Wednesday, May 18, 2011

PM Lee announces new cabinet lineup

PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced major changes to the Cabinet lineup on Wednesday.

Mr Wong Kan Seng, Mr Mah Bow Tan and Mr Raymond Lim will retire from Cabinet.

There are new heads for 11 out of the 14 ministries, with a new Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) in Tharman Shanmugaratnam. He remains Finance Minister and also takes over the Manpower Ministry. Mr Teo Chee Hean remains DPM and will head the Home Affairs Ministry.

The rest of Cabinet looks like this:
-Mr K Shanmugam will be the new Foreign Affairs Minister and will remain in charge of the Law Ministry.
-Mr Khaw Boon Wan will be the new minister for National Development.
-Dr Yaacob Ibrahim will be in charge of Information, Communications and the Arts.
-Dr Ng Eng Hen will be Defence Minister.
-Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will be in charge of Environment and Water Resources.
-Mr Gan Kim Yong will be the Minister for Health.
-Mr Lui Tuck Yew will be Transport Minister .
- Mr S Iswaran will be the Second Minister for Home Affairs and Second Minister for Trade and Industry.
Newly elected Members of Parliament Heng Swee Keat and MG Chan Chun Sing will be Education Minister and Acting Minister for Community development Youth and Sports. 

Yes, finally, PAP listens....

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