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Ministry of Manpower (Singapore)
Ministry of the Government of Singapore
Ministry of the Government of Singapore
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| agency_name | Ministry of Manpower |
| logo | Ministry of Manpower logo.png |
| formed | (As Ministry of Manpower) |
| (As Ministry of Labour) | |
| preceding1 | Ministry of Labour (1955–1998) |
| jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| motto | *Great Workforce, Great Workplace* |
| employees | 2,239 (2018) |
| budget | S$3.87 billion (2023) |
| headquarters | 18 Havelock Road, Singapore 059764 |
| minister1_name | Tan See Leng |
| minister1_pfo | |
| Minister | |
| minister2_name | Koh Poh Koon |
| minister2_pfo | |
| Senior Minister of State | |
| minister3_name | Dinesh Vasu Dash |
| minister3_pfo | |
| Minister of State | |
| minister4_name | Shawn Huang |
| minister4_pfo | |
| Senior Parliamentary Secretary | |
| chief1_name | Ng Chee Khern |
| chief1_position | |
| Permanent Secretary | |
| chief3_name | Kenny Tan |
| chief3_position | |
| Deputy Secretary (Workforce) | |
| child1_agency | Central Provident Fund Board |
| child2_agency | Singapore Labour Foundation |
| child3_agency | Workforce Singapore |
| website | |
| agency_id | T08GA0019C |
| chief4_name | Joan Moh |
| chief4_position | |
| Deputy Secretary (Workplaces) |
(As Ministry of Labour) Minister Senior Minister of State Minister of State Senior Parliamentary Secretary Permanent Secretary Deputy Secretary (Workforce) Deputy Secretary (Workplaces) The Ministry of Manpower (MOM; ; 新加坡人力部; ) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the workforce in Singapore. It was formerly known as the Ministry of Labour from 1955 to 1998.
Organisational structure
The Ministry oversees 3 statutory boards, the Central Provident Fund Board, the Singapore Labour Foundation and Workforce Singapore.
Statutory Boards
- Central Provident Fund Board
- Singapore Labour Foundation
- Workforce Singapore
Ministers
The Ministry is led by the Minister for Manpower, who is appointed as a member of the Cabinet of Singapore. At its formation, the portfolio was titled Minister for Labour before being renamed to its present designation in 1998. The ministry itself was established following the 1955 election during David Marshall's First Cabinet, with Lim Yew Hock serving as its inaugural minister. Lim retained the portfolio following Marshall's resignation in 1956, continuing to head the Labour Ministry in his own Cabinet after assuming office as the Chief Minister, and remained in the position until the 1959 election.
Minister for Labour (1955–1998)
| Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Front}};" | [[File:Lim Yew Hock, 1951 (cropped).jpg | 148x148px]] | **Lim Yew Hock** | |
| MP for Havelock | ||||
| (1914–1984) | 6 April | |||
| 1955 | 3 June | |||
| 1959 | ||||
| Lim | ||||
| Singapore People's Alliance}};" | SPA | |||
| (from 1958) | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:K. M. Byrne.png | 155x155px]] | **K. M. Byrne** | |
| MP for Crawford | ||||
| (1913–1990) | 5 June | |||
| 1959 | 24 September | |||
| 1961 | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:3x4.svg | 133x133px]] | **Ahmad Ibrahim** | |
| MP for Sembawang | ||||
| (1927–1962) | 24 September | |||
| 1961 | 21 August | |||
| 1962 | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:3x4.svg | 133x133px]] | **Ong Pang Boon** | |
| MP for Telok Ayer | ||||
| (born 1929) | ||||
| *Interim* | 21 August | |||
| 1962 | 18 October | |||
| 1963 | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:3x4.svg | 133x133px]] | **Jek Yeun Thong** | |
| MP for Queenstown | ||||
| (1930–2018) | 19 October | |||
| 1963 | 15 April | |||
| 1968 | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | **S. Rajaratnam** | |||
| MP for Kampong Glam | ||||
| (1915–2006) | 16 April | |||
| 1968 | 4 July | |||
| 1971 | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:3x4.svg | 133x133px]] | **Ong Pang Boon** | |
| MP for Telok Ayer | ||||
| (born 1929) | 5 July | |||
| 1971 | 5 January | |||
