Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong broadcasts new Cabinet; Ong Ye Kung, Lawrence Wong gave new portfolios
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee
Hsien Loong introduced Singapore's new Cabinet on Saturday (Jul 25); 15 days
after the People's Action Party (PAP) took 61.24 percent of the votes in the
2020 General Election.
Three workplace holders will
retire and six workplace holders will be, promoted. In addition, there will be
seven new political workplace holders. The adjustments take impact from
subsequent Monday except noted otherwise.
Mr. Lee continues as PrimeMinister. The swearing‐in ceremony for the Cabinet and different workplace
holders will take vicinity subsequent Monday at 7pm at the Istana and
Parliament House.
Mr. Lee stated President Halimah
Yacob would swear in the new Members of Parliament (MPs) on Aug 24, including that
would now not be a National Day Rally this year.
"I have determined this yr.
I shall make my important speech to Singaporeans in Parliament, as an
alternative of having a National Day Rally.
"Because it is no longer
feasible to convene a bodily National Day Rally and have a common match with a
target audience in the front of me and I can take them via slides and
explanations and recount stories.
"So as an alternative of
that, I shall do it in Parliament. And we will have a serious debate
then."
NEW CABINET SEEKS TO BALANCE
CONTINUITY, EXPOSURE, AND RENEWAL: PM LEE
Mr. Heng Swee Keat stays in his
posts as Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister after he used to be, promoted
to Deputy Prime Minister in May ultimate year. Mr. Heng will additionally
emerge as Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies.
Mr. Teo Chee Hean retains his
publish as Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security,
whilst Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam stays as Senior Minister and Coordinating
Minister for Social Policies.
Mr. Lee stated the new Cabinet
seeks to stability continuity, publicity and renewal, and be a group that leads
Singapore via the modern public fitness and financial disaster and into the
future.
"First, continuity. In
regular times, we want skilled ministers to furnish constant hands, and
additionally to mentor the youthful ministers. And in this crisis, this want is
even greater," he added, pointing out that older ministers like Dr. Ng Eng
Hen, Mr. Gan Kim Yong and Mr. K Shanmugam are staying on.
"Secondly, I'm rotating the
ministers, mainly the youthful ones to acquire publicity and experience. We
frequently do this all through Cabinet reshuffles, and the intent is to expose
the workplace holders to unique portfolios, to obtain each breadth and depth,
to recognize the intricacies of the problems, and to see matters from unique
perspectives. In addition, eventually from a country, a wide perspective.
"Thirdly, I'm renewing the
lineup and bringing in clean blood and merchandising various junior workplace
holders and backbenchers who have carried out well. I am additionally bringing
in clean faces from the newly elected MPs, which includes a number of from the
personal sector, and one of whom as a full minister. They will support my group
and provide new thoughts and perspectives."
In total, the new Cabinet will have
37 political office holders, the identical as the preceding Cabinet.
APPOINTMENT OF MINISTERS
- Ms. Grace Fu will be, appointed
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment. (The Ministry of the
Environment and Water Resources will be, renamed as Ministry of Sustainability
and the Environment.) She will relinquish her appointment as Minister for
Culture, Community and Youth
- Mr. Lawrence Wong will be,
appointed Minister for Education. He will continue to be as Second Minister for
Finance, as nicely as the co-chair of the multi-ministry undertaking pressure
overseeing Singapore's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He will relinquish
his appointment as Minister for National Development
- Mr. Masagos Zulkifli will be,
appointed Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for
Health. He will continue to be the Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs and
relinquish his appointment as Minister for the Environment and Water Resources
- Mr. Ong Ye Kung will be,
appointed Minister for Transport. He will relinquish his appointment as
Minister for Education
- Mr. Desmond Lee will be,
appointed Minister for National Development. He will relinquish his appointment
as Minister for Social and Family Development however will stay in the Ministry
and be, simultaneously appointed, as Minister-in-charge of Social Services
Integration;
- Ms. Indranee Rajah will be
appointed Second Minister for National Development, and relinquish her
appointment as Second Minister for Education. She will stay as Minister in the
Prime Minister’s Office and as Second Minister for Finance
- Dr. Tan See Leng will be,
appointed Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Manpower
and Second Minister for Trade and Industry.
PROMOTIONS
Dr. Maliki Osman will be, promoted, to
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, and will additionally be Second
Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs He will
relinquish his appointment as the Mayor of South East District
Mr. Edwin Tong will be, promoted,
to Minister for Culture Community, Youth, and will additionally be Second
Minister for Law
Mr. Zaqy Mohamad will be, promoted to Senior
Minister of State. He will continue to be at the Ministry of Manpower and take
up an extra appointment at the Ministry of Defense
- MS Low Yen Ling will be,
promoted to Minister of State, and take up new appointments at the Ministry of
Culture, Community and Youth, and at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. She
will relinquish her appointments at the Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of
Education. She will additionally stay as Mayor of South West District.
- Associate Professor Dr. Muhammad
Feisal Ibrahim will be, promoted to Minister of State, and take up new
appointments at the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of National
Development. He will relinquish his appointments at the Ministry of Education
and Ministry of Social and Family Development
- Ms. Sun Xueling will be,
promoted to Minister of State, and take up new appointments at the Ministry of
Education and the Ministry of Social and Family Development. She will
relinquish her appointments at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of
National Development.
OTHER POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS
- Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee
Keat will take on an extra appointment as Coordinating Minister for Economic
Policies
- Dr. Amy Khor will be, appointed
Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport. She will proceed in the
Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
- Ms. Sim Ann will be, appointed
Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of National Development. She will
proceed in the Ministry of Communications and Information however relinquish
her appointment in the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
- Mr. Chee Hong Tat will be,
appointed Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the
Ministry of Transport. He will relinquish his appointments in the Ministry of
Education and the Ministry of Trade and Industry
- Dr. Janil Puthucheary will be,
appointed Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Health. He will proceed
in the Ministry of Communications and Information however relinquish his
appointment in the Ministry of Transport
- Dr. Koh Poh Koon will be,
appointed Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Health. He will
relinquish his appointment in the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
NEW POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS
- Ms. Gan Siow Huang will be,
appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of
Manpower
- Mr. Alvin Tan will be, appointed
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and the
Ministry of Trade and Industry, with impact from Sep 1
- Mr. Desmond Tan will be,
appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of
Sustainability and the Environment
- Mr. Tan Kiat How will be,
appointed Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of
National Development He will additionally be the chairperson of REACH
- Mr. Eric Chua will be,
appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Community and
Youth, and the Ministry of Social and Family Development
- Mdm Rahayu Mahzam will be,
appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Health, with impact from
Sep 1.
MAYORS
- Mr. Alex Yam will be, appointed
Mayor for northwest District
- Mr. Mohr Fahmi Aliman will be,
appointed Mayor for southeast District.
Absent from the new Cabinet are Mr.
Khaw Boon Wan, who retired as Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and
Transport Minister; Mr. Sam Tan, who retired as Minister of State in Foreign
Affairs and Social and Family Development, and as chairman of REACH; and Dr. Tan
Wu Meng, who retired as Senior Parliamentary Secretary in Foreign Affairs and
Trade and Industry.
NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee
Meng additionally stepped down as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office after
he used to be now, not elected as a Member of Parliament in the General
Election.
Mr. Ng, collectively with former
Senior Minister of State for Health and Transport Lam Pin Min, former
Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Home Affairs Armin Amin and legal
professional Raymond Lye, contested in Sengkang GRC in the election.
The crew from the Workers’ Party
gained the new constituency with 52.13 percent of the votes.
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