List of Ministers for Finance (Singapore)

The Minister for Finance is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore and heads the Ministry of Finance.[1] Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who was Second Minister for Finance, took over the ministership on 1 December 2007 when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong relinquished the Finance post.[2] The current Finance Minister is Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Heng Swee Keat. The Second Minister for Finance, Lawrence Wong, was appointed on 22 August 2016 during a change to the Cabinet to help Heng Swee Keat with operational responsibilities at the ministry.

List of ministers

Colour key

  People's Action Party

Portrait Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Prime Minister
Goh Keng Swee PAP5 June 19598 August 19656 years, 64 daysLee Kuan Yew
Lim Kim San PAP9 August 196516 August 19672 years, 7 daysLee Kuan Yew
Goh Keng Swee PAP17 August 196710 August 19702 years, 358 daysLee Kuan Yew
Hon Sui Sen PAP11 August 197014 October 198313 years, 64 daysLee Kuan Yew
Tony Tan Kheng Yam PAP24 October 19831 January 19851 year, 69 daysLee Kuan Yew
Richard Hu Tsu Tau PAP2 January 19859 November 200116 years, 311 daysLee Kuan Yew
Goh Chok Tong
Lee Hsien Loong PAP10 November 200130 November 20076 years, 20 daysGoh Chok Tong
Himself
Tharman Shanmugaratnam PAP1 December 200730 September 20157 years, 303 daysLee Hsien Loong
Heng Swee Keat PAP1 October 2015present4 years, 261 daysLee Hsien Loong

Interim ministers
MinisterStart of TermEnd of TermRemarks
Tharman Shanmugaratnam (interim)12 May 201622 August 2016Stood in during Mr Heng's absence, as acting Finance Minister when the latter suffered a stroke.

References
  1. Official Website
  2. Popatlal, Asha (2007-11-29). "PM Lee to relinquish Finance Minister post, Tharman takes over". Retrieved 2007-11-29.
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