Third Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet
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Third Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet 李显龙第三个内阁 Kabinet Ketiga Lee Hsien Loong மூன்றாவதுலீ அமைச்சரவை | |
|---|---|
 7th Cabinet of Singapore | |
| Incumbent | |
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| Date formed | 21 May 2011 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | S.R. Nathan Tony Tan Keng Yam |
| Head of government | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Deputy head of government | Teo Chee Hean Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Member party | People's Action Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition party | Workers' Party |
| Opposition leader | Low Thia Khiang |
| History | |
| Election | 7 May 2011 |
| Legislature term | 12th |
| Budget | 2012 |
| Predecessor | 2nd Lee Cabinet |
The Third Cabinet of Lee Hsien Loong of the Government of Singapore came into existence on 21 May 2011 following the 7 May general election. While many of its members were retained from the previous government, Heng Swee Keat and Chan Chun Sing, who had both just been elected, were given ministerial appointments.
With effect from 1 August 2012, Grace Fu became only the second woman in Singapore's history to be made a full minister by being appointed a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. (The first was Lim Hwee Hua.) From 1 November, Chan Chun Sing assumed the designation of Acting Minister for Social and Family Development, while Lawrence Wong was brought into the Cabinet for the first time as Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth.
Initial composition
Cabinet
At the 2011 general election, Senior Minister Shunmugam Jayakumar did not contest his seat as part of the East Coast Group Representation Constituency and thus retired from the Cabinet.[1] Foreign Minister George Yeo and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lim Hwee Hua contested Aljunied GRC unsuccessfully, and were defeated by a team from the Workers' Party of Singapore.[2]
Following the election, on 14 May 2011, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong tendered their resignations from the Cabinet, stating that they wished to give the Prime Minister a "fresh clean slate" in forming the Government and enable him to "have a completely younger team of ministers to connect to and engage with this young generation".[3] Goh was given the honorary title of Emeritus Senior Minister; the same title was offered to Lee but he declined. Lee and Goh were appointed as senior advisers to the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) respectively.[4]
Four days later, on 18 May, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced a new Cabinet line-up. In addition to Lee Kuan Yew, Goh Chok Tong, George Yeo and Lim Hwee Hua, four other ministers retired: Wong Kan Seng, Mah Bow Tan, Lim Boon Heng and Raymond Lim.[5] Two ministers, Lim Hng Kiang and Lim Swee Say, retained their respective Trade and Industry and Prime Minister's Office portfolios, while existing ministers were appointed to new positions in the remaining 11 ministries. S. Iswaran, formerly Senior Minister of State for Education and for Trade and Industry, was elevated to the Cabinet as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, and Second Minister for Home Affairs and for Trade and Industry. Heng Swee Keat and Chan Chun Sing, both elected to Parliament for the first time, were respectively assigned the posts of Minister for Education, and Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports and Minister of State for the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts.[6] Heng was the first new MP directly appointed a full minister since 1984.[7]
On 21 May 2011, the cabinet of Singapore consisted of the following persons:[8]
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The names in bold are the surnames of Chinese persons, and the personal names of Indian and Malay persons (except for Vivian Balakrishnan and Tharman Shanmugaratnam, where they indicate surnames as well).
Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries
Where Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries were concerned, new appointments were made following the 2011 general election, including the appointment of three newly elected MPs: Sim Ann, Tan Chuan-Jin and Lawrence Wong. Backbenchers Halimah Yacob and Josephine Teo were made Ministers of State.[9] With effect from 21 May 2011 the following Members of Parliament were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries:[8]
| Portfolio | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|
| Senior Ministers of State | |
| Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources |
Grace Fu Hai Yien |
| Prime Minister's Office | Heng Chee How |
| Ministers of State | |
| Ministry of Trade and Industry
Ministry of National Development |
Lee Yi Shyan |
| Ministry of Health | Amy Khor Lean Suan |
| Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Masagos Zulkifli |
| Ministry of Trade and Industry | Teo Ser Luck |
| Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports | Halimah Yacob |
| Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Transport |
Josephine Teo |
| Ministry of Communications, Information and the Arts
[Concurrently Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports] |
Chan Chun Sing |
| Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Education |
Lawrence Wong |
| Ministry of National Development
Ministry of Manpower |
Tan Chuan-Jin |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretaries | |
| Ministry of Education
Ministry of Manpower |
Hawazi Daipi |
| Ministry of Defence
Ministry of National Development |
Mohamad Maliki Osman |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports |
Sam Tan |
| Ministry of Education
Ministry of Law |
Sim Ann |
| Parliamentary Secretaries | |
| None | |
Reshuffles
As at 1 August 2012
On 31 July 2012 Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong had made several changes to his cabinet. Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Mr Lui Tuck Yew had relinquished their Minister of Manpower and Second Minister For Foreign Affairs appointments to Mr Tan Chuan-Jin and Ms Grace Fu respectively. Ms Grace Fu will be promoted to full minister and assume the appointment of Minister in Prime Minister's Office, 2nd Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and Foreign Affairs.With effect from 1 Aug 2012 the cabinet of Singapore had consisted of the following persons:[8]
The names in bold are the surnames of Chinese persons, and the personal names of Indian and Malay persons (except for Vivian Balakrishnan and Tharman Shanmugaratnam, where they indicate surnames as well).
Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries
Where Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries were concerned, new appointments were made following the 2011 general election, including the appointment of three newly elected MPs: Sim Ann, Tan Chuan-Jin and Lawrence Wong. Backbenchers Halimah Yacob and Josephine Teo were made Ministers of State.[9] With effect from 1 Aug 2012 the following Members of Parliament were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries:[8]
| Portfolio | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|
| Senior Ministers of State | |
| Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources |
Grace Fu Hai Yien |
| Prime Minister's Office | Heng Chee How |
| Ministers of State | |
| Ministry of Trade and Industry
Ministry of National Development |
Lee Yi Shyan |
| Ministry of Health | Amy Khor Lean Suan |
| Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Masagos Zulkifli |
| Ministry of Trade and Industry | Teo Ser Luck |
| Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports | Halimah Yacob |
| Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Transport |
Josephine Teo |
| Ministry of Communications, Information and the Arts
[Concurrently Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports] |
Chan Chun Sing |
| Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Education |
Lawrence Wong |
| Ministry of National Development
Ministry of Manpower |
Tan Chuan-Jin |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretaries | |
| Ministry of Education
Ministry of Manpower |
Hawazi Daipi |
| Ministry of Defence
Ministry of National Development |
Mohamad Maliki Osman |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports |
Sam Tan |
| Ministry of Education
Ministry of Law |
Sim Ann |
| Parliamentary Secretaries | |
| None | |
As at 1 November 2012
On 1 November 2012,The Cabinet was further reshuffle when Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and Ministry of Information, Communication and The Arts were restructured into three new Ministries, Ministry of Social and Family Development ,Ministry of Communication and Information and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth.
The names in bold are the surnames of Chinese persons, and the personal names of Indian and Malay persons (except for Vivian Balakrishnan and Tharman Shanmugaratnam, where they indicate surnames as well).
Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries
Where Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries were concerned, new appointments were made following the 2011 general election, including the appointment of three newly elected MPs: Sim Ann, Tan Chuan-Jin and Lawrence Wong. Backbenchers Halimah Yacob and Josephine Teo were made Ministers of State.[9] With effect from 1 Aug 2012 the following Members of Parliament were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries:[8]
| Portfolio | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|
| Senior Ministers of State | |
| Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources |
Grace Fu Hai Yien |
| Prime Minister's Office | Heng Chee How |
| Ministers of State | |
| Ministry of Trade and Industry
Ministry of National Development |
Lee Yi Shyan |
| Ministry of Health | Amy Khor Lean Suan |
| Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Masagos Zulkifli |
| Ministry of Trade and Industry | Teo Ser Luck |
| Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports | Halimah Yacob |
| Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Transport |
Josephine Teo |
| Ministry of Communications, Information and the Arts
[Concurrently Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports] |
Chan Chun Sing |
| Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Education |
Lawrence Wong |
| Ministry of National Development
Ministry of Manpower |
Tan Chuan-Jin |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretaries | |
| Ministry of Education
Ministry of Manpower |
Hawazi Daipi |
| Ministry of Defence
Ministry of National Development |
Mohamad Maliki Osman |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports |
Sam Tan |
| Ministry of Education
Ministry of Law |
Sim Ann |
| Parliamentary Secretaries | |
| None | |
References
- ^ Zakir Hussain (25 March 2011), "Veterans Jayakumar and Abdullah stepping down", The Straits Times; Leong Wee Keat (26 March 2011), "East Coast: The GRC to watch?", Today, archived from the original on 18 May 2011.
- ^ "81–6: Workers' Party wins Aljunied GRC; PAP vote share dips to 60.1%", The Sunday Times, Singapore, pp. 1 & 4, 8 May 2011; Low Chee Kong (8 May 2011), "A new chapter and a time for healing: PAP wins 81 out of 87 seats; WP takes Hougang, Aljunied", Today (Special Ed.), pp. 1 & 4, archived from the original on 9 May 2011.
- ^ Singapore founding father Lee Kuan Yew resigns, BBC News, 14 May 2011; Zuraidah Ibrahim (15 May 2011), "Lee Kuan Yew steps down: He and Goh Chok Tong retire to give PM room to break from the past", The Sunday Times, Singapore, pp. A1–A2; Eugene K[heng] B[oon] Tan (16 May 2011), "A new, post-Lee Kuan Yew era: Departure reinforces belief that Singapore system based on institutions not personalities", Today, archived from the original on 18 May 2011.
- ^ Zakir Hussain (19 May 2011), "PM accepts MM, SM's offer to step down: They will be senior advisers to GIC, MAS respectively", The Straits Times, p. A3; Leong Wee Keat, "MM Lee and SM Goh to become Senior Advisers to GIC, MAS respectively", Today, p. 4, archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
- ^ Neo Chai Chin; Ng Jing Yng (19 May 2011), "Three other ministers step down ...: Mr Wong Kan Seng, Mr Mah Bow Tan and Mr Raymond Lim", Today, p. 10, archived from the original on 21 May 2011.
- ^ Lydia Lim (19 May 2011), "Radical reshuffle", The Straits Times, pp. A1 & A4; Loh Chee Kong, "PM goes for a 'radical change': I wanted a fresh start, says Prime Minister", Today, pp. 1 & 3, archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
- ^ Rachel Chang (19 May 2011), "First new MP named minister since 1984: But former MAS chief is heading Education, not Finance as some expected", The Straits Times, p. A7; Esther Ng (19 May 2011), "Immediate appointments not surprising", Today, p. 6, archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "PM's new cabinet", The Straits Times, p. A7, 19 May 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2011.
- ^ a b c Rachel Chang; Andrea Ong (19 May 2011), "PM to test 'Fabulous Five' by putting them in key posts", The Straits Times, p. A7; Tan Weizhen (19 May 2011), "New office-holders keen to engage the public and tackle hot issues", Today, p. 8, archived from the original on 19 May 2011; Lynda Hong Ee Lyn (19 May 2011), "Ministers of State eager to make an impact", Today, p. 8, archived from the original on 19 May 2011.