PM Lee announced changes to Cabinet
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SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced changes to his Cabinet line-up.
Speaking at a news conference at the Istana, Mr Lee said it is an epochal change as Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew are leaving the Cabinet.
Both men announced their decision to step down last Saturday.
Mr Lee said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew is appointed as the senior advisor to Government Investment Corporation of Singapore.
Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong is appointed as senior advisor to the Monetary Authority of Singapore and been given the title Emeritus Senior Minister.
Three more ministers will be retiring.
They are Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security Wong Kan Seng, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan and Transport Minister and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim.
Out of 14 ministries, 11 will have new ministers in charge.
Mr Lee said this will be a fresh team that will look at the future with a clean slate.
Their appointments will take effect on Saturday, May 21.
Mr Lee will have two Deputy Prime Ministers.
They are current Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean who will remain Deputy Prime Minister and will be Home Affairs Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security.
The other Deputy Prime Minister is Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam who will retain his Finance portfolio and also be Manpower Minister.
The new Education Minister will be newly elected Mr Heng Swee Keat.
Newly elected Major-General Chan Chun Sing will be Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports as well as Minister of State for Information, Communication and the Arts.
Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam will be Minister for Law and Foreign Affairs.
Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan will be National Development Minister.
Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong will be the Health Minister.
Minister for Environment and Water Resources Mr Yaacob Ibrahim will head the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts.
Information, Communication and the Arts Minister Lui Tuck Yew will be Transport Minister and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan will be the new Minister for Environment and Water Resources.
Education Minister Ng Eng Hen will be Defence Minister.
Mr Lim Hng Kiang will remain Trade and Industry Minister.
Mr Lim Swee Say will reamin as Minister in Prime Minister's Office.
Mr S Iswaran will be promoted to Minister in Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade and Industry.
Senior Minister of State Ms Grace Fu for Education and National Development will become Senior Minister of State for Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts and Ministry of Environment and Water Resources.
Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office Mr Heng Chee How will be promoted to Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office.
Madam Halimah Yacob will be promoted to be the Minister of State for Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.
Also promoted, Ms Josephine Teo who will be Minister of State for Finance and Transport.
Newly elected MPs Mr Tan Chuan Jin and Mr Lawrence Wong will be appointed Ministers of State.
Brigadier General Tan will be Minister of State for National Development and Manpower, Mr Lawrence Wong will be Minister of State for Defence and Education, Ms Amy Khor will be Minister of State for Health.
Mr Teo Ser Luck will be Minister of State for Trade and Industry.
Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Manpower, Mr Lee Yi Shyan will be Minister of State for Trade and Industry and National Development.
Minister of State for Home Affairs and Education Mr Masagos Zulkifli will be Minister of State for Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs.
Mr Lee said Mr Tharman will be chairman of MAS and Prime Minister Lee will be chairman of GIC.http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1129632/1/.html
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Finally the accountablilities, Mr Mah, Mr Lim and Mr Wong get booted out of Cabinet!
Hopefully such suprising act can restore peace in Sinkies' heart.
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Originally posted by ahtansh:
Finally the accountablilities, Mr Mah, Mr Lim and Mr Wong get booted out of Cabinet!
Mainly to appease public opinion.
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Originally posted by ahtansh:
Finally the accountablilities, Mr Mah, Mr Lim and Mr Wong get booted out of Cabinet!
Hopefully such suprising act can restore peace in Sinkies' heart.
We can finally give them the boot, but we got new people like kee chiu (MICA!?!?) to worry about. Nabei. And that Vivian got minister of environment and water resources.
Meanwhile Tan Chuan Jin who is so much better, got Minister of State only. This guy got voted in, kee chiu got walkover.
Please refer to this http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=168187666573757
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Originally posted by ahtansh:
Finally the accountablilities, Mr Mah, Mr Lim and Mr Wong get booted out of Cabinet!
Hopefully such suprising act can restore peace in Sinkies' heart.
