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The Government and Role of the Cabinet
 

The Constitution provides for the organs of state, namely, the Executive (Cabinet), the Legislature and the Judiciary. The President, as the Head of State, appoints the Prime Minister and the other Cabinet members from among the elected Members of Parliament.

The President as a head of State appoints the Prime Minister, Members of Parliament who commands a confidence of the majority of the MPs. Members of Cabinet are appointed from among the MPs, by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister leads the Cabinet in the administration of the Government. The Cabinet is responsible for all Government policies and the day-to-day administration of the affairs of the state. It is responsible collectively to Parliament.

The Cabinet comprises:


Prime Minister
Mr Lee Hsien Loong, MP
Senior Minister, Prime Minister's Office
Mr Goh Chok Tong, MP
Minister Mentor, Prime Minister's Office
Mr Lee Kuan Yew, MP
Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security
Prof S Jayakumar, MP
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs
Mr Wong Kan Seng, MP
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Mr George Yong-Boon Yeo, MP
Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts
Dr Lee Boon Yang, MP
Minister for National Development
Mr Mah Bow Tan, MP
Minister, Prime Minister's Office
Mr Lim Boon Heng, MP
Minister for Trade and Industry
Mr Lim Hng Kiang, MP
Minister for Defence
Mr Teo Chee Hean, MP
Minister, Prime Minister's Office
Mr Lim Swee Say, MP
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs
Assoc Prof Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, MP
Minister for Health
Mr Khaw Boon Wan, MP
Minister for Finance
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, MP
Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence
Dr Ng Eng Hen, MP
Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, MP
Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs
Mr Raymond Lim Siang Keat, MP
Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs
Mr K Shanmugam, MP
Acting Minister for Manpower
Mr Gan Kim Yong, MP
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