Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)

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Ministry of Trade and Industry
Agency overview
Formed15 March 1979; 45 years ago (1979-03-15)
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters100 High Street, #09-01 The Treasury, Singapore 179434
MottoA Global City of Business Excellence
Employees3,134 (2018)[1]
Annual budgetDecrease S$4.40 billion (2019)[1]
Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • Gabriel Lim,
    Permanent Secretary
  • Lee Chuan Teck,
    Permanent Secretary (Development)
  • Luke Goh,
    Deputy Secretary (Trade)
  • Adrian Chua,
    Deputy Secretary (Industry)
Child agencies
Websitewww.mti.gov.sg

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI; Malay: Kementerian Perdagangan dan Perusahaan; Chinese: 贸工部; Tamil: வர்த்தக, தொழில் அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the development of trade and industry in Singapore.

Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Trade and Industry, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. The incumbent minister is Gan Kim Yong.

Portrait Minister Term start Term end Political party Ref.
Minister for Trade and Industry
Goh Chok Tong 15 March 1979 31 May 1981 People's Action Party [2]
Tony Tan 1 June 1981 17 February 1986
Lee Hsien Loong 18 February 1986 6 December 1992
S. Dhanabalan 7 December 1992 31 December 1993
Yeo Cheow Tong 1 January 1994 24 January 1997
George Yeo 3 June 1997 11 August 2004
Lim Hng Kiang 12 August 2004 30 September 2015
Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade)
Lim Hng Kiang 1 October 2015 30 April 2018 People's Action Party [3]
Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry)
S. Iswaran 1 October 2015 30 April 2018 People's Action Party [3]
Minister for Trade and Industry
Chan Chun Sing 1 May 2018 14 May 2021 People's Action Party [4][5]
Gan Kim Yong 15 May 2021 Incumbent People's Action Party [6][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "HEAD V :MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY" (PDF). Singaporebudget.gov.sg. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  2. ^ "The Straits Times, 16 March 1979, Page 1". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Ong, Justin (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  4. ^ Yahya, Yasmine (24 April 2018). "Cabinet reshuffle: Chan Chun Sing to be sole MTI Minister; will gain economic experience". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b Mahmud, Aqil Haziq (25 July 2020). "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements". CNA. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  6. ^ Ong, Justin (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

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