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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, a Member 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 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs | |
| Mr Teo Chee Hean, MP | |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance | |
| Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, MP | |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | |
| Mr Lim Hng Kiang, MP | |
| Minister, Prime Minister's Office | |
| Mr Lim Swee Say, MP | |
| Minister for Communications and Information | |
| Assoc Prof Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, MP | |
| Minister for National Development | |
| Mr Khaw Boon Wan, MP | |
| Minister for Defence | |
| Dr Ng Eng Hen, MP | |
| Minister for the Environment and Water Resources | |
| Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, MP | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law | |
| Mr K Shanmugam, MP | |
| Minister for Health | |
| Mr Gan Kim Yong, MP | |
| Minister for Transport | |
| Mr Lui Tuck Yew, MP | |
| Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Second Minister for Trade and Industry | |
| Mr S Iswaran, MP | |
| Minister for Education | |
| Mr Heng Swee Keat, MP | |
| Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien, MP | |
| Acting Minister for Social and Family Development and Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence | |
| Mr Chan Chun Sing, MP | |
| Acting Minister for Manpower and Senior Minister of State, Ministry of National Development | |
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Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, MP |
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| Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information | |
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Mr Lawrence Wong, MP |
