First Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet
First Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 13th Cabinet of Singapore | |
| 2004—2006 | |
 | |
| Date formed | 12 August 2004 |
| Date dissolved | 29 May 2006 |
| People and organisations | |
Head of state | S. R. Nathan |
Head of government | Lee Hsien Loong |
Member party | People's Action Party |
Status in legislature | Supermajority |
Opposition party | Workers' Party |
Opposition leader | Low Thia Khiang |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 10th Parliament of Singapore |
| Predecessor | Fourth Goh Chok Tong Cabinet |
| Successor | Second Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet |
The First Cabinet of Lee Hsien Loong of the Government of Singapore was sworn into office on 12 August 2004.
The swearing-in ceremony was held outdoors on the Istana grounds – instead of at City Hall where his two predecessors Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong had held their ceremonies – in order to accommodate 1,400 invited guests representing different demographics of the population.[1] S. Jayakumar was elevated to Deputy Prime Minister, while Tony Tan retained his DPM position – a post that he had held since his return to Cabinet in 1995.[2] Lee Hsien Loong retained the Finance Minister post that he had held since 2001.[2]
Lee's immediate predecessor, Goh Chok Tong, was named Senior Minister, and ranked second in order of precedence.[2] Goh's predecessor, Lee Kuan Yew, who was the nation's first prime minister and Lee Hsien Loong's father, was subsequently named Minister Mentor.[2]
Cabinet
[edit]The First Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet was composed of the following members.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
August 2004 – August 2005
[edit]| Portfolio | Portrait | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | |
Lee Hsien Loong | 12 August 2004 – 15 May 2024 |
| Minister for Finance | 10 November 2001 – 30 November 2007 | ||
| Senior Minister |  |
Goh Chok Tong | 12 August 2004 – 20 May 2011 |
| Minister Mentor |  |
Lee Kuan Yew | 12 August 2004 – 20 May 2011 |
| Deputy Prime Minister |  |
Tony Tan | 1 August 1995 – 1 September 2005 |
| Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence | 1 August 2003 – 1 September 2005 | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister | .jpg) |
S. Jayakumar | 12 August 2004 – 1 April 2009 |
| Minister for Law | 12 September 1988 – 30 April 2008 | ||
| Minister for Home Affairs |  |
Wong Kan Seng | 2 January 1994 – 31 October 2010 |
| Minister for Transport |  |
Yeo Cheow Tong | 23 November 2001 – 29 May 2006 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs |  |
George Yeo | 12 August 2004 – 20 May 2011 |
| Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts | .jpg) |
Lee Boon Yang | 12 May 2003 – 31 March 2009 |
| Minister for National Development |  |
Mah Bow Tan | 2 June 1999 – 20 May 2011 |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office |  |
Lim Boon Heng | 23 November 2001 – 20 May 2011 |
| Minister for Trade and Industry |  |
Lim Hng Kiang | 12 August 2004 – 30 September 2015 |
| Minister for Defence |  |
Teo Chee Hean | 1 August 2003 – 20 May 2011 |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | .jpg) |
Lim Swee Say | 12 August 2004 – 3 May 2015 |
| Second Minister for National Development | 12 August 2004 – 29 May 2006 | ||
| Minister for the Environment and Water Resources |  |
Yaacob Ibrahim | 12 August 2004 – 20 May 2011 |
| Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs | 25 March 2002 – 30 April 2018 | ||
| Minister for Health |  |
Khaw Boon Wan | 12 August 2004 – 20 May 2011 |
| Minister for Education | .jpg) |
Tharman Shanmugaratnam | 12 August 2004 – 31 March 2008 |
| Minister for Manpower |  |
Ng Eng Hen | 12 August 2004 – 31 March 2008 |
| Second Minister for Education | 12 August 2004 – 30 June 2005 | ||
| Second Minister for Defence | 1 July 2005 – 20 May 2011 | ||
| Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports |  |
Vivian Balakrishnan | 1 April 2005 – 20 May 2011 |
| Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports | 12 August 2004 – 31 March 2005 | ||
| Second Minister for Trade and Industry | 1 April 2005 – 29 May 2006 | ||
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | |
Raymond Lim | 1 April 2005 – 29 May 2006 |
| Second Minister for Finance | 1 April 2005 – 29 May 2006 | ||
| Acting Second Minister for Finance | 12 August 2004 – 31 March 2005 | ||
| Second Minister for Foreign Affairs | 1 April 2005 – 20 May 2011 |
September 2005 – May 2006
[edit]| Portfolio | Portrait | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | |
Lee Hsien Loong | 12 August 2004 – 15 May 2024 |
| Minister for Finance | 10 November 2001 – 30 November 2007 | ||
| Senior Minister | |
Goh Chok Tong | 12 August 2004 – 20 May 2011 |
| Minister Mentor | |
Lee Kuan Yew | 12 August 2004 – 20 May 2011 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
S. Jayakumar | 12 August 2004 – 1 April 2009 |
| Coordinating Minister for National Security | 1 September 2005 – 1 November 2010 | ||
| Minister for Law | 12 September 1988 – 30 April 2008 | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
Wong Kan Seng | 1 September 2005 – 20 May 2011 |
| Minister for Home Affairs | 2 January 1994 – 31 October 2010 | ||
| Minister for Transport | |
Yeo Cheow Tong | 23 November 2001 – 29 May 2006 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
George Yeo | 12 August 2004 – 20 May 2011 |
| Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts | |
Lee Boon Yang | 12 May 2003 – 31 March 2009 |
| Minister for National Development | |
Mah Bow Tan | 2 June 1999 – 20 May 2011 |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | |
Lim Boon Heng | 23 November 2001 – 20 May 2011 |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | |
Lim Hng Kiang | 12 August 2004 – 30 September 2015 |
| Minister for Defence | |
Teo Chee Hean | 1 August 2003 – 20 May 2011 |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | |
Lim Swee Say | 12 August 2004 – 3 May 2015 |
| Second Minister for National Development | 12 August 2004 – 30 September 2005 | ||
| Minister for the Environment and Water Resources | |
Yaacob Ibrahim | 12 August 2004 – 20 May 2011 |
| Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs | 25 March 2002 – 30 April 2018 | ||
| Minister for Health | |
Khaw Boon Wan | 12 August 2004 – 20 May 2011 |
| Minister for Education | |
Tharman Shanmugaratnam | 12 August 2004 – 31 March 2008 |
| Minister for Manpower | |
Ng Eng Hen | 12 August 2004 – 31 March 2008 |
| Second Minister for Defence | 1 July 2005 – 20 May 2011 | ||
| Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports | |
Vivian Balakrishnan | 1 April 2005 – 20 May 2011 |
| Second Minister for Trade and Industry | 1 April 2005 – 29 May 2006 | ||
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | |
Raymond Lim | 1 April 2005 – 29 May 2006 |
| Second Minister for Finance | 1 April 2005 – 29 May 2006 | ||
| Second Minister for Foreign Affairs | 1 April 2005 – 20 May 2011 |
List of office holders
[edit]The following is the list of office holders in the First Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Cabinet members are listed in bold.
