SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has
announced changes to his Cabinet line-up.
Speaking at a news conference at the Istana, Mr Lee said it is an
epochal change as Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Minister Mentor
Lee Kuan Yew are leaving the Cabinet.
Both men announced their decision to step down last Saturday.
Mr Lee said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew is appointed as the senior
advisor to Government Investment Corporation of Singapore.
Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong is appointed as senior advisor to the
Monetary Authority of Singapore and been given the title Emeritus
Senior Minister.
Three more ministers will be retiring.
They are Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for
National Security Wong Kan Seng, National Development Minister Mah
Bow Tan and Transport Minister and Second Minister for Foreign
Affairs Raymond Lim.
Out of 14 ministries, 11 will have new ministers in charge.
Mr Lee said this will be a fresh team that will look at the future
with a clean slate.
Their appointments will take effect on Saturday, May 21.
Mr Lee will have two Deputy Prime Ministers.
They are current Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Teo
Chee Hean who will remain Deputy Prime Minister and will be Home
Affairs Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for National
Security.
The other Deputy Prime Minister is Finance Minister Tharman
Shanmugaratnam who will retain his Finance portfolio and also be
Manpower Minister.
The new Education Minister will be newly elected Mr Heng Swee
Keat.
Newly elected Major-General Chan Chun Sing will be Acting Minister
for Community Development, Youth and Sports as well as Minister of
State for Information, Communication and the Arts.
Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam will be Minister for Law
and Foreign Affairs.
Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan will be National Development
Minister.
Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong will be the Health Minister.
Minister for Environment and Water Resources Mr Yaacob Ibrahim will
head the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts.
Information, Communication and the Arts Minister Lui Tuck Yew will
be Transport Minister and Second Minister for Foreign
Affairs.
Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian
Balakrishnan will be the new Minister for Environment and Water
Resources.
Education Minister Ng Eng Hen will be Defence Minister.
Mr Lim Hng Kiang will remain Trade and Industry Minister.
Mr Lim Swee Say will reamin as Minister in Prime Minister's
Office.
Mr S Iswaran will be promoted to Minister in Prime Minister's
Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade and
Industry.
Senior Minister of State Ms Grace Fu for Education and National
Development will become Senior Minister of State for Ministry of
Information, Communication and the Arts and Ministry of Environment
and Water Resources.
Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office Mr Heng Chee How will be
promoted to Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister's
Office.
Madam Halimah Yacob will be promoted to be the Minister of State
for Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.
Also promoted, Ms Josephine Teo who will be Minister of State for
Finance and Transport.
Newly elected MPs Mr Tan Chuan Jin and Mr Lawrence Wong will be
appointed Ministers of State.
Brigadier General Tan will be Minister of State for National
Development and Manpower, Mr Lawrence Wong will be Minister of
State for Defence and Education, Ms Amy Khor will be Minister of
State for Health.
Mr Teo Ser Luck will be Minister of State for Trade and
Industry.
Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Manpower, Mr Lee Yi
Shyan will be Minister of State for Trade and Industry and National
Development.
Minister of State for Home Affairs and Education Mr Masagos
Zulkifli will be Minister of State for Home Affairs and Foreign
Affairs.
Mr Lee said Mr Tharman will be chairman of MAS and Prime Minister
Lee will be chairman of GIC.
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