Cabinet of Singapore

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The Cabinet of Singapore forms the executive and is headed by the prime minister, who is the head of government. The prime minister is a member of parliament appointed by the president, who in his or her view is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the parliament. Cabinet members, also known as ministers, are sitting elected members of parliament appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister [1].

The Cabinet collectively decides the government's policies and has influence over lawmaking.

[edit] Current Cabinet

As of 31 May 2006, the Cabinet consists of the following:

Portfolio	Minister	Picture
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Senior Minister	Goh Chok Tong
Minister Mentor	Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy Prime Minister Co-ordinating Minister for National Security Minister for Law	Shunmugam Jayakumar
Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Home Affairs	Wong Kan Seng
Minister for Transport Second Minister for Foreign Affairs	Raymond Lim
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Yeo Yong-Boon George
Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts	Lee Boon Yang
Minister for National Development	Mah Bow Tan
Minister, Prime Minister's Office	Lim Boon Heng
Minister for Trade and Industry	Lim Hng Kiang
Minister for Defence Minister-in-charge of the Civil Service	Teo Chee Hean
Minister, Prime Minister's Office	Lim Swee Say
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs	Yaacob Ibrahim
Minister for Health	Khaw Boon Wan
Minister for Finance	Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Acting Minister for Manpower	Gan Kim Yong
Minister for Education Second Minister for Defence	Ng Eng Hen
Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports	Vivian Balakrishnan