Second Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet
The Second Cabinet of Lee Hsien Loong of the Government of Singapore was sworn into office on 30 May 2006, following the general election on 6 May for the 11th Parliament. As was the case previously, the Cabinet was made up exclusively of Members of Parliament from the ruling People's Action Party.
| Second Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 13th Cabinet of Singapore | |
| 2006–2011 | |
 | |
| Date formed | 30 May 2006 |
| Date dissolved | 20 May 2011 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | S.R. Nathan |
| Head of government | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Member party | People's Action Party |
| Status in legislature | Supermajority |
| Opposition party | Workers' Party |
| Opposition leader | Low Thia Khiang |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 6 May 2006 |
| Legislature term(s) | 11th |
| Predecessor | 1st Lee Cabinet |
| Successor | 3rd Lee Cabinet |
Initial composition
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made few changes in his administration. In the only change at the ministerial level, Raymond Lim was promoted to be the Minister for Transport replacing Yeo Cheow Tong. Five new faces were sworn into political office, namely Lui Tuck Yew, Lee Yi Shyan, Grace Fu, Teo Ser Luck and Masagos Zulkifli. They hold the roles of Minister of State or Parliamentary secretaries in political office. Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam was given another role as Second Minister for Finance. Transport Minister Raymond Lim relinquished his roles as Second Minister for Finance and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan also had a second post as Second Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts as he relinquished his Second Minister for Trade and Industry portfolio. Senior Minister of State Balaji Sadasivan relinquished his position as Senior Minister of State for Ministry of Health for the Foreign Affairs Ministry. However, he continued as Senior Minister for State for the MICA. Heng Chee How took Balaji's place as Senior Minister of State for Health; he relinquished his appointments in the Ministry of National Development and Mayor for the Central Community Development Council. Zainul Abidin Rasheed was appointed Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Koo Tsai Kee Minister of State for Defence. Re-elected MPs, namely S Iswaran, Amy Khor and Zainudin Nordin, took political office as well.[1]
The Cabinet of Singapore 2006 consisted of the following persons:[2]
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The names in bold are the surnames of Chinese persons, and the personal names of Indian and Malay persons (except for Vivian Balakrishnan and Tharman Shanmugaratnam, where they indicate surnames as well).
As of 1 August 2006 (except as indicated otherwise), the following Members of Parliament were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries:[2]
| Portfolio | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|
| Senior Ministers of State | |
| Ministry of Law
Ministry of Home Affairs |
Ho Peng Kee |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Balaji Sadasivan |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Zainul Abidin bin Mohamed Rasheed |
| Ministry of Education
Ministry of Trade and Industry |
S. Iswaran |
| Ministry of National Development
Ministry of Education |
Grace Fu Hai Yien |
| Ministers of State | |
| Ministry of Defence | Koo Tsai Kee |
| Ministry of Manpower
Ministry of Trade and Industry |
Lee Yi Shyan |
| Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports | Yu-Foo Yee Shoon |
| Prime Minister's Office | Heng Chee How |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretaries | |
| Ministry of Education
Ministry of Home Affairs |
Masagos Zulkifli |
| Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources | Amy Khor Lean Suan |
| Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
Ministry of Transport |
Teo Ser Luck |
| Ministry of Manpower
Ministry of Health |
Hawazi Daipi |
| Parliamentary Secretaries | |
| Ministry of National Development | Mohamad Maliki Osman |
| Ministry of Trade and Industry Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts |
Sam Tan () |
Reshuffles
As of 1 April 2009
A Cabinet reshuffle took place effective as of April 2009. Professor S. Jayakumar relinquished his post of Deputy Prime Minister, and was replaced by Teo Chee Hean.[3][4] Gan Kim Yong was appointed Minister for Manpower after a year as Acting Minister,[3][5] and Lim Hwee Hua took up the post of Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, becoming the first woman in Singapore to become a full minister.[3][6]
As of 1 April 2009, the Cabinet of Singapore consisted of the following persons:[2]
The names in bold are the surnames of Chinese persons, and the personal names of Indian and Malay persons (except for Vivian Balakrishnan and Tharman Shanmugaratnam, where they indicate surnames as well).
