The Cabinet
The Constitution provides for the organs of state, namely, the Executive (Cabinet), the Legislature and the Judiciary. The President, as the Head of State, appoints the Prime Minister and the other Cabinet members from among the elected Members of Parliament.
The President as a Head of State appoints the Prime Minister, a Member of Parliament who commands a confidence of the majority of the MPs. Members of Cabinet are appointed from among the MPs by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister leads the Cabinet in the administration of the Government. The Cabinet is responsible for all Government policies and the day-to-day administration of the affairs of the State. It is responsible collectively to Parliament.
The Cabinet comprises:
Prime Minister & Minister for Finance |
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Mr Lawrence Wong, MP |
Senior Minister |
Mr Lee Hsien Loong, MP |
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Trade and Industry |
Mr Gan Kim Yong, MP |
Coordinating Minister for National Security & Home Affairs |
Mr K Shanmugam, MP |
Coordinating Minister for Public Services & Minister for Defence |
Mr Chan Chun Sing, MP |
Coordinating Minister for Social Policies & Minister for Health |
Mr Ong Ye Kung MP |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, MP |
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment |
Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien, MP |
Minister for Social and Family Development |
Mr Masagos Zulkifli Bin Masagos Mohamad, MP |
Minister for Education |
Mr Desmond Lee, MP |
Minister for Digital Development and Information |
Mrs Josephine Teo, MP |
Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Finance, Second Minister for National Development & Leader of the House |
Ms Indranee Rajah, MP |
Minister for Law & Second Minister for Home Affairs |
Mr Edwin Tong Chun Fai, MP |
Minister for Manpower |
Dr Tan See Leng, MP |
Minister for National Development |
Mr Chee Hong Tat, MP |
Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs & Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs |
Assoc Prof Dr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, MP |
Acting Minister for Transport |
Mr Jeffrey Siow, MP |
Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth |
Mr David Neo, MP |