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Lawrence Wong Cabinet

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Lawrence Wong Cabinet

18th Cabinet of Singapore
Incumbent
Date formed15 May 2024
People and organisations
Head of stateTharman Shanmugaratnam
Head of governmentLawrence Wong
Deputy head of governmentGan Kim Yong
Heng Swee Keat
No. of ministers20
Member partyPeople's Action Party
Status in legislatureSupermajority
79 / 104
Opposition partyWorkers' Party
Progress Singapore Party
Opposition leaderPritam Singh
History
Legislature term14th
PredecessorFifth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet

The Cabinet of Lawrence Wong of the Government of Singapore was announced on 13 May 2024, and came into effect on 15 May 2024.[1]

Changes

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There are minimal changes to the Cabinet line-up following the swearing-in of Lawrence Wong as Prime Minister. Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong was promoted to Deputy Prime Minister, while retaining his existing ministerial role. Three junior office holders have been promoted, while two backbenchers have been appointed Minister of State.[2]

Ministers Appointment
Gan Kim Yong Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry
Low Yen Ling Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Culture and Community and Youth
Desmond Tan Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
Rahayu Mahzam Minister of State for Health and Digital Development and Information
Murali Pillai Minister of State for Law and Transport
Shawn Huang Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Education and Finance

Composition

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The First Lawrence Wong Cabinet is composed of the following members. On 16 April 2024, then Prime Minister-designate Lawrence Wong announced that then outgoing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong would assume the office of Senior Minister and stay on in his cabinet after stepping down as the Prime Minister on 15 May 2024.[3]

Composition of the Cabinet[4]
Portfolio Minister Portrait Date
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong Lawrence Wong 15 May 2024
Minister for Finance 15 May 2021
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong Lee Hsien Loong 15 May 2024
Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong Gan Kim Yong 15 May 2024
Minister for Trade and Industry 15 May 2021
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat Heng Swee Keat 1 May 2019
Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean Teo Chee Hean 1 May 2019
Coordinating Minister for National Security 1 October 2015
Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen Ng Eng Hen 21 May 2011
Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan Vivian Balakrishnan 1 October 2015
Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam K. Shanmugam 1 October 2015
Minister for Law 1 May 2008
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu Hai Yen Grace Fu 27 July 2020
Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations 18 January 2024
Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing Chan Chun Sing 15 May 2021
Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli Masagos Zulkifli 27 July 2020
Second Minister of Health
Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs 1 May 2018
Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung Ong Ye Kung 15 May 2021
Minister for National Development Desmond Lee Desmond Lee 27 July 2020
Minister-in-charge of Social Service Integration
Minister for Digitial Development and Information Josephine Teo 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 Indranee Rajah 1 May 2018
Second Minister for Finance
Second Minister for National Development 27 July 2020
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Maliki Osman Maliki Osman 27 July 2020
Second Minister for Education
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong Edwin Tong 27 July 2020
Second Minister of Law
Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng Tan See Leng 15 May 2021
Second Minister for Trade and Industry 27 July 2020
Minister for Transport Chee Hong Tat Chee Hong Tat 18 January 2024
Second Minister for Finance

Senior Ministers of State

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Composition of the Cabinet
Portfolio Minister Portrait Date
Senior Minister of State for Defence Heng Chee How 1 May 2018
Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Amy Khor 27 July 2020
Senior Minister of State for Transport
Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sim Ann 15 May 2021
Senior Minister of State for National Development 27 July 2020
Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Janil Puthucheary 1 May 2017
Senior Minister of State for Health 27 July 2020
Senior Minister of State for Manpower Koh Poh Koon 15 May 2021
Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment 13 June 2022
Senior Minister of State for Defence Zaqy Mohamad 27 July 2020
Senior Minister of State for Manpower
Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How 13 June 2022
Senior Minister of State for National Development
Senior Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth Low Yen Ling 15 May 2024
Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry
Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Desmond Tan 15 May 2024

Ministers of State

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Composition of the Cabinet
Portfolio Minister Portrait Date
Minister of State for Home Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim 27 July 2020
Minister of State for National Development
Minister of State for Home Affairs Sun Xueling 13 June 2022
Minister of State for Social and Family Development 27 July 2020
Minister of State for Education Gan Siow Huang 15 May 2021
Minister of State for Manpower 27 July 2020
Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth Alvin Tan 1 Sep 2020
Minister of State for Trade and Industry
Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Rahayu Mahzam 15 May 2024
Minister of State for Health
Minister of State for Transport Murali Pillai 1 July 2024
Minister of State for Law

Senior Parliamentary Secretaries

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Composition of the Cabinet
Portfolio Minister Portrait Date
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and the Environment Baey Yam Keng 13 June 2022
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport 1 May 2018
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Culture, Community and Youth Eric Chua 13 June 2022
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social and Family Development
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education Shawn Huang 15 May 2024
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Finance

References

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  1. ^ anthony_chia (15 April 2024). "PMO | Statement on the Handover Date (Apr 2024)". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ katherine_chen (13 May 2024). "PMO | DPM Lawrence Wong at the Press Conference on the New Cabinet Line-Up (May 2024)". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  3. ^ "PM Lee to stay on as Senior Minister; any major Cabinet changes will come after GE: Lawrence Wong". CNA. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. ^ Government of Singapore (16 May 2024). "The Cabinet". Prime Minister's Office (Singapore). Retrieved 17 May 2024.