As of 1 April 2009 (except as indicated otherwise), the following Members of Parliament were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries:[2]
| Portfolio | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|
| Senior Ministers of State | |
| Ministry of Law
Ministry of Home Affairs |
Ho Peng Kee |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Balaji Sadasivan |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Zainul Abidin bin Mohamed Rasheed |
| Ministry of Education
Ministry of Trade and Industry |
S. Iswaran |
| Ministry of National Development
Ministry of Education |
Grace Fu Hai Yien |
| Ministers of State | |
| Ministry of Defence | Koo Tsai Kee |
| Ministry of Manpower
Ministry of Trade and Industry |
Lee Yi Shyan |
| Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports | Yu-Foo Yee Shoon |
| Prime Minister's Office | Heng Chee How |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretaries | |
| Ministry of Education
Ministry of Home Affairs |
Masagos Zulkifli |
| Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources | Amy Khor Lean Suan |
| Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
Ministry of Transport |
Teo Ser Luck |
| Ministry of Manpower
Ministry of Health |
Hawazi Daipi |
| Parliamentary Secretaries | |
| Ministry of National Development | Mohamad Maliki Osman |
| Ministry of Trade and Industry Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts |
Sam Tan (with effect from 1 July 2009) |
There are five Community Development Councils (CDCs) appointed by the board of management of the People's Association (PA) for districts in Singapore, namely, the Central Singapore CDC, North East CDC, North West CDC, South East CDC and South West CDC.[7] Where the number of residents in a district is not less than 150,000, the PA's board of management is empowered to designate the Chairman of a CDC to be the Mayor for the district that the CDC is appointed for.[8] As it is the practice for MPs to be appointed as Chairmen of CDCs, these MPs have also been designated as Mayors. As of 1 April 2009 (except as indicated otherwise), the Mayors were:[2][9]
| District | Mayor |
|---|---|
| South East District | Matthias Yao Chih |
| South West District | Amy Khor Lean Suan |
| North West District | Teo Ho Pin |
| Central Singapore District | Zainudin bin Nordin |
| North East District | Teo Ser Luck (with effect from 31 May 2009) |
As of 1 November 2010
In October 2010, a further "minor adjustment" was announced. Senior Minister S. Jayakumar relinquished his post of Co-ordinating Minister for National Security, which was taken up by Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng. In turn, Wong gave up his Home Affairs portfolio in favour of Minister for Law K. Shanmugam. Lui Tuck Yew was promoted to full minister in the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts.[10] Thus, as of 1 November 2010, the Cabinet of Singapore consisted of the persons listed in the table below.[2][10]
The names in bold are the surnames of Chinese persons, and the personal names of Indian and Malay persons (except for Vivian Balakrishnan and Tharman Shanmugaratnam, where they indicate surnames as well).
As of 1 November 2010 (except as indicated otherwise), the following Members of Parliament were appointed as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries:[3][10]
| Portfolio | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|
| Senior Ministers of State | |
| Ministry of Education
Ministry of Trade and Industry |
S. Iswaran |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Zainul Abidin bin Mohamed Rasheed |
| Ministry of Law
Ministry of Home Affairs |
Ho Peng Kee |
| Ministry of National Development
Ministry of Education |
Grace Fu Hai Yien |
| Ministers of State | |
| Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports | Yu-Foo Yee Shoon |
| Ministry of Defence | Koo Tsai Kee |
| Ministry of Education
Ministry of Home Affairs |
Masagos Zulkifli |
| Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources | Amy Khor Lean Suan |
| Ministry of Manpower
Ministry of Trade and Industry |
Lee Yi Shyan |
| Prime Minister's Office | Heng Chee How |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretaries | |
| Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
Ministry of Transport |
Teo Ser Luck |
| Ministry of Manpower
Ministry of Health |
Hawazi Daipi |
| Ministry of National Development | Mohamad Maliki Osman |
| Ministry of Trade and Industry
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts |
Sam Tan |
| Parliamentary Secretaries | |
| None | |
References
- Hasnita A. Majid (22 May 2006), PM Lee announces changes to Cabinet line-up, Channel NewsAsia.
- "The PM's new cabinet" (PDF), The Straits Times, p. A8, 27 March 2009, archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2009.
- Sue-Ann Chia (27 March 2009), "Teo Chee Hean named Deputy Prime Minister", The Straits Times (reproduced on the website of the Prime Minister's Office), p. A1, archived from the original on 24 April 2009; Loh Chee Kong (27 March 2009), "A team for new challenges", Today, pp. 1, 3, archived from the original on 24 April 2009.
- Goh Chin Lian (27 March 2009), "PM's team strengthened with Teo as deputy", The Straits Times, p. A8, archived from the original on 24 April 2009.
- Jeremy Au Yong (27 March 2009), "Minister Gan keeps his focus on jobs", The Straits Times, p. A8, archived from the original on 24 April 2009.
- Aaron Low (27 March 2009), "Lim Hwee Hwa is first woman minister", The Straits Times, p. A1, archived from the original on 24 April 2009; Derrick A. Paulo (27 March 2009), "Hwee Hua hopes to inspire", Today, p. 3, archived from the original on 24 April 2009.
- People's Association (Community Development Councils) Rules (Cap. 227, R 2, 1998 Rev. Ed.) ("PA (CDC) Rules"), rr. 3 and 4 and 1st Sch.
- PA (CDC) Rules, r. 6.
- Overview of CDC, People's Association, 5 July 2007, archived from the original on 14 May 2009, retrieved 15 May 2009.
- Rachel Lin (28 October 2010), "Cabinet changes from Nov 1: Shanmugam is one of four ministers in reshuffle; PM calls ministerial changes a 'natural progression'", The Straits Times, pp. A1 & A6; Imelda Saad; Zul Othman (28 October 2010), "Renewal in the Cabinet: Prime Minister Lee says changes a 'natural progression'", Today, p. 1, archived from the original on 29 October 2010.