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.
| Fifth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet | |
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 17th 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 |
| No. of ministers | 20 |
| Member party | People's Action Party (PAP) |
| Status in legislature | Supermajority 83 / 104 |
| Opposition party | Workers' Party (WP) Progress Singapore Party (PSP) |
| Opposition leader | Pritam Singh (WP) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 10 July 2020 |
| Legislature term(s) | 16th |
| Predecessor | Fourth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet |
Changes
There are seven new political office holders, six of whom are newly elected MPs:[2]
| Ministers | Ministry |
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| 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 |
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| 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]
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Senior Ministers of State
| Portfolio | Minister | Portrait | Date |
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| 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 | .jpg.webp) | 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
| Portfolio | Minister | Portrait | Date |
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| 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 |  | 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
| Portfolio | Minister | Portrait | Date |
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| Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport | Baey Yam Keng 马炎庆 |  | 1 May 2018 |
Parliamentary Secretaries
| Portfolio | Minister | Portrait | Date |
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| 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 |  | 1 September 2020 and 15 May 2021 |
Reshuffles
27 July 2020–14 May 2021
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Summary
| Name | 27.07.2020 | 01.09.2020 | 15.05.2021 | ||||||
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| 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
- "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.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Singapore Parliament (16 May 2021). "The Cabinet". Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- Government of Singapore (15 May 2021). "The Cabinet". Prime Minister's Office (Singapore). Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- "Heng Swee Keat to be promoted to DPM in Cabinet reshuffle". Channel NewsAsia. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- "PMO | Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (July 2020)". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 26 July 2020.
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