Minister for Home Affairs (Singapore)
| Home Affairs Minister of the Republic of Singapore | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Home Affairs | |
| Member of |
Cabinet of Singapore Parliament of Singapore |
| Reports to | The Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | 11 August 1970 |
| First holder | Ong Pang Boon |
| Website | www.mha.gov.sg |
The Minister for Home Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore. Formed in 1970, it replaced the post of Minister for the Interior and Defence with the split of the Ministry of the Interior and Defence into the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Home Affairs. The current Minister for Home Affairs is K Shanmugam.[1]
| Minister | Start of Term | End of Term |
|---|---|---|
| Ong Pang Boon | 11 August 1970 | 5 September 1970 |
| Wong Lin Ken | 6 September 1970 | 15 September 1972 |
| Edmund William Barker | 16 September 1972 | 30 October 1972 |
| Chua Sian Chin | 1 November 1972 | 1 January 1985 |
| Shunmugam Jayakumar | 2 January 1985 | 1 January 1994 |
| Wong Kan Seng | 2 January 1994 | 31 October 2010 |
| K Shanmugam | 1 November 2010 | Incumbent |
References
- ↑ Ong, Justin (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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