Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (June 2022)

Prime Minister's Office | 6 June 2022

The Prime Minister announced his new Cabinet line-up and other political appointments on 6 June 2022. The changes will take effect from 13 June 2022.

 

The Prime Minister will make the following changes to his Cabinet with effect from 13 June 2022.

Promotions

Mr Lawrence Wong will be promoted to Deputy Prime Minister. He will be the Acting Prime Minister in the absence of the Prime Minister. He will continue as Minister for Finance.

Mr Tan Kiat How will be promoted to Senior Minister of State. He will continue in the Ministry of Communications and Information and the Ministry of National Development.

Mr Eric Chua will be promoted to Senior Parliamentary Secretary. He will continue in the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and the Ministry of Social and Family Development.

Ms Rahayu Mahzam will be promoted to Senior Parliamentary Secretary, and will take up a new appointment in the Ministry of Law. She will continue in the Ministry of Health, but relinquish her appointment in the Ministry of Communications and Information.

Other Political Appointments

Mr Chee Hong Tat will be appointed Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance. He will continue in the Ministry of Transport.

Dr Koh Poh Koon will be appointed Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment. He will continue in the Ministry of Manpower, but relinquish his appointment in the Ministry of Health.

Ms Sun Xueling will be appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. She will continue in the Ministry of Social and Family Development, but relinquish her appointment in the Ministry of Education.

Mr Desmond Tan will be appointed Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. He will relinquish his appointments in the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment.

Mr Baey Yam Keng will be appointed Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment. He will continue in the Ministry of Transport.

Additional Responsibilities

Mr Lawrence Wong will assume responsibility for the Strategy Group within the Prime Minister’s Office, taking over from Mr Heng Swee Keat.

The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) has agreed to the Prime Minister’s request for Mr Chee Hong Tat to return to the Government full-time, and accepted his proposal for Mr Desmond Tan to join the NTUC.

Annex A gives the revised portfolios of the Cabinet members.

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PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
6 JUNE 2022

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ANNEX A: CABINET AND OTHER APPOINTMENTS (from 13 June 2022)

  PM/DPM/SMs MINISTER MINISTER OF STATE
PMO

PM Lee Hsien Loong

DPM Lawrence Wongi

DPM Heng Swee Keatii

SM Teo Chee Heaniii

SM Tharman Shanmugaratnamiv

Ms Indranee Rajahv

Maliki Osman
Desmond Tan

 

 

MINISTER 2ND MINISTER SR MINISTER OF STATE MINISTER OF STATE SR PARL SEC
MCI Josephine Teovi  

Janil Puthuchearyvii 
Tan Kiat Howviii



MCCY Edwin Tongix     Low Yen Ling
Alvin Tan
Eric Chua
MINDEF Ng Eng Hen   Heng Chee How
Zaqy Mohamad
   
MOE Chan Chun Singx Maliki Osman   Gan Siow Huang
MOF Lawrence Wong Indranee Rajah
Chee Hong Tat    
MFA Vivian Balakrishnan Maliki Osman Sim Ann    
MOH Ong Ye Kungxi Masagos Zulkifli Janil Puthucheary   Rahayu Mahzam
MHA K Shanmugam Josephine Teo   Faishal Ibrahim
Sun Xueling
 
MINLAW K Shanmugam Edwin Tong     Rahayu Mahzam
MOM Tan See Leng   Koh Poh Koon
Zaqy Mohamad
Gan Siow Huang  
MND Desmond Lee Indranee Rajah Sim Annxii
Tan Kiat How
Faishal Ibrahim
 
MSF Masagos Zulkiflixiii
Desmond Lee (i/c of Social Services Integration)
    Sun Xueling Eric Chua
MSE Grace Fu   Amy Khor
Koh Poh Koon
  Baey Yam Keng
MTI Gan Kim Yong
S Iswaran (i/c of Trade Relations)
Tan See Leng   Low Yen Ling
Alvin Tan
 
MOT S Iswaran   Amy Khor
Chee Hong Tat
  Baey Yam Keng

 

 

 

 MAYORS  
Central Singapore District

North East District

North West District

South East District

South West District
Denise Phua

Desmond Choo

Alex Yam

Mohd Fahmi Aliman

Low Yen Lingxiv

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concurrent responsibilities

i Lawrence Wong – Strategy Group
ii Heng Swee Keat – Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, Future Economy Council, National Research Foundation (assisting PM), Productivity Fund Administration Board (assisting PM)
iii Teo Chee Hean – Coordinating Minister for National Security, Smart Nation and Digital Government Group, National Security Coordination Secretariat, National Population and Talent Division, National Climate Change Secretariat
iv Tharman Shanmugaratnam – Coordinating Minister for Social Policies, Monetary Authority of Singapore, National Jobs Council
v Indranee Rajah – Population matters (assisting Mr Teo Chee Hean)
vi Josephine Teo – Smart Nation and Cybersecurity
vii Janil Puthucheary – GovTech
viii Tan Kiat How – REACH
ix Edwin Tong – People’s Association
x Chan Chun Sing – Public Service Division
xi Ong Ye Kung – Ageing issues
xii Sim Ann – Municipal Services Office
xiii Masagos Zulkifli – Muslim affairs, CDC matters (assisting Mr Edwin Tong)
xiv Low Yen Ling – Coordinator of Mayors

 

Legend

Promotions
Concurrent responsibilities
New appointment

 

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