List of Ministers for Foreign Affairs (Singapore)

The Minister for Foreign Affairs is head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a member of the Cabinet of Singapore. The position is currently held by Vivian Balakrishnan.[1]

Foreign Affairs Minister of
the Republic of Singapore
Incumbent
Vivian Balakrishnan
since 1 October 2015 (2015-10-01)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Member ofCabinet of Singapore
Parliament of Singapore
Reports toThe Prime Minister
AppointerThe Prime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation9 August 1965
First holderS. Rajaratnam
Unofficial namesForeign Minister
Websitewww.mfa.gov.sg

List

Colour key

  People's Action Party

Portrait Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Prime Minister
Sinnathamby Rajaratnam PAP9 August 196530 May 198014 years, 295 daysLee Kuan Yew
Suppiah Dhanabalan PAP1 June 198012 September 19888 years, 103 daysLee Kuan Yew
Wong Kan Seng PAP13 September 19881 January 19945 years, 110 daysLee Kuan Yew
Goh Chok Tong
Shunmugam Jayakumar PAP2 January 199412 August 200410 years, 223 daysGoh Chok Tong
George Yeo PAP12 August 200420 May 20116 years, 281 daysLee Hsien Loong
Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam PAP21 May 201130 September 20154 years, 132 daysLee Hsien Loong
Vivian Balakrishnan PAP1 October 2015present4 years, 267 daysLee Hsien Loong

See also

References
  1. Ong, Justin (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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