Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong unveils his new Cabinet and Q&A

Straits Times Razor TV
18 May, 2011
PM Lee unveils his new Cabinet

Watch the full press conference of Prime Minister Lee announcing his new Cabinet.

The Straits Times
May 19, 2011
PM Lee announces new Cabinet lineup

PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced major changes to the Cabinet lineup on Wednesday.

Mr Wong Kan Seng, Mr Mah Bow Tan and Mr Raymond Lim will retire from Cabinet.

There are new heads for 11 out of the 14 ministries, with a new Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) in Tharman Shanmugaratnam. He remains Finance Minister and also takes over the Manpower Ministry.

Mr Teo Chee Hean remains DPM and will head the Home Affairs Ministry.

The rest of Cabinet looks like this:

- Mr S Iswaran will be the Second Minister for Home Affairs and Second Minister for Trade and Industry.

-Dr Ng Eng Hen will be Defence Minister.

-Mr K Shanmugam will be the new Foreign Affairs Minister and will remain in charge of the Law Ministry.

-Mr Lui Tuck Yew will be Transport Minister .

-Dr Yaacob Ibrahim will be in charge of Information, Communications and the Arts.

-Mr Khaw Boon Wan will be the new minister for National Development.

-Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will be in charge of Environment and Water Resources.

-Mr Gan Kim Yong will be the Minister for Health.

Two newly elected Members of Parliament will also be helming ministries: Mr Heng Swee Keat will be Education Minister and MG Chan Chun Sing will be the Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports.

The full Cabinet line-up is appended below (pdf).

Click the link below for PM Lee's letter to President Nathan:
http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/pdf/20110518/Annex%20A%20-%20Letter%...

Click the link below for the full list of Cabinet and other office holders
http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/pdf/20110518/Annex%20B%20-%20Cabinet...

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