May 18, 2011
Singapore s New Cabinet publicised todayby Channel News Asia
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong offers released alterations to help his Cabinet line-up. Speaking in a news conference with the Istana, Mr Lee mentioned it can be an epochal adjust as Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew are giving the particular Cabinet. Both adult males publicised their own decision that will phase affordable continue Saturday.
Mr Lee said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew is appointed as the elderly consultant to Government Investment Corporation of Singapore. Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong is definitely appointed while older person consultant into the Monetary Authority with Singapore and been recently presented the title Emeritus Senior Minister.
Three much more ministers will be retiring. They are usually Deputy Prime Minister along with Co-ordinating Minister for National Security Wong Kan Seng, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan as well as Transport Minister along with Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim.
Out involving 14 ministries, eleven will have brand-new ministers with charge. Mr Lee said this can end up being a brand company that will take a look at the longer term having a clean slate. Mr Lee can have a pair of Deputy Prime Ministers. They tend to be current Deputy Prime Minister along with Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean who'll continue Deputy Prime Minister all of which possibly be Home Affairs Minister in addition to Co-ordinating Minister for National Security.
Mr Teo azines Defence selection will probably become obtained over through current Education Minister Ng Eng Hen.
The additional Deputy Prime Minister is definitely Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam who'll preserve his or her Finance profile and in addition be Manpower Minister.
The different Education Minister will be newly-elected MP Mr Heng Swee Keat. Newly selected Major-General Chan Chun Sing are going to be Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports in the process when Minister with State for Information, Communication as well as the Arts.
Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam will be Minister regarding Law and Foreign Affairs. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan might be National Development Minister, some sort of stock portfolio your dog volunteered for.
Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong will be the actual Health Minister. Minister with regard to Environment and Water Resources Mr Yaacob Ibrahim could travel the Ministry involving Information, Communication as well as the Arts. Information, Communication and also the Arts Minister Lui Tuck Yew shall be Transport Minister and also Second Minister for Foreign Affairs.Community Development, Youth in addition to Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan stands out as the new Minister for Environment and Water Resources.
Education Minister Ng Eng Hen will probably be Defence Minister. Mr Lim Hng Kiang will keep on being Trade and Industry Minister. Mr Lim Swee Say will stay seeing that Minister in the Prime Minister vertisements Office.
Mr S Iswaran will probably be promoted for you to Minister inside Prime Minister verts Office and Second Minister intended for Home Affairs along with Trade as well as Industry. Senior Minister associated with State Ms Grace Fu pertaining to Education in addition to National Development results in being Senior Minister of State for Ministry associated with Information, Communication and the Arts and Ministry connected with Environment along with Water Resources.
Minister associated with State, Prime Minister utes Office Mr Heng Chee How are going to be endorsed to Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister s Office. Madam Halimah Yacob will certainly possibly be offered being your Minister with State to get Ministry regarding Community Development, Youth along with Sports.
Also promoted, Ms Josephine Teo who will be Minister involving State pertaining to Finance and Transport. Newly selected MPs Mr Tan Chuan Jin and Mr Lawrence Wong is going to be appointed Ministers connected with State.
Brigadier General Tan shall be Minister of State to get National Development as well as Manpower, Mr Lawrence Wong will always be Minister of State intended for Defence and Education, Ms Amy Khor will probably be Minister regarding State to get Health.
Mr Teo Ser Luck is going to be Minister with State for Trade as well as Industry. Minister regarding State pertaining to Trade as well as Industry and Manpower, Mr Lee Yi Shyan could become Minister involving State regarding Trade along with Industry along with National Development. Minister associated with State with regard to Home Affairs as well as Education Mr Masagos Zulkifli will probably be Minister involving State regarding Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs.
Mr Lee claimed Mr Tharman is going to be Chairman of the Monetary Authority regarding Singapore in addition to Prime Minister Lee would be the Chairman from the GIC.
Their appointments will take effect on Saturday, May 21.
CNA/cc
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