Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies

Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies (Malay: Menteri Penyelaras bagi Dasar Ekonomi; Chinese: 经济政策统筹部长; Tamil: சமுதாயக் கொள்கைகள் ஒருங்கிணைப்பு அமைச்சர்) is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore. Initially introduced on 1 October 2015 to cover both economic and social policies,[1]

Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies
Incumbent
Heng Swee Keat

since 27 July 2020 (2020-07-27)
Member ofCabinet of Singapore
Parliament of Singapore
Reports toThe Prime Minister
AppointerThe Prime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation1 October 2015 (2015-10-01)
as Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies
First holderTharman Shanmugaratnam

List of Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies

The economic policy portfolio was dropped when the role was redesignated in 2019.[2] The position is currently held by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Singapore, Heng Swee Keat from the People's Action Party.[3]

MinisterStart of TermEnd of TermPolitical Party Ref.
Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies
Tharman Shanmugaratnam1 October 201530 April 2019 People's Action Party [1]
Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies
Heng Swee Keat27 July 2020Incumbent People's Action Party [3]

References

  1. Ong, Justin (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. "Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (Apr 2019)". Prime Minister‘s Office Singapore. 2019-04-23. Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  3. "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements". CNA. Archived from the original on 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
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