Breaking News - Sinkieland New Cabinet!

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Singapore's PM Lee announces new Cabinet line-up; K Shanmugam named foreign minister but will retain his portfolio as Law Minister.

Three ministers will be retiring from Cabinet - DPM Wong Kan Seng, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan and Transport Minister Raymond Lim.

The second Deputy Prime Minister is Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam who will also be the Finance Minister and Manpower Minister.

Two newly-elected MPs have also been appointed ministers - Heng Swee Keat is named Education Minister, while Major-General Chan Chun Sing will be Acting Minister for Information Communications and the Arts.

 

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SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced the lineup of his new Cabinet.

In a letter to President S R Nathan, PM Lee made the following appointments:

Mr Teo Chee Hean - Deputy Prime Minister & Coordinating Minister for National Security & Minister for Home Affairs

Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam - Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Finance & Minister for Manpower

Mr Lim Hng Kiang - Minister for Trade and Industry

Mr Lim Swee Say - Minister, Prime Minister's Office

Assoc Prof Yaacob Ibrahim - Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts

Mr Khaw Boon Wan - Minister for National Development

Dr Ng Eng Hen - Minister for Defence

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan - Minister for the Environment and Water Resources

Mr K Shanmugam - Minister for Foreign Affairs & Minister for Law

Mr Gan Kim Yong - Minister for Health

Mr Lui Tuck Yew - Minister for Transport & Second Minister for Foreign Affairs

Mr S Iswaran - Minister, Prime Minister's Office & Second Minister for Home Affairs & Second Minister for Trade and Industry

Mr Heng Swee Keat - Minister for Education

MG(NS) Chan Chun Sing - Ag Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports & Minister of State, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts

PM Lee also appointed the following as Senior Ministers of State:

Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien - Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts & Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources

Mr Heng Chee How - Prime Minister's Office

The following were appointed as Ministers of State:

Mr Lee Yi Shyan - Ministry of Trade and Industry & Ministry of National Development

Dr Amy Khor Lean Suan - Ministry of Health

Mr Masagos Zulkifli - Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr Teo Ser Luck - Ministry of Trade and Industry

Mdm Halimah Yacob - Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports

Mrs Josephine Teo - Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Transport

Mr Lawrence Wong - Ministry of Defence & Ministry of Education

BG(NS) Tan Chuan-Jin - Ministry of National Development & Ministry of Manpower

 

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How about our newly elected feet-stamping, Bimbo Tin? Which ministry would be suitable for her?