Minister for Finance (Singapore)
The Minister for Finance is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore and heads the Ministry of Finance.[1] Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who was Second Minister for Finance, took over the ministership on 2007-12-01 when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong relinquished the Finance post.[2] The current Finance Minister is Heng Swee Keat
Minister | Start of Term | End of Term |
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Goh Keng Swee | 5 June 1959 | 8 August 1970 |
Hon Sui Sen | 11 August 1970 | 14 October 1983 |
Tony Tan Keng Yam(current President of Singapore) | 15 October 1983 | 1 January 1985 |
Richard Hu Tsu Tau | 2 January 1985 | 9 November 2001 |
Lee Hsien Loong(current Prime Minister of Singapore) | 10 November 2001 | 30 November 2007 |
Tharman Shanmugaratnam | 1 December 2007 | 30 September 2015 |
Heng Swee Keat | 1 October 2015 | Incumbent |
References
- ↑ Official Website
- ↑ Popatlal, Asha (2007-11-29). "PM Lee to relinquish Finance Minister post, Tharman takes over". Retrieved 2007-11-29.
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