Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan, who is also the Coordinating
Minister for Security and Defence, will retire from the Cabinet on
1 September.
DPM and Law Minister Professor S Jayakumar will take on the
additional responsibility of Coordinating Minister for National
Security.
Wong Kan Seng will become DPM while continuing to be the Home
Affairs Minister.
A new face - MP Gan Kim Yong - will be appointed Minister of State
for Education and Manpower, from 1 October.
These changes were announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a
statement on Saturday.
PM Lee thanked Dr Tan for his many years of service to the
Government and the nation. - CNA/ir
