Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)

Ministry of Trade and Industry
Agency overview
Formed	15 March 1979; 46 years ago
Jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
Headquarters	100 High Street, #09-01 (The Treasury), Singapore 179434
Motto	A Global City of Business Excellence
Employees	3,134 (2018)
Annual budget	S$4.40 billion (2019)
Ministers responsible	Gan Kim Yong, ; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister; Tan See Leng, ; Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology; Grace Fu, ; Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations; Low Yen Ling, ; Senior Minister of State; Alvin Tan, ; Minister of State; Gan Siow Huang, ; Minister of State;
Agency executives	Beh Swan Gin, ; Permanent Secretary; Augustin Lee, ; Permanent Secretary (Energy and Trade); Jane Lim, ; Deputy Secretary (Trade and International Economic Relations); Keith Tan, ; Deputy Secretary (Energy and Carbon); Deputy Secretary (Industry); Philomena Aw, ; Deputy Secretary (Industry) (designate);
Child agencies	Agency for Science, Technology and Research; Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore; Economic Development Board; Energy Market Authority; Enterprise Singapore; Hotel Licensing Board; JTC Corporation; Sentosa Development Corporation; Singapore Tourism Board;
Website	www.mti.gov.sg
Agency ID	T08GA0022C

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI; Malay: Kementerian Perdagangan dan Perusahaan; Chinese: 新加坡贸易与工业部; 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 business, trade and industry in Singapore.

Organisational structure

9 statutory boards and one government department are under the Ministry’s purview.

The nine Statutory Boards comprises:

Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR),
Economic Development Board (EDB),
Enterprise Singapore,
Jurong Town Corporation (JTC),
Singapore Tourism Board (STB),
Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS),
Energy Market Authority (EMA),
Hotels Licensing Board (HLB), and
Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC).

The one government department is called Singapore Department of Statistics (DOS).

List of ministers

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

Minister for Trade and Industry (1979–2015)

	Took office	Left office	Party	Cabinet
Goh Chok Tong^[2] MP for Marine Parade (born 1941)	15 March 1979	31 May 1981	PAP	Lee K. V
Goh Chok Tong^[2] MP for Marine Parade (born 1941)	15 March 1979	31 May 1981	PAP	Lee K. VI
Tony Tan MP for Sembawang (born 1940)	1 June 1981	1 January 1985	PAP	Lee K. VI
Richard Hu MP for Kreta Ayer (1926–2023)	2 January 1985	6 May 1985	PAP	Lee K. VII
Tony Tan MP for Sembawang (born 1940)	7 May 1985	17 February 1986	PAP
Lee Hsien Loong MP for Teck Ghee SMC (until 1991) and Ang Mo Kio GRC (from 1991) (born 1952)	18 February 1986	6 December 1992	PAP
				Lee K. VIII
				Goh I
				Goh II
S. Dhanabalan MP for Toa Payoh GRC (born 1937)	7 December 1992	31 December 1993	PAP
Yeo Cheow Tong MP for Hong Kah GRC (born 1947)	1 January 1994	24 January 1997	PAP
Lee Yock Suan MP for Cheng San GRC (born 1946)	25 January 1997	2 June 1999	PAP	Goh III
George Yeo MP for Aljunied GRC (born 1954)	3 June 1999	11 August 2004	PAP	Goh III
George Yeo MP for Aljunied GRC (born 1954)	3 June 1999	11 August 2004	PAP	Goh IV
Lim Hng Kiang MP for West Coast GRC (born 1954)	12 August 2004	30 September 2015	PAP	Lee H. I
				Lee H. II
				Lee H. III

Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) (2015–2018)

Minister			Took office	Left office	Party	Cabinet
		Lim Hng Kiang^[3] MP for West Coast GRC (born 1954)	1 October 2015	30 April 2018	PAP	Lee H. IV

Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) (2015–2018)

Minister			Took office	Left office	Party	Cabinet
		S. Iswaran^[3] MP for West Coast GRC (born 1962)	1 October 2015	30 April 2018	PAP	Lee H. IV

Minister for Trade and Industry (from 2018)

	Took office	Left office	Party	Cabinet
Chan Chun Sing^[4]^[5] MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC (born 1969)	1 May 2018	14 May 2021	PAP	Lee H. IV
	1 May 2018	14 May 2021	PAP	Lee H. V
Gan Kim Yong^[3]^[5] MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC (until 2025) and Punggol GRC (from 2025) (born 1959)	15 May 2021	Incumbent	PAP	Lee H. V
				Wong I
				Wong II

References

^ ^a ^b "Head V: Ministry of Trade and Industry" (PDF). Singaporebudget.gov.sg. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ Soh Tiang Keng (16 March 1979). "Goh to head new ministry". The Straits Times. p. 1. Retrieved 25 July 2020 – via NLB NewspaperSG.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Mahmud, Aqil Haziq (25 July 2020). "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

External links

[singaporebudget.gov.sg-1] "Head V: Ministry of Trade and Industry" (PDF). Singaporebudget.gov.sg. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

[Straits_Times_1979-03-16-2] Soh Tiang Keng (16 March 1979). "Goh to head new ministry". The Straits Times. p. 1. Retrieved 25 July 2020 – via NLB NewspaperSG.

[CNA_201509282-3] 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.

[CNA_2020-07-25-5] Mahmud, Aqil Haziq (25 July 2020). "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

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