Coordinating Minister for National Security (Singapore)
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.
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 |
List of officeholders
Image | Minister | Start of Term | End of Term | Political Party |
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Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence | ||||
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Tony Tan Keng Yam | 1 August 2003 | 1 September 2005 | People's Action Party |
Coordinating Minister for National Security | ||||
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Shunmugam Jayakumar | 1 September 2005 | 1 November 2010 | People's Action Party |
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Wong Kan Seng | 1 November 2010 | 20 May 2011 | |
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Teo Chee Hean | 21 May 2011 | Incumbent |
See also
References
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