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 |
Deputy Prime Minister & Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies |
Mr Heng Swee Keat. MP |
Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security |
Mr Teo Chee Hean, MP |
Minister for Defence |
Dr Ng Eng Hen. MP |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, MP |
Minister for Home Affairs & Minister for Law |
Mr K Shanmugam, MP |
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment & Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations |
Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien, MP |
Minister for Education |
Mr Chan Chun Sing, MP |
Minister for Social and Family Development, Second Minister for Health & Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs |
Mr Masagos Zulkifli Bin Masagos Mohamad, MP |
Minister for Health |
Mr Ong Ye Kung, MP |
Minister for Digital Development and Information & Second Minister for Home Affairs |
Mrs Josephine Teo, MP |
Minister for National Development, Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration |
Mr Desmond Lee, MP |
Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Finance, Second Minister for National Development & Leader of the House |
Ms Indranee Rajah, MP |
Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Education & Second Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman, MP |
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth & Second Minister for Law |
Mr Edwin Tong Chun Fai, MP |
Minister for Manpower & Second Minister for Trade and Industry |
Dr Tan See Leng, MP |
Minister for Transport & Second Minister for Finance |
Mr Chee Hong Tat, MP |