Fifth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet
The Fifth Cabinet of Lee Hsien Loong of the Government of Singapore was announced on 25 July 2020 following the general election on 10 July 2020, and came into effect on 27 July 2020.
There are seven new political office holders, six of whom are newly elected MPs:
- Tan See Leng – Minister.
- Gan Siow Huang – Minister of State.
- Alvin Tan – Minister of State from 1 September 2020.
- Desmond Tan – Minister of State.
- Tan Kiat How – Minister of State.
- Eric Chua – Parliamentary Secretary.
- Rahayu Mahzam – Parliamentary Secretary from 1 September 2020.
- Khaw Boon Wan – former Coordinating Minister.
- Ng Chee Meng – former Minister.
- Lam Pin Min – former Senior Minister of State.
- Sam Tan – former Minister of State.
- Amrin Amin – former Senior Parliamentary Secretary.
- Tan Wu Meng – former Senior Parliamentary Secretary.
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."Portfolio | Minister | Portrait | Date |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong 李显龙 | 12 August 2004 | |
Deputy Prime Minister | Heng Swee Keat 王瑞杰 | 1 May 2019 | |
Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies | Heng Swee Keat 王瑞杰 | 27 July 2020 | |
Minister for Finance | Heng Swee Keat 王瑞杰 | 1 October 2015 | |
Senior Minister | Teo Chee Hean 张志贤 | 1 May 2019 | |
Coordinating Minister for National Security | Teo Chee Hean 张志贤 | 1 October 2015 | |
Senior Minister | Tharman Shanmugaratnam தர்மன் சண்முகரத்தினம் | 1 May 2019 | |
Coordinating Minister for Social Policies | Tharman Shanmugaratnam தர்மன் சண்முகரத்தினம் | 1 October 2015 | |
Minister for Communications and Information | S. Iswaran எஸ். ஈஸ்வரன் | 1 May 2018 | |
Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations | S. Iswaran எஸ். ஈஸ்வரன் | 1 May 2018 | |
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth | Edwin Tong 唐振辉 | 27 July 2020 | |
Second Minister of Law | Edwin Tong 唐振辉 | 27 July 2020 | |
Minister for Defence | Ng Eng Hen 黄永宏 | 1 October 2015 | |
Minister for Education | Lawrence Wong 黄循财 | 27 July 2020 | |
Second Minister for Finance | Lawrence Wong 黄循财 | 22 August 2016 | |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | Vivian Balakrishnan விவியன் பாலகிருஷ்ணன் | 1 October 2015 | |
Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation initiative | Vivian Balakrishnan விவியன் பாலகிருஷ்ணன் | 1 October 2015 | |
Minister for Health | Gan Kim Yong 颜金勇 | 21 May 2011 | |
Minister for Home Affairs | K. Shanmugam காசிவிஸ்வநாதன் சண்முகம் | 1 October 2015 | |
Minister for Law | K. Shanmugam காசிவிஸ்வநாதன் சண்முகம் | 1 May 2008 | |
Minister for Manpower | Josephine Teo 杨莉明 | 1 May 2018 | |
Second Minister for Home Affairs | Josephine Teo 杨莉明 | 11 September 2017 | |
Minister for National Development | Desmond Lee 李智陞 | 27 July 2020 | |
Minister-in-Charge of Social Service Integration | Desmond Lee 李智陞 | 27 July 2020 | |
Minister for Social and Family Development | Masagos Zulkifli ماسڬوس ذوالكفل | 27 July 2020 | |
Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs | Masagos Zulkifli ماسڬوس ذوالكفل | 1 May 2018 | |
Second Minister of Health | Masagos Zulkifli ماسڬوس ذوالكفل | 27 July 2020 | |
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment | Grace Fu Hai Yien 傅海燕 | 27 July 2020 | |
Minister for Trade and Industry | Chan Chun Sing 陈振声 | 1 May 2018 | |
Minister-in-Charge of the Public Service | Chan Chun Sing 陈振声 | 1 May 2018 | |
Minister for Transport | Ong Ye Kung 王乙康 | 27 July 2020 | |
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | Maliki Osman محمد مالكي بن عثمان | 27 July 2020 | |
Second Minister for Education | Maliki Osman محمد مالكي بن عثمان | 27 July 2020 | |
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs | Maliki Osman محمد مالكي بن عثمان | 27 July 2020 | |
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | Tan See Leng 陈诗龙 | 27 July 2020 | |
Second Minister for Manpower | Tan See Leng 陈诗龙 | 27 July 2020 | |
Second Minister for Trade and Industry | Tan See Leng 陈诗龙 | 27 July 2020 | |
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | Indranee Thurai Rajah இந்திராணி ராஜா | 1 May 2018 | |
Second Minister for National Development | Indranee Thurai Rajah இந்திராணி ராஜா | 27 July 2020 | |
Second Minister for Finance | Indranee Thurai Rajah இந்திராணி ராஜா | 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
- 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
Current Cabinet
As of 27 July 2020
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