Minister 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 2007-12-01 when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong relinquished the Finance post.[2] The current Finance Minister is Heng Swee Keat. On 12 May 2016, Heng Swee Keat collapsed at 5.34pm during a Cabinet meeting, therefore Tharman was immediately appointed as the acting Finance Minister after Heng Swee Keat has collapsed.
Minister | Start of Term | End of Term |
---|---|---|
Lim Kim San | 1967 | 1969 |
Goh Keng Swee | 1969 | 8 August 1970 |
Hon Sui Sen | 11 August 1970 | 14 October 1983 |
Tony Tan Keng Yam | 15 October 1983 | 1 January 1985 |
Richard Hu Tsu Tau | 2 January 1985 | 9 November 2001 |
Lee Hsien Loong | 10 November 2001 | 30 November 2007 |
Tharman Shanmugaratnam | 1 December 2007 | 30 September 2015 |
Heng Swee Keat | 1 October 2015 | 12 May 2016 |
Tharman Shanmugaratnam (interim) | 12 May 2016 | 22 August 2016 |
Heng Swee Keat | 22 August 2016 | Incumbent |
References
- ↑ Official Website
- ↑ Popatlal, Asha (2007-11-29). "PM Lee to relinquish Finance Minister post, Tharman takes over". Retrieved 2007-11-29.
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