Secretariat and administrative support to the Cabinet is provided by the Cabinet Office, an Organ of State, which is headed by the Secretary to the Cabinet.
The Cabinet is led by the Prime Minister, who is appointed by the President, as the Member of Parliament who commands the confidence of the majority of the Members of Parliament.
On the advice of the Prime Minister, the President appoints other ministers from among the Members of Parliament to form the Cabinet.
The Cabinet is responsible for all government policies and the day-to-day administration of the affairs of state. It is responsible collectively to Parliament, and comprises the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers, and the ministers in charge of the ministries of Digital Development and Information, Culture, Community and Youth, Defence, Education, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Health, Home Affairs, Law, Manpower, National Development, Social and Family Development, Sustainability and the Environment, Trade and Industry, and Transport.
The Cabinet comprises the following members with effect from 15 May 2024:
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Prime Minister and Minister for Finance
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Senior Minister
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry
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Deputy Prime Minister
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Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security
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Minister for Defence
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Minister for Foreign Affairs
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Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law
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Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations
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Minister for Education
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Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Health
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Minister for Health
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Minister for National Development
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Minister for Digital Development and Information and Second Minister for Home Affairs
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Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for National Development
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Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs
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Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law
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Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry
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Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Finance