| Prime Minister's Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Senior Minister | Goh Chok Tong | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Minister Mentor | Lee Kuan Yew | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Tony Tan | 12 August 2004 | 1 September 2005 |
| S. Jayakumar | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 | |
| Wong Kan Seng | 1 September 2005 | 29 May 2006 | |
| Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence | Tony Tan | 12 August 2004 | 1 September 2005 |
| Coordinating Minister for National Security | S. Jayakumar | 1 September 2005 | 29 May 2006 |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | Lim Boon Heng | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Lim Swee Say | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 | |
| Raymond Lim | 1 April 2005 | 29 May 2006 | |
| Minister of State for the Prime Minister's Office | Othman Haron Eusofe | 12 August 2004 | 30 June 2005 |
| Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports | Vivian Balakrishnan[a] | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports | Yu-Foo Yee Shoon | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development, Youth and Sports | Maliki Osman | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Ministry of Defence | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Defence | Teo Chee Hean | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Second Minister for Defence | Ng Eng Hen | 1 July 2005 | 29 May 2006 |
| Minister of State for Defence | Cedric Foo | 12 August 2004 | 30 April 2005 |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Defence | Koo Tsai Kee | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Ministry of Education | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Education | Tharman Shanmugaratnam | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Second Minister for Education | Ng Eng Hen | 12 August 2004 | 30 June 2005 |
| Minister of State for Education | Chan Soo Sen | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Gan Kim Yong | 1 October 2005 | 29 May 2006 | |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education | Hawazi Daipi | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for the Environment and Water Resources | Yaacob Ibrahim[b] | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment | Koo Tsai Kee | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Ministry of Finance | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Finance | Lee Hsien Loong | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Second Minister for Finance | Raymond Lim | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Minister of State for Finance | Lim Hwee Hua | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | George Yeo | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Second Minister for Foreign Affairs | Raymond Lim | 1 April 2005 | 29 May 2006 |
| Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | Raymond Lim | 12 August 2004 | 31 March 2005 |
| Ministry of Health | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Health | Khaw Boon Wan | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Senior Minister of State for Health | Balaji Sadasivan | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Health | Maliki Osman | 12 August 2004 | 30 September 2005 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Home Affairs | Wong Kan Seng | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs | Ho Peng Kee | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs | Mohamad Maidin Packer | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts | Lee Boon Yang | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts | Balaji Sadasivan | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Information, Communications and the Arts | Yatiman Yusof | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Ministry of Law | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Law | S. Jayakumar | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Senior Minister of State for Law | Ho Peng Kee | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Minister for Manpower | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Manpower | Ng Eng Hen | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Minister of State for Manpower | Gan Kim Yong | 1 October 2005 | 29 May 2006 |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Manpower | Hawazi Daipi | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Ministry of National Development | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for National Development | Mah Bow Tan | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Second Minister for National Development | Lim Swee Say | 12 August 2004 | 30 September 2005 |
| Minister of State for National Development | Cedric Foo | 12 August 2004 | 30 April 2005 |
| Heng Chee How | 1 May 2005 | 29 May 2006 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for National Development | Maliki Osman | 1 October 2005 | 29 May 2006 |
| Ministry of Trade and Industry | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | Lim Hng Kiang | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Second Minister for Trade and Industry | Vivian Balakrishnan | 1 April 2005 | 29 May 2006 |
| Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry | Vivian Balakrishnan | 12 August 2004 | 31 March 2005 |
| Minister of State for Trade and Industry | Heng Chee How | 12 August 2004 | 30 September 2005 |
| Chan Soo Sen | 1 October 2005 | 29 May 2006 | |
| Ministry of Transport | |||
| Office | Name | Term start | Term end |
| Minister for Transport | Yeo Cheow Tong | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
| Minister of State for Transport | Lim Hwee Hua | 12 August 2004 | 29 May 2006 |
Notes
[edit]- ↑ In an acting capacity until 31 March 2005.
- ↑ Yaacob Ibrahim was concurrently the Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Lee Hsien Loong becomes prime minister of Singapore – Singapore History". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
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