven new political office holders, six of whom are newly elected MPs:[2]
- Tan See Leng – Minister (newly elected).
- Gan Siow Huang – Minister of State (newly elected).
- Alvin Tan – Minister of State from 1 September 2020 (newly elected).
- Desmond Tan – Minister of State (newly elected).
- Tan Kiat How – Minister of State (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:[3]
- Khaw Boon Wan – former Coordinating Minister (retired).
- Ng Chee Meng – former Minister (not elected).
- Lam Pin Min – former Senior Minister of State (not elected).
- Sam Tan – former Minister of State (retired).
- Amrin Amin – former Senior Parliamentary Secretary (not elected).
- Tan Wu Meng – former Senior Parliamentary Secretary (retired).
Initial 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."[4]
| Portfolio | Minister | Portrait | Date |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong 李显龙 |
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12 August 2004 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Heng Swee Keat 王瑞杰 |
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1 May 2019[5] |
| Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies | 27 July 2020 | ||
| Minister for Finance | 1 October 2015 | ||
| Senior Minister | Teo Chee Hean 张志贤 |
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1 May 2019 |
| Coordinating Minister for National Security | 1 October 2015 | ||
| Senior Minister | Tharman Shanmugaratnam தர்மன் சண்முகரத்தினம் |
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1 May 2019 |
| Coordinating Minister for Social Policies | 1 October 2015 | ||
| Minister for Communications and Information | S. Iswaran எஸ். ஈஸ்வரன் |
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1 May 2018 |
| Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations | |||
| Minister for Culture, Community and Youth | Edwin Tong 唐振辉 |
27 July 2020 | |
| Second Minister of Law | |||
| Minister for Defence | Ng Eng Hen 黄永宏 |
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1 October 2015 |
| Minister for Education | Lawrence Wong 黄循财 |
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27 July 2020 |
| Second Minister for Finance | 22 August 2016 | ||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Vivian Balakrishnan விவியன் பாலகிருஷ்ணன் |
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1 October 2015 |
| Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation initiative | |||
| Minister for Health | Gan Kim Yong 颜金勇 |
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21 May 2011 |
| Minister for Home Affairs | K. Shanmugam காசிவிஸ்வநாதன் சண்முகம் |
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1 October 2015 |
| Minister for Law | 1 May 2008 | ||
| Minister for Manpower | Josephine Teo 杨莉明 |
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1 May 2018 |
| Second Minister for Home Affairs | 11 September 2017 | ||
| Minister for National Development | Desmond Lee 李智陞 |
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27 July 2020 |
| Minister-in-Charge of Social Service Integration | |||
| Minister for Social and Family Development | Masagos Zulkifli ماسڬوس ذوالكفل |
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27 July 2020 |
| Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs | 1 May 2018 | ||
| Second Minister of Health | 27 July 2020 | ||
| Minister for Sustainability and the Environment | Grace Fu Hai Yien 傅海燕 |
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27 July 2020 |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | Chan Chun Sing 陈振声 |
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1 May 2018 |
| Minister-in-Charge of the Public Service | |||
| Minister for Transport | Ong Ye Kung 王乙康 |
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27 July 2020 |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | Maliki Osman محمد مالكي بن عثمان |
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27 July 2020 |
| Second Minister for Education | |||
| Second Minister for Foreign Affairs | |||
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | Tan See Leng 陈诗龙 |
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27 July 2020 |
| Second Minister for Manpower | |||
| Second Minister for Trade and Industry | |||
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | Indranee Thurai Rajah இந்திராணி ராஜா |
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1 May 2018 |
| Second Minister for National Development | 27 July 2020 | ||
| Second Minister for Finance | 1 May 2018 |
Senior Ministers of State
- Chee Hong Tat: Foreign Affairs and Transport
- Heng Chee How: Defence
- Amy Khor: Transport and Sustainability and the Environment
- Koh Poh Koon: Health
- Janil Puthucheary: Health and Communications and Information
- Sim Ann: National Development and Communications and Information
- Zaqy Mohamad: Manpower and Defence
Ministers of State
- Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim: Home Affairs and National Development
- Gan Siow Huang: Education and Manpower
- Low Yen Ling: Culture, Community and Youth and Trade and Industry
- Sun Xueling: Education and Social and Family Development
- Alvin Tan: Culture, Community and Youth and Trade and Industry (from 1 September 2020)
- Desmond Tan: Home Affairs and Sustainability and the Environment
- Tan Kiat How: Prime Minister's Office and National Development
Senior Parliamentary Secretaries
- Baey Yam Keng: Transport
Parliamentary Secretaries
- Eric Chua: Culture, Community and Youth and Social and Family Development
- Rahayu Mahzam: Health (from 1 September 2020)
Current Cabinet
As of 27 July 2020
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References
- "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements". CNA. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- "PMO | Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (July 2020)". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements". CNA. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- "PM Lee Hsien Loong announces new Cabinet line-up; changes at the helm for 6 ministries". The Straits Times. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- "Heng Swee Keat to be promoted to DPM in Cabinet reshuffle". Channel NewsAsia. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/Changes-to-Cabinet-and-Other-Appointments
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