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== List of Ministers for Trade and Industry ==
The Minister for Trade and Industry is the minister leading the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The position is currently held by [[Chan Chun Sing]].

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Minister || Start of Term || End of Term ||Political Party
!Ref.
|-
! colspan="5" | Minister of Trade and Industry
|-
| [[Goh Chok Tong]] || 15 March 1979 || 30 June 1981 || rowspan="8" | {{SG/PAP}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Straits Times, 16 March 1979, Page 1|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19790316-1.1.1|access-date=2020-07-25|website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref>
|-
| [[Tony Tan]] || 1 June 1981 || 1986
|
|-
| rowspan=2| [[Lee Hsien Loong]] || 1986 ||1990
|
|-
|28 November 1990 || 1992
|
|-
| [[S. Dhanabalan]] || December 1992 || 1993
|
|-
| [[Yeo Cheow Tong]] || 1994 || 1997
|
|-
| [[George Yeo]] || 3 June 1997 || 11 August 2004
|
|-
|[[Lim Hng Kiang]] || 12 August 2004 || 30 September 2015
|
|-
! colspan="5" | Minister of Trade and Industry (Trade)
|-
|[[Lim Hng Kiang]] || 1 October 2015 || 30 April 2018 || {{SG/PAP}}
|<ref name="CNA 201509282">{{cite news|last1=Ong|first1=Justin|date=28 September 2015|title=Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet|work=Channel NewsAsia|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/prime-minister-lee-hsien/2154802.html|url-status=dead|accessdate=1 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621143256/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-announces-singapore-s-new-cabinet-8239284|archive-date=2018-06-21}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="5" | Minister of Trade and Industry (Industry)
|-
| [[S. Iswaran]] || 1 October 2015 || 30 April 2018 || {{SG/PAP}}
|<ref name="CNA 201509282" />
|-
! colspan="5" | Minister of Trade and Industry
|-
| [[Chan Chun Sing]]|| 1 May 2018 || Incumbent || {{SG/PAP}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yahya|first=Yasmine|date=2018-04-24|title=Cabinet reshuffle: Chan Chun Sing to be sole MTI Minister; will gain economic experience|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/cabinet-reshuffle-chan-chun-sing-to-be-sole-mti-minister-will-gain-economic-experience|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070612/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/cabinet-reshuffle-chan-chun-sing-to-be-sole-mti-minister-will-gain-economic-experience|archive-date=2018-12-02|access-date=2020-07-25|website=The Straits Times|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Mahmud|first=Aqil Haziq|date=2020-07-25|title=PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pm-lee-singapore-new-cabinet-parliament-ge2020-12962844|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725183434/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pm-lee-singapore-new-cabinet-parliament-ge2020-12962844|archive-date=2020-07-25|access-date=2020-07-25|website=CNA|language=en}}</ref>
|}


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 02:03, 26 July 2020

Ministry of Trade and Industry
Agency overview
Formed15 March 1979; 45 years ago (1979-03-15)
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Employees3,134 (2018) [1]
Annual budgetDecrease 4.40 billion (est) SGD (2019) [1]
Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • Loh Khum Yean, Permanent Secretary
  • Luke Goh, Deputy Secretary (Trade)
  • Lam Yi Young, Deputy Secretary (Industry)
Child agencies
Websitewww.mti.gov.sg

The Ministry Of Trade and Industry (Abbreviation: MTI; Template:Lang-ms; Chinese: 贸工部; Template:Lang-ta) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation of policies related to the development of trade and industry in Singapore.

Departments & Statutory boards

The ministry is made up of several departments and oversees 9 statutory boards. These are:

Departments

  • Department of Statistics
  • Economics Division
  • Industry Division
  • ASEAN Division
  • North America and Europe Division
  • South East Asia and Oceania Division
  • North East Asia Division
  • Resource Division
  • Energy Division
  • Emerging Markets Division
  • Foreign Economic Policy Division
  • Economic Security and Resilience Division
  • International Trade Cluster
  • Futures and Strategy Office
  • Future Economy Planning Office

Statutory boards

List of Ministers for Trade and Industry

The Minister for Trade and Industry is the minister leading the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The position is currently held by Chan Chun Sing.

Minister Start of Term End of Term Political Party Ref.
Minister of Trade and Industry
Goh Chok Tong 15 March 1979 30 June 1981 Template:SG/PAP [2]
Tony Tan 1 June 1981 1986
Lee Hsien Loong 1986 1990
28 November 1990 1992
S. Dhanabalan December 1992 1993
Yeo Cheow Tong 1994 1997
George Yeo 3 June 1997 11 August 2004
Lim Hng Kiang 12 August 2004 30 September 2015
Minister of Trade and Industry (Trade)
Lim Hng Kiang 1 October 2015 30 April 2018 Template:SG/PAP [3]
Minister of Trade and Industry (Industry)
S. Iswaran 1 October 2015 30 April 2018 Template:SG/PAP [3]
Minister of Trade and Industry
Chan Chun Sing 1 May 2018 Incumbent Template:SG/PAP [4][5]

See also

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. ^ 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.
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