Minister for Foreign Affairs (Singapore)

Foreign Affairs Minister of the Republic of Singapore
Incumbent Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan since 1 October 2015 (2015-10-01)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Member of	Cabinet of Singapore Parliament of Singapore
Reports to	The Prime Minister
Appointer	The Prime Minister
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	9 August 1965
First holder	S. Rajaratnam
Unofficial names	Foreign Minister
Website	www.mfa.gov.sg

The Minister for Foreign Affairs is head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a member of the Cabinet of Singapore. The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Vivian Balakrishnan.^[1]

Minister	Start of Term	End of Term
S Rajaratnam	9 August 1965	30 May 1980
Suppiah Dhanabalan	1 June 1980	12 September 1988
Wong Kan Seng	13 September 1988	1 January 1994
Shunmugam Jayakumar	2 January 1994	12 August 2004
George Yeo	13 August 2004	17 May 2011
K. Shanmugam	18 May 2011	30 September 2015
Vivian Balakrishnan	1 October 2015	Incumbent

References

↑ Ong, Justin (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

External links

Ministry of Foreign Affairs official site

Government of Singapore

Cabinet of Singapore

Ministries	Prime Minister's Office Ministry of Communications and Information (List) Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (List) Ministry of Defence (List) Ministry of Education (List) Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (List) Ministry of Finance (List) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (List) Ministry of Health (List) Ministry of Home Affairs (List) Ministry of Law (List) Ministry of Manpower (List) Ministry of National Development (List) Ministry of Social and Family Development (List) Ministry of Trade and Industry (List) Ministry of Transport (List)

Statutory agencies	Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Agency for Science, Technology and Research Building and Construction Authority Casino Regulatory Authority Central Provident Fund Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Civil Service College Defence Science and Technology Agency Economic Development Board Energy Market Authority Health Promotion Board Health Sciences Authority Housing and Development Board Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority International Enterprise Singapore Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Intellectual Property Office of Singapore JTC Corporation Land Transport Authority Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Media Development Authority National Arts Council National Environment Agency National Heritage Board National Library Board People's Association Public Transport Council Public Utilities Board SPRING Singapore Singapore Accountancy Commission Singapore Land Authority Singapore Tourism Board Singapore Workforce Development Agency Sport Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority

Former statutory agencies	Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation Nanyang Technological University National University of Singapore Post Office Savings Bank Singapore Broadcasting Authority Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Singapore Harbour Board Singapore Improvement Trust Singapore Telecommunications National Computer Board Telecommunication Authority of Singapore Public Works Department

Central bank	Monetary Authority of Singapore

Sovereign wealth fund	Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Temasek Holdings

Politics of Singapore

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