| 1981 | ||||
| Lee K. IV | ||||
| Lee K. V | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Ong Teng Cheong.jpg | 157x157px]] | **Ong Teng Cheong** | |
| MP for Kim Keat | ||||
| (1936–2002) | 6 January | |||
| 1981 | 8 May | |||
| 1983 | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:3x4.svg | 133x133px]] | **Edmund W. Barker** | |
| MP for Tanglin | ||||
| (1920–2001) | 9 May | |||
| 1983 | 6 September | |||
| 1983 | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Jayakumar (1).jpg | 150x150px]] | **S. Jayakumar** | |
| MP for Bedok | ||||
| (born 1939) | 7 September | |||
| 1983 | 1 January | |||
| 1985 | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:3x4.svg | 133x133px]] | **Lee Yock Suan** | |
| MP for Cheng San (until 1988) and Cheng San GRC (from 1988) | ||||
| (born 1946) | 2 January | |||
| 1985 | 1 January | |||
| 1992 | ||||
| Lee K. VIII | ||||
| Goh I | ||||
| Goh II | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Dr. Lee Boon Yang in New Delhi on January 25, 2005 (cropped).jpg | 106x106px]] | **Lee Boon Yang** | |
| MP for Jalan Besar GRC | ||||
| (born 1947) | 2 January | |||
| 1992 | 31 March | |||
| 1998 | ||||
| Goh III |
Minister for Manpower (from 1998)
| Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Dr. Lee Boon Yang in New Delhi on January 25, 2005 (cropped).jpg | 106x106px]] | **Lee Boon Yang** | |
| MP for Jalan Besar GRC | ||||
| (born 1947) | 1 April | |||
| 1998 | 11 May | |||
| 2003 | ||||
| Goh IV | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Singapore Minister for Defense Ng Eng Hen at the Pentagon, USA on July 15, 2024 (cropped).jpg | 134x134px]] | **Ng Eng Hen** | |
| MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | ||||
| (born 1958) | 12 May | |||
| 2003 | 11 August | |||
| 2004 | ||||
| 12 August | ||||
| 2004 | 31 March | |||
| 2008 | Lee H. I | |||
| Lee H. II | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Gan Kim Yong at a PCF graduation ceremony - 20081113 (cropped).jpg | 149x149px]] | **Gan Kim Yong** | |
| MP for Chua Chu Kang SMC | ||||
| (born 1959) | 1 April | |||
| 2008 | 31 March | |||
| 2009 | ||||
| 1 April | ||||
| 2009 | 20 May | |||
| 2011 | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Tharman_Shanmugaratnam_at_the_official_opening_of_Yuan_Ching_Secondary_School's_new_building,_Singapore_-_20100716_(cropped).jpg | 133x133px]] | **Tharman Shanmugaratnam** | |
| MP for Jurong GRC | ||||
| (born 1957) | 21 May | |||
| 2011 | 31 July | |||
| 2012 | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Tan Chuan Jin.jpg | 127x127px]] | **Tan Chuan-Jin** | |
| MP for Marine Parade GRC | ||||
| (born 1969) | 1 August | |||
| 2012 | 30 April | |||
| 2014 | ||||
| 1 May | ||||
| 2014 | 3 May | |||
| 2015 | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Lim Swee Say at the PAP Community Foundation 25th Anniversary Carnival - 20110402 (cropped).jpg | 146x146px]] | **Lim Swee Say** | |
| MP for East Coast GRC | ||||
| (born 1954) | 4 May | |||
| 2015 | 30 April | |||
| 2018 | ||||
| Lee H. IV | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Josephine Teo at AsiaTech X Artificial Intelligence (ATxAI), Capella Singapore, 31 May 2024 - cropped.jpg | 133x133px]] | **Josephine Teo** | |
| MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (until 2020) and Jalan Besar GRC (from 2020) | ||||
| (born 1968) | 1 May | |||
| 2018 | 14 May | |||
| 2021 | ||||
| Lee H. V | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:(SGP-Singapore) Tan See Leng at the Thomson-East Coast Line Opening Carnival @ Marine Parade Station 2024-06-23 - 4.jpg | 125x125px]] | **Tan See Leng** | |
| MP for Marine Parade GRC (until 2025) and Chua Chu Kang GRC (from 2025) | ||||
| (born 1964) | 15 May | |||
| 2021 | Incumbent | |||
| Wong I | ||||
| Wong II |
Notes
References
References
- "Singapore Budget".
- "Divisions and statutory boards".
- (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia.
- Mahmud, Aqil Haziq. (2020-07-25). "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements".
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