Second Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet
Second Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet | |
|---|---|
14th Cabinet of Singapore | |
| 2006–2011 | |
| Date formed | 30 May 2006 |
| Date dissolved | 20 May 2011 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | S. R. Nathan |
| Head of government | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Member party | People's Action Party |
| Status in legislature | Supermajority 82 / 94 |
| Opposition party | Workers' Party |
| Opposition leader | Low Thia Khiang |
| History | |
| Election | 6 May 2006 |
| Legislature term | 11th |
| Predecessor | 1st Lee Cabinet |
| Successor | 3rd Lee Cabinet |
The Second Cabinet of Lee Hsien Loong of the Government of Singapore was sworn into office on 30 May 2006, following the 2006 general election for the 11th Parliament. As was the case previously, the Cabinet was made up exclusively of Members of Parliament from the governing People's Action Party (PAP).
Initial composition
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made few changes in his administration. In the only change at the ministerial level, Raymond Lim was promoted to be the Minister for Transport replacing Yeo Cheow Tong. Five new faces were sworn into political office, namely Lui Tuck Yew, Lee Yi Shyan, Grace Fu, Teo Ser Luck and Masagos Zulkifli. They hold the roles of Minister of State or Parliamentary secretaries in political office. Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam was given another role as Second Minister for Finance. Transport Minister Raymond Lim relinquished his roles as Second Minister for Finance and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan also had a second post as Second Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts as he relinquished his Second Minister for Trade and Industry portfolio.[1]
The Cabinet of Singapore 2006 consisted of the following persons:[2]
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).
Reshuffles
As of 1 April 2009
A Cabinet reshuffle took place effective as of April 2009. Professor S. Jayakumar relinquished his post of Deputy Prime Minister, and was replaced by Teo Chee Hean.[3][4] Gan Kim Yong was appointed Minister for Manpower after a year as Acting Minister,[3][5] and Lim Hwee Hua took up the post of Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, becoming the first woman in Singapore to become a full minister.[3][6]
As of 1 April 2009, the Cabinet of Singapore consisted of the following persons:[2]
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).
As of 1 November 2010
In October 2010, a further "minor adjustment" was announced. Senior Minister S. Jayakumar relinquished his post of Co-ordinating Minister for National Security, which was taken up by Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng. In turn, Wong gave up his Home Affairs portfolio in favour of Minister for Law K. Shanmugam. Lui Tuck Yew was promoted to full minister in the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts.[7] Thus, as of 1 November 2010, the Cabinet of Singapore consisted of the persons listed in the table below.[2][7]
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).
References
- ^ Hasnita A. Majid (22 May 2006), PM Lee announces changes to Cabinet line-up, Channel NewsAsia, archived from the original on 1 October 2007, retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "The PM's new cabinet" (PDF), The Straits Times, p. A8, 27 March 2009, archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2009.
- ^ a b c Sue-Ann Chia (27 March 2009), "Teo Chee Hean named Deputy Prime Minister", The Straits Times (reproduced on the website of the Prime Minister's Office), p. A1, archived from the original on 24 April 2009; Loh Chee Kong (27 March 2009), "A team for new challenges", Today, pp. 1, 3, archived from the original on 24 April 2009.
- ^ Goh Chin Lian (27 March 2009), "PM's team strengthened with Teo as deputy", The Straits Times, p. A8, archived from the original on 10 May 2009.
- ^ Jeremy Au Yong (27 March 2009), "Minister Gan keeps his focus on jobs", The Straits Times, p. A8, archived from the original on 10 May 2009.
- ^ Aaron Low (27 March 2009), "Lim Hwee Hwa is first woman minister", The Straits Times, p. A1, archived from the original on 24 April 2009; Derrick A. Paulo (27 March 2009), "Hwee Hua hopes to inspire", Today, p. 3, archived from the original on 24 April 2009.
- ^ a b Rachel Lin (28 October 2010), "Cabinet changes from Nov 1: Shanmugam is one of four ministers in reshuffle; PM calls ministerial changes a 'natural progression'", The Straits Times, pp. A1 & A6; Imelda Saad; Zul Othman (28 October 2010), "Renewal in the Cabinet: Prime Minister Lee says changes a 'natural progression'", Today, p. 1, archived from the original on 29 October 2010.