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Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)

Singapore Ministry that directs trade and industry policies


Singapore Ministry that directs trade and industry policies

FieldValue
agency_nameMinistry of Trade and Industry
logoMinistry of Trade and Industry (Singapore) logo.png
logo_width300px
formed
jurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
employees3,134 (2018)
budgetS$4.40 billion (2019)
motto*A Global City of Business Excellence*
headquarters100 High Street, #09-01 (The Treasury), Singapore 179434
minister1_nameGan Kim Yong
minister1_pfo
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
minister2_nameTan See Leng
minister2_pfo
Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology
minister3_nameGrace Fu
minister3_pfo
Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations
minister4_nameLow Yen Ling
minister4_pfo
Senior Minister of State
minister5_nameAlvin Tan
minister5_pfo
Minister of State
minister6_nameGan Siow Huang
minister6_pfo
Minister of State
chief1_nameGabriel Lim
chief1_position
Permanent Secretary
chief2_nameBeh Swan Gin
chief2_position
Permanent Secretary (Development)
chief3_nameJane Lim
chief3_position
Deputy Secretary (Trade)
chief4_nameKeith Tan
chief4_position
Deputy Secretary (Industry)
child1_agencyAgency for Science, Technology and Research
child2_agencyCompetition and Consumer Commission of Singapore
child3_agencyEconomic Development Board
child4_agencyEnergy Market Authority
child5_agencyEnterprise Singapore
child6_agencyHotel Licensing Board
child7_agencyJTC Corporation
child8_agencySentosa Development Corporation
child9_agencySingapore Tourism Board
website
agency_idT08GA0022C

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations Senior Minister of State Minister of State Minister of State

Permanent Secretary Permanent Secretary (Development) Deputy Secretary (Trade) Deputy Secretary (Industry)

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI; ; ; ) is a ministry of the government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the development of business, trade and industry in Singapore.

Organisational structure

9 statutory boards and one government department are under the Ministry’s purview.

The nine Statutory Boards comprises:

  • Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR),
  • Economic Development Board (EDB),
  • Enterprise Singapore,
  • Jurong Town Corporation (JTC),
  • Singapore Tourism Board (STB),
  • Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS),
  • Energy Market Authority (EMA),
  • Hotels Licensing Board (HLB), and
  • Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC).

The one government department is called Singapore Department of Statistics (DOS).

List of ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Trade and Industry, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore.

Minister for Trade and Industry (1979–2015)

MinisterTook officeLeft officePartyCabinet
People's Action Party}};"[[File:Goh Chok Tong 20080328.jpg141x141px]]**Goh Chok Tong**
MP for Marine Parade
(born 1941)15 March
197931 May
1981
Lee K. VI
People's Action Party}};"[[File:Tony Tan Keng Yam cropp.jpg131x131px]]**Tony Tan**
MP for Sembawang
(born 1940)1 June
19811 January
1985
People's Action Party}};"[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]**Richard Hu**
MP for Kreta Ayer
(1926–2023)2 January
19856 May
1985
People's Action Party}};"[[File:Tony Tan Keng Yam cropp.jpg131x131px]]**Tony Tan**
MP for Sembawang
(born 1940)7 May
198517 February
1986
People's Action Party}};"[[File:Lee Hsien Loong - 2024 - 000152223 (cropped).jpg144x144px]]**Lee Hsien Loong**
MP for Teck Ghee SMC (until 1991) and Ang Mo Kio GRC (from 1991)
(born 1952)18 February
19866 December
1992
Lee K. VIII
Goh I
Goh II
People's Action Party}};"[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]**S. Dhanabalan**
MP for Toa Payoh GRC
(born 1937)7 December
199231 December
1993
People's Action Party}};"[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]**Yeo Cheow Tong**
MP for Hong Kah GRC
(born 1947)1 January
199424 January
1997
People's Action Party}};"[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]**Lee Yock Suan**
MP for Cheng San GRC
(born 1946)25 January
19972 June
1999
People's Action Party}};"[[File:George Yeo by Michael Wuertenberg.jpg145x145px]]**George Yeo**
MP for Aljunied GRC
(born 1954)3 June
199911 August
2004
Goh IV
People's Action Party}};"[[File:Lim Hng Kiang.JPG155x155px]]**Lim Hng Kiang**
MP for West Coast GRC
(born 1954)12 August
200430 September
2015
Lee H. II
Lee H. III

Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) (2015–2018)

MinisterTook officeLeft officePartyCabinet
People's Action Party}};"[[File:Lim Hng Kiang.JPG155x155px]]**Lim Hng Kiang**
MP for West Coast GRC
(born 1954)1 October
201530 April
2018

Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) (2015–2018)

MinisterTook officeLeft officePartyCabinet
People's Action Party}};"[[File:The Trade Minister of Singapore, Shri S. Iswaran meeting the Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information & Broadcasting, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, in New Delhi on October 03, 2016 (cropped).jpg132x132px]]**S. Iswaran**
MP for West Coast GRC
(born 1962)1 October
201530 April
2018

Minister for Trade and Industry (from 2018)

MinisterTook officeLeft officePartyCabinet
People's Action Party}};"[[File:Chan Chun Sing in Singapore.jpg128x128px]]**Chan Chun Sing**
MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC
(born 1969)1 May
201814 May
2021
Lee H. V
People's Action Party}};"[[File:Gan Kim Yong, 2022 (cropped).jpg133x133px]]**Gan Kim Yong**
MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC (until 2025) and Punggol GRC (from 2025)
(born 1959)15 May
2021Incumbent
Wong I
Wong II

References

References

  1. "HEAD V :MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY".
  2. "The Straits Times, 16 March 1979, Page 1".
  3. (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia.
  4. Yahya, Yasmine. (2018-04-24). "Cabinet reshuffle: Chan Chun Sing to be sole MTI Minister; will gain economic experience".
  5. Mahmud, Aqil Haziq. (2020-07-25). "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements".
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