THE NEW CABINET The Cabinet reshuf e, announced yesterday, saw changes in all but one ministry. Here is a quick look at the political of ce-holders’ new roles as leadership transition in Singapore gathers pace.
Prime Minister Mr Teo Chee Hean, 63 Mr Tharman Lee Hsien Loong, 66 • Deputy Prime Minister Shanmugaratnam, 61 • Coordinating Minister for • Deputy Prime Minister National Security • Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies
Mr Khaw Boon Wan, 65 Dr Ng Eng Hen, 59 Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, 57 Mr K. Shanmugam, 59 • Coordinating Minister for • Minister for Defence • Minister for Foreign Affairs • Minister for Home Affairs Infrastructure • Minister for Law • Minister for Transport
Mr Gan Kim Yong, 59 Mr S. Iswaran, 55 Mr Heng Swee Keat, 57 Ms Grace Fu, 54 • Minister for Health • Minister for Communications • Minister for Finance • Minister for Culture, and Information Community and Youth • Minister- in-charge of Trade Relations
Mr Chan Chun Sing, 48 Mr Lawrence Wong, 45 Mr Masagos Zulki i, 55 Mr Ng Chee Meng, 49 • Minister for Trade and • Minister for National • Minister for the Environment • Minister in the Prime Industry Development and Water Resources Minister’s Of ce • Second • Minister-in-charge of Muslim Minister Affairs for Finance
Mr Ong Ye Kung, 48 Mrs Josephine Teo, 49 Mr Desmond Lee, 41 Ms Indranee Rajah, 55 • Minister for Education • Minister for Manpower • Minister for Social and • Minister in the Prime Minister’s • Second Minister for Home Family Development Of ce Affairs • Second • Second Minister Minister for for Education National and Finance Development • Second Minister for Law (until June 30)
SENIOR MINISTERS OF STATE MINISTERS OF STATE Dr Koh Poh Koon, 46 Dr Lam Pin Min, 48 Mr Sam Tan, 59 Mr Zaqy Mohamed, 43 • Trade and Industry • Transport • Social and Family • National Development • Health Development • Manpower Mr Chee Hong Tat, 45 • Foreign Affairs • Trade and Industry Dr Amy Khor, 60 • Education • Environment and Water Resources SENIOR PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES Dr Janil Puthucheary, 45 • Health Mr Baey Yam Keng, 47 Dr Muhammad Faishal • Transport • Culture, Community and Youth Ibrahim, 49 • Communications and Ms Sim Ann, 43 • Transport • Education Information • Communications and • Social and Family Development Information Mr Amrin Amin, 39 Mr Heng Chee How, 56 • Culture, Community and Youth • Health Ms Sun Xueling, 39 • Defence Home Affairs • Home Affairs Mr Edwin Tong, 48 • (with effect from July 1) • National Development Dr Mohamad Maliki Ms Low Yen Ling, 43 Osman, 52 • Law • Manpower Dr Tan Wu Meng, 43 • Defence • Health • Education • Foreign Affairs • Foreign Affairs • Trade and Industry