Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the deputy head of the government of the Republic of Singapore. The role of Deputy Prime Minister is the second highest post and senior Cabinet Minister in Singapore. The holder will sometimes assume the role of Acting Prime Minister when the PM is temporarily absent from Singapore. Since the mid-1980s, Singapore has usually had two Deputy Prime Ministers at a time. In a recent cabinet reshuffle announced 23 April 2019, Minister of Finance, Heng Swee Keat will assume his role as the Deputy Prime Minister as further indication that he is front runner to be Singapore's next prime minister.[1]

Deputy Prime Minister(s) of
the Republic of Singapore
Incumbent
Heng Swee Keat
since 1 May 2019
AppointerPresident of the Republic of Singapore
Term lengthDepended on the Prime Minister
Inaugural holderToh Chin Chye
Formation3 June 1959
Websitewww.pmo.gov.sg
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The office of Deputy Prime Minister dates back to 1959 and was appointed at first by the Governor of Singapore then the Yang di-Pertuan Negara (vice-regal head of state), when Singapore achieved self-governance as the State of Singapore within the British Empire. The title of Deputy Prime Minister remained unchanged after the merger with the Federation of Malaya, Sarawak and North Borneo, while Singapore was a constituent state in Malaysia from 1963 to 1965, and after independence in 1965. Toh Chin Chye was the first deputy prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1968 and retired on 2 August 1968.

List of Deputy Prime Ministers
PortraitName

(Birth–Death)

 Term of officePolitical Party
Toh Chin Chye
杜进才
டோ சின் ச்யே
(10 December 1921- 3 February 2012)
MP for Rochor SMC		5 June 1959 2 August 1968 9 years, 58 days People's Action Party
No Deputy Prime Minister from 2 August 1968 to 1 March 1973
Goh Keng Swee
吴庆瑞
கோ கேங் சுவீ
(6 October 1918- 14 May 2010)
MP for Kreta Ayer SMC		1 March 1973 3 December 1984 11 years, 277 days People's Action Party
S. Rajaratnam
சின்னத்தம்பி இராசரத்தினம்
信那谈比·拉惹勒南
(25 February 1915- 22 February 2006)
MP for Kampong Glam SMC		1 June 19802 January 1985 4 years, 215 days
Goh Chok Tong
吴作栋
கோ சொக் தொங்
(20 May 1941-)
MP for Marine Parade SMC until 1988
MP for Marine Parade GRC from 1988		2 January 198528 November 1990 5 years, 330 days
Ong Teng Cheong
王鼎昌
ஓங் டெங் சியோங்
(22 January 1936- 8 February 2002)
MP for Kim Keat SMC		2 January 19851 September 1993 8 years, 242 days
Lee Hsien Loong
李显龙
லீ சியன் லூங்
(10 February 1952-)
MP for Teck Ghee SMC until 1991
MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC from 1991		28 November 199012 August 2004 13 years, 258 days
Tony Tan Keng Yam
陈庆炎
டோனி டேன் கெங் யம்
(7 February 1940-)
MP for Sembawang GRC		1 August 19951 September 2005 10 years, 31 days
S. Jayakumar
ஜெயகுமார்
尚穆根·贾古玛
(12 August 1939-)
MP for East Coast GRC		12 August 20041 April 2009 4 years, 232 days
Wong Kan Seng
黄根成
வோங் கான் செங்
(8 September 1946-)
MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC		1 September 200521 May 2011 5 years, 262 days
Teo Chee Hean
张志贤
தியோ சீ ஹியன்
(27 December 1954-)
MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC		1 April 200930 April 2019 10 years, 30 days
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
தர்மன் சண்முகரத்தினம்
尚达曼
(25 February 1957-)
MP for Jurong GRC		21 May 201130 April 2019 7 years, 345 days
Heng Swee Keat
王瑞杰
ஹெங் சுவீ கியட்
(1 November 1961-)
MP for Tampines GRC		1 May 2019Incumbent 1 year, 59 days

See also

Notes
  1. "Heng Swee Keat to be promoted to DPM in Cabinet reshuffle". Channel NewsAsia. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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