List of Ministers for Manpower (Singapore)

The Minister for Manpower is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore and heads the Ministry of Manpower. The position is currently held by Josephine Teo.

Minister	Start of Term	End of Term	Political Party
Minister of Labour (1955-1998)
Lim Yew Hock	6 April 1955	1 June 1959	Labour Front/ Singapore People's Alliance
Kenneth Michael Byrne	5 June 1959	1 September 1961	People's Action Party
Ahmad Ibrahim	1 September 1961	21 August 1962
Ong Pang Boon (acting)	21 August 1962	1963
Jek Yeun Thong	1963	1968
S Rajaratnam	1968	1971
Ong Pang Boon	1971	1981
Ong Teng Cheong	1981	1983
E W Barker	1983	1983
S Jayakumar	1983	2 January 1985
Lee Yock Suan	2 January 1985	2 January 1992
Lee Boon Yang	2 January 1992	1998
Minister of Manpower (1998–present)
Lee Boon Yang	1998	12 May 2003	People's Action Party
Ng Eng Hen	12 August 2003	1 April 2008
Gan Kim Yong	1 April 2008	21 May 2011
Tharman Shanmugaratnam	21 May 2011	31 July 2012
Tan Chuan-Jin	1 May 2014	4 May 2015
Lim Swee Say	1 October 2015	30 April 2018
Josephine Teo	1 May 2018	Incumbent

Manpower Minister of the Republic of Singapore
Incumbent Josephine Teo since 1 May 2018 (2018-05-01)
Ministry of Manpower
Member of	Cabinet of Singapore Parliament of Singapore
Reports to	The Prime Minister
Appointer	The Prime Minister
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	6 April 1955 (1955-04-06) (as Minister for Labour and Welfare)
First holder	Lim Yew Hock

References

Government of Singapore
President of Singapore • Cabinet of Singapore
Ministries	Prime Minister's Office Ministry of Communications and Information (List) Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (List) Ministry of Defence (List) Ministry of Education (List) Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (List) Ministry of Finance (List) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (List) Ministry of Health (List) Ministry of Home Affairs (List) Ministry of Law (List) Ministry of Manpower (List) Ministry of National Development (List) Ministry of Social and Family Development (List) Ministry of Trade and Industry (List) Ministry of Transport (List)
Statutory agencies	Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Agency for Science, Technology and Research Building and Construction Authority Casino Regulatory Authority Central Provident Fund Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Civil Service College Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore Council for Estate Agencies Defence Science and Technology Agency Economic Development Board Energy Market Authority Enterprise Singapore Government Technology Agency Health Promotion Board Health Sciences Authority Housing and Development Board Home Team Science and Technology Agency Infocomm Media Development Authority Immigration and Checkpoints Authority Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Intellectual Property Office of Singapore ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute JTC Corporation Land Transport Authority Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore National Arts Council National Council of Social Service National Environment Agency National Heritage Board National Library Board People's Association Public Transport Council Public Utilities Board Singapore Accountancy Commission Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board Singapore Food Agency Singapore Land Authority Singapore Tourism Board Sport Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority Workforce Singapore
Former statutory agencies	Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore International Enterprise Singapore Media Development Authority National Computer Board Nanyang Technological University National University of Singapore Post Office Savings Bank Public Works Department Singapore Broadcasting Authority Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Singapore Harbour Board Singapore Improvement Trust Singapore Telecommunications SPRING Singapore Telecommunication Authority of Singapore
Central bank	Monetary Authority of Singapore
Sovereign wealth fund	GIC Temasek Holdings
Politics of Singapore

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