The purpose of such an act shld not be restoring our confidence in the party but rather to Boost the cabinet's efficency.If such an act is aimmed at restoring our confidence then it's seriously a wrong direction that the cabinet is going...
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
The purpose of such an act shld not be restoring our confidence in the party but rather to Boost the cabinet's efficency.If such an act is aimmed at restoring our confidence then it's seriously a wrong direction that the cabinet is going...
Efficiency?
They should just increase the pay again for more efficiency.
I guess all the old inner circle Ministers will be going to a GIC or GLC so that they can get a gag order salary.
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PAP CEC 2010 (Top 12 elected)
Mr Lim Boon Heng
Dr Yaacob Ibrahim
Mr Lee Hsien Loong
Mr Wong Kan Seng
Mr Teo Chee Hean
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Mr Goh Chok Tong
Mr Lee Kuan Yew
Mr George Yeo
Mr Lim Swee Say
Mr Khaw Boon Wan
Mr K ShanmugamCo-opted (13th and 14th highest votes, auto co-opted into CEC):
Mrs Lim Hwee Hua
Dr Vivian Balakrishnanhttp://www.temasekreview.com/2010/11/30/mah-bow-tan-ng-eng-hen-kicked-out-from-pap-cec/
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That is from 2010. Now George Yeo retiring, they got one spot empty. I hope those 2 at the bottom don't enter.
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Yeah so good hor, elect them into parliament, then they resign.
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it will be fun to see them clean one another's shit
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Ever wonder why it's called cabinet.
It's like a closet, there are skeletons in the closet, that's why when all these folks leave the closet, they get transferred to some place to collect high salary.
The inner circle.
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The new line up in the cabinet may not improve the political situation at all. It may be worse. As long as the big "bugs" are in the system, the problem will still be there. But anyway,only time will tell.
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That See Luck is in charged of trade and industry, oh my god? I doubt his capability .
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Originally posted by Vote PAP OUT to Save SG:
Mainly to appease public opinion.
But now you are more satisfied, right? I can't believe the guy that came to visit me at my home before the elections, Mr Heng Swee Keat, has become the Minister of Education. -
Originally posted by Chanyuhee:
The new line up in the cabinet may not improve the political situation at all. It may be worse. As long as the big “bugs” are in the system, the problem will still be there. But anyway,only time will tell.
The biggest bug and culprit is Lee Hsien Loong. Get rid of him and replace him with a capable, non related to Lee family guy. We want cheap, faster and better PM. -
there may be a heated argument before coming to a decision - after the election
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Originally posted by shanfan:
That See Luck is in charged of trade and industry, oh my god? I doubt his capability .
He's an accountant
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they are all moving behind the scene....to study the new situation
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Originally posted by nfshp253:
But now you are more satisfied, right?As long as Singapore is not de-anglicised, I won't be satisfied.
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Anyway, I jst sit back and watch la. hahahah!
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GG to Khaw Boon Wan..Will he be the next MBT???or Ng Eng Hen be the next WKS?HEHEEEEEE This 5 years prepare to see the show. ~.~
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Kee Chiu UPz liao!
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Originally posted by chocobean:
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced changes to his Cabinet line-up.
Good to see young able men and woman promoted so fast.
Indeed the future augurs well for us
PM Lee has lived up to his promise for change!
Now the ball is in WP's court. Show us u can handle Aljunied well first
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Originally posted by Vote PAP OUT to Save SG:
As long as Singapore is not de-anglicised, I won't be satisfied.
Aiyah, why do you hate Western influences so much? Are you one of those people who are opposed to globalisation? -
Originally posted by Redwhite spore:
Good to see young able men and woman promoted so fast.
Indeed the future augurs well for us
PM Lee has lived up to his promise for change!
Now the ball is in WP's court. Show us u can handle Aljunied well first
This guy is a PR troll and a PAP plant. Please ignore him.
He can't win any arguments so he goes round trying to waste our time and brain cells.