THE GOVERNMENT OF

THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE ( Page 2 )

THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTERS OF SINGAPORE

BRIG-GEN (NS) LEE HSIEN LOONG Deputy Prime Minister (PM's Office) (Oversees Trade & Industry Ministry)

DR TONY TAN KENG YAM

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence

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 and the ministers in charge of the ministries of Communications, Community Development, Defence, Education, the Environment, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Health, Home Affairs, Information and the Arts, Labour, Law, National Development, and Trade and Industry.

CABINET APPOINTMENTS

The Cabinet comprises the following members with effect from 19 January 1997:
Prime MinisterGOH CHOK TONG
Senior Minister (PM's Office)LEE KUAN YEW
Deputy Prime Minister (PM's Office) (Oversees Trade & Industry Ministry) BRIG-GEN (Res) LEE HSIEN LOONG
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Defence DR TONY TAN KENG YAM
Minister for Law and Foreign Affairs PROF S JAYAKUMAR
Minister for FinanceDR RICHARD HU TSU TAU
Minister for Trade & Industry and Second Minister for Finance MR LEE YOCK SUAN
Minister for Home AffairsMR WONG KAN SENG
Minister for Health & the Environment MR YEO CHEOW TONG
Minister for Information and the Arts & Second Minister for Trade & Industry BRIG-GEN (Res) GEORGE YEO YONG BOON
Minister for LabourDR LEE BOON YANG
Minister for CommunicationsMR MAH BOW TAN
Minister without Portfolio, PM's Office MR LIM BOON HENG
Minister for National Development & Second Minister for Foreign Affairs MR LIM HNG KIANG
Minister for Community Development & Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs MR ABDULLAH TARMUGI
Minister for Education & Second Minister for Defence REAR-ADMIRAL (NS) TEO CHEE HEAN

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