Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (April 2021)
The Prime Minister announced his new Cabinet line-up and other political appointments on 23 April 2021.
The Prime Minister will make the following changes to his Cabinet with effect from 15 May 2021.
Appointment of Ministers
Mr Gan Kim Yong will be appointed Minister for Trade and Industry. He will relinquish his appointment as Minister for Health.
Mr S Iswaran will be appointed Minister for Transport. He will continue as Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, but relinquish his appointment as Minister for Communications and Information.
Mr Chan Chun Sing will be appointed Minister for Education. He will relinquish his appointment as Minister for Trade and Industry.
Mr Lawrence Wong will be appointed Minister for Finance. He will relinquish his appointment as Minister for Education.
Mr Ong Ye Kung will be appointed Minister for Health. He will relinquish his appointment as Minister for Transport.
Mrs Josephine Teo will be appointed Minister for Communications and Information. She will continue as Second Minister for Home Affairs, but relinquish her appointment as Minister for Manpower.
Dr Tan See Leng will be appointed Minister for Manpower. He will continue as the Second Minister for Trade and Industry.
Other Political Appointments
Ms Sim Ann will be appointed Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She will continue as the Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of National Development, but relinquish her appointment as Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information.
Mr Chee Hong Tat will continue as the Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport but relinquish his appointment as Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Dr Koh Poh Koon will be appointed Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Manpower and continue as the Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Health.
Mr Tan Kiat How will be appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information. He will continue as the Minister of State in the Ministry of National Development, but relinquish his appointment as Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office.
Ms Rahayu Mahzam will be appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Communications and Information and continue as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Health.
Additional Responsibilities
Mrs Josephine Teo will also be appointed as Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Initiative, taking over from Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, and Minister-in-charge of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, taking over from Mr S Iswaran.
Mr Edwin Tong will also be appointed Deputy Chairman of the People’s Association, taking over from Mr Chan Chun Sing.
The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) has accepted the proposal for Mr Chee Hong Tat to join the NTUC, as Dr Koh Poh Koon will be returning to the Government full-time.
Annex A gives the revised portfolios of the Cabinet members.
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PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
23 APRIL 2021
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ANNEX A: CABINET AND OTHER APPOINTMENTS (from 15 May 2021)
| PM/DPM/SMs | MINISTER | |
| PMO | PM Lee Hsien Loong DPM Heng Swee Keati SM Teo Chee Heanii SM Tharman Shanmugaratnamiii |
Ms Indranee Rajahiv Maliki Osman |
| MINISTER | 2ND MINISTER | SR MINISTER OF STATE | MINISTER OF STATE | SR PARL SEC/PARL SEC | |
| MCI | Josephine Teov | Janil Puthuchearyvi | Tan Kiat Howvii | Rahayu Mahzam | |
| MCCY | Edwin Tongviii | Low Yen Ling Alvin Tan |
Eric Chua | ||
| MINDEF | Ng Eng Hen | Heng Chee How Zaqy Mohamad |
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| MOE | Chan Chun Singix | Maliki Osman | Sun Xueling Gan Siow Huang |
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| MOF | Lawrence Wong |
Indranee Rajah |
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| MFA | Vivian Balakrishnan | Maliki Osman | Sim Annx | ||
| MOH | Ong Ye Kungxi | Masagos Zulkifli | Koh Poh Koon Janil Puthucheary |
Rahayu Mahzam | |
| MHA | K Shanmugam | Josephine Teo | Faishal Ibrahim Desmond Tan |
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| MINLAW | K Shanmugam | Edwin Tong | |||
| MOM | Tan See Leng | Koh Poh Koon Zaqy Mohamad |
Gan Siow Huang | ||
| MND | Desmond Lee | Indranee Rajah | Sim Ann | Faishal Ibrahim Tan Kiat How |
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| MSF | Masagos Zulkiflixii Desmond Lee (i/c of Social Services Integration) |
Sun Xueling | Eric Chua | ||
| MSE | Grace Fu | Amy Khor | Desmond Tan | ||
| MTI | Gan Kim Yong S Iswaran (i/c of Trade Relations) |
Tan See Leng | Low Yen Ling Alvin Tan |
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| MOT | S Iswaran | Amy Khor Chee Hong Tat |
Baey Yam Keng (Sr Parl Sec) |
| MAYORS | |
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Central Singapore District North East District North West District South East District South West District |
Denise Phua Desmond Choo Alex Yam Mohd Fahmi Aliman Low Yen Lingxiii |
Concurrent responsibilities
i Heng Swee Keat – Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, Strategy Group, Future Economy Council, National Research Foundation (assisting PM), Productivity Fund Administration Board (assisting PM)
ii Teo Chee Hean – Coordinating Minister for National Security, Smart Nation and Digital Government Group, National Security Coordination Secretariat, National Population and Talent Division, National Climate Change Secretariat
iii Tharman Shanmugaratnam – Coordinating Minister for Social Policies, Monetary Authority of Singapore, National Jobs Council
iv Indranee Rajah – Population matters (assisting Mr Teo Chee Hean)
v Josephine Teo – Smart Nation and Cyber Security
vi Janil Puthucheary – GovTech
vii Tan Kiat How – REACH
viii Edwin Tong – People’s Association
ix Chan Chun Sing – Public Service Division
x Sim Ann – Municipal Services Office
xi Ong Ye Kung – Ageing issues
xii Masagos Zulkifli – Muslim affairs, CDC matters (assisting Mr Edwin Tong)
xiii Low Yen Ling – Coordinator of Mayors
Legend
Concurrent responsibilities
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