Secretariat and administrative support to the Cabinet is provided by the Cabinet Office, an Organ of State, which is headed by the Secretary to the Cabinet.
The Cabinet is led by the Prime Minister, who is appointed by the President, as the Member of Parliament who commands the confidence of the majority of the Members of Parliament.
On the advice of the Prime Minister, the President appoints other ministers from among the Members of Parliament to form the Cabinet.
The Cabinet is responsible for all government policies and the day-to-day administration of the affairs of state. It is responsible collectively to Parliament, and comprises the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers, and the ministers in charge of the ministries of Digital Development and Information, Culture, Community and Youth, Defence, Education, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Health, Home Affairs, Law, Manpower, National Development, Social and Family Development, Sustainability and the Environment, Trade and Industry, and Transport.
Cabinet Ministers at the swearing-in ceremony on 23 May 2025. (MDDI Photo by Lim Sin Thai)
The Cabinet comprises the following members with effect from 23 May 2025:
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Prime Minister and Minister for Finance
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Senior Minister
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry
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Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs
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Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister for Defence
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Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health
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Minister for Foreign Affairs
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Minister for Sustainability and the Environment
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Minister for Social and Family Development
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Minister for Digital Development and Information
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Minister for Education
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Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for National Development
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Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs
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Minister for Manpower
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Minister for National Development
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Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs
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Acting Minister for Transport
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Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth