First Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet

First Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet

of Singapore
2004—2006
Date formed 12 Aug 2004
Date dissolved 29 May 2006
People and organisations
Head of government Lee Hsien Loong
Head of state S.R. Nathan
Member party People's Action Party
Status in legislature Majority
Opposition party Workers' Party
Opposition leader Low Thia Khiang
History
Legislature term(s) 11th
Successor 2nd Lee Cabinet

The First Cabinet of Lee Hsien Loong of the Government of Singapore was sworn into office on 12 Aug 2004.

The swearing-in ceremony was held outdoors on the Istana grounds—instead of City Hall where his two predecessors Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong held their ceremonies— in order to accommodate 1,400 invited guests representing different demographics of the population.[1] S. Jayakumar was elevated to Deputy Prime Minister, while Tony Tan retained his DPM position — a post he held since his return to Cabinet in 1995.[2] Lee Hsien Loong retained his Finance Minister post held since 2001.[2]

Lee's immediate predecessor, Goh Chok Tong, was named Senior Minister, and ranked second in order of precedence.[2] Goh's predecessor, Lee Kuan Yew, who was the nation's first prime minister and Lee Hsien Loong's father, was subsequently named Minister Mentor.[2]

Portfolio Minister Portrait
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Minister for Finance
Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong
Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan Keng Yam
Coordinating Minister for Security & Defence
Deputy Prime Minister Shunmugam Jayakumar
Minister for Law
Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng
Minister for Transport Yeo Cheow Tong
Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo Yong-Boon
Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lee Boon Yang
Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lim Boon Heng
Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang
Minister for Defence
 Teo Chee Hean
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lim Swee Say
2nd Minister for National Development
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Yaacob Ibrahim
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs
Minister for Health Khaw Boon Wan
Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Minister for Manpower Ng Eng Hen
2nd Minister for Education
Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan
Acting 2nd Minister for Finance Raymond Lim Siang Keat
The names in bold are the surnames of Chinese persons, and the personal names of Indian and Malay persons (except for Vivian Balakrishnan and Tharman Shanmugaratnam, where they indicate surnames as well).

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References

  1. ↑ http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/e65f9022-dcfc-4ee7-8049-ae2784b58d45
  2. 1 2 3 4 Chua, Mui Hoong (11 August 2004). "Mr Lee names his Cabinet". The Straits Times.
  3. ↑ http://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/dam/mfa/images/om/washington/newsletter/SEPTissue.pdf

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