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The Cabinet of Singapore forms the executive and is headed by the prime minister, who is the head of government. Singapore The politics of Singapore take place in a framework of a parliamentary Republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Singapore is the Head of government The Constitution of Singapore is the supreme law of Singapore and it is a Codified constitution. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore 's Head of state. Sellapan Ramanathan ( Tamil: செல்லப்பன் ராமநாதன் born 3 July 1924 is the sixth and current President of the Republic of Singapore The unicameral Parliament of Singapore is the Legislature of Singapore with the President as its head Constituencies of Singapore are electoral divisions which may be represented by single or multiple seats in the Parliament of Singapore. The following is a historical list of members for the current and past ten Parliaments of Singapore: See Also 1st Parliament of Singapore Non-Constituency Members of Parliament ( NCMPs) are members of the opposition parties who were appointed as members of the Parliament of Singapore even though A Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP is an unelected MP that does not represent any Electoral district in the Parliament of Singapore. Political parties in Singapore lists political parties in Singapore. In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. The Government of Singapore is formed by the Political party which gains a simple majority in the general Elections held in Singapore at least once every The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the Head of government of the Republic of Singapore (and prior to 9 August 1965 Lee Hsien Loong ( born February 10, 1952) is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore. In Law, the judiciary or judicial system is the system of Courts which administer Justice in the name of the sovereign or State The full Judicial power in Singapore is vested in the Supreme Court as well as subordinate courts by the Constitution of Singapore. The Chief Justice of Singapore is the highest post in the Judicial system of Singapore. Chan Sek Keong ( is the current Chief Justice of Singapore since taking over from former Chief Justice Yong Pung How, on 11 April 2006 There are currently two types of Elections in Singapore in Singapore parliamentary; and (since 1993) presidential. The Singapore national referendum of 1962, or also commonly referred to as the Merger Referendum of Singapore was the first and only Referendum to Presidential elections in Singapore were first held in 1991 when constitutional amendments allowed Singaporeans to elect the President of Singapore The Parliamentary elections in Singapore began with the Independence of Singapore from the Federation of Malaysia on 9 August 1965 The 2006 Singapore parliamentary general election was held on 6 May 2006 Singapore maintains diplomatic relations with 175 countries although it does not maintain a High commission or embassy in many of those countries Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Singapore In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. This article focuses on the cases where the Head of Government is a separate office from the Head of State The prime minister is a member of parliament appointed by the president, who in his or her view is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the parliament. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Cabinet members, also known as ministers, are sitting elected members of parliament appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister [1]. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries.

The Cabinet collectively decides the government's policies and has influence over lawmaking.

Current Cabinet

As of 31 May 2006, the Cabinet consists of the following:

Portfolio Minister Picture
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong
Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy Prime Minister

Co-ordinating Minister for National Security
Minister for Law

Shunmugam Jayakumar
Deputy Prime Minister

Minister for Home Affairs

Wong Kan Seng
Minister for Transport

Second Minister for Foreign Affairs

Raymond Lim
Minister for Foreign Affairs Yeo Yong-Boon George
Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lee Boon Yang
Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan
Minister, Prime Minister's Office Lim Boon Heng
Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang
Minister for Defence

Minister-in-charge of the Civil Service

Teo Chee Hean
Minister, Prime Minister's Office Lim Swee Say
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources

Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs

Yaacob Ibrahim
Minister for Health Khaw Boon Wan
Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Acting Minister for Manpower Gan Kim Yong
Minister for Education

Second Minister for Defence

Ng Eng Hen
Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan

For the actual website for Cabinet Appointments, visit [[2]]

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Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the Head of government of the Republic of Singapore (and prior to 9 August 1965 Lee Hsien Loong ( born February 10, 1952) is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore. The title "Senior Minister" was also a title used in Canada before " Deputy Prime Minister " was introduced in 1977 Goh Chok Tong ( Hokkien: Gô· Chok-tòng born May 20 1941) was the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from Minister Mentor ( Simplified Chinese: 内阁资政 is a Cabinet position created by the Singapore government in 2004 as part of a leadership Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH ( born September 16 1923 also spelled Lee Kwan-Yew) is a Singaporean of Chinese immigrant background The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the Head of government of the Republic of Singapore (and prior to 9 August 1965 Co-ordinating Minister for National Security is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore, currently held by Shunmugam Jayakumar. The Ministry of Law is a ministry of the Government of Singapore. The Minister for Home Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore. Raymond Lim Siang Keat (林双吉 born 1959 is the Minister for Transport and the Second Minister for Foreign Affairs in Singapore as well as and a member The Minister for Foreign Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore. George Yong-Boon Yeo (born 13 September 1954;) or George Yeo, is the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Singapore. The Ministry of Information Communications and the Arts ( Abbreviation: MICA; Chinese: 新加坡新闻通讯及艺术部 Malay: Kementerian Dr Lee Boon Yang ( born 1947 is the Minister for Information Communications and the Arts and a member of the Cabinet of Singapore. Mah Bow Tan ( Chinese: 马宝山 Pinyin: Mǎ Bǎoshān born September 12, 1948) is the Minister for National Development of The Prime Minister's Office ( Abbreviation: PMO) is a Ministry of the Government of Singapore. Lim Boon Heng (林文興 born November 18, 1947) is the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and a member of the Cabinet of Singapore Lim Hng Kiang ( born 9 April 1954) is the Minister for Trade and Industry and a member of the Cabinet of Singapore. The Ministry of Defence ( Abbreviation: MINDEF; Chinese: 新加坡囯防部; Malay: Kementerian Pertahanan Tamil: தற்காப்பு Teo Chee Hean ( born 27 December 1954) is the current Minister for Defence of Singapore and a Member of Parliament for Pasir Lim Swee Say (林瑞生 born July 13, 1954) is the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office of Singapore and the Secretary-General Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs is a position in the Cabinet of Singapore that oversees policies and issues related to the Muslim community in Singapore Yaacob Ibrahim (born 3 October 1955, Singapore) is the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Khaw Boon Wan ( born 8 December 1952) is the Minister for Health of Singapore. The finance minister is a Cabinet position in a Government. A minister of Finance (also called financial affairs the treasury the economy or economic Tharman Shanmugaratnam ( was the Minister for Education of Singapore since August 12, 2004 till April 1, 2008, and Gan Kim Yong (born 9 February 1959 is a Singaporean Member of Parliament who represents Chua Chu Kang SMC. The Ministry Of Education ( Abbreviation: MOE; Chinese: 新加坡教育部 Malay: Kementerian Pelajaran; Tamil: கல்வி Dr Ng Eng Hen ( (born 10 December 1958) is the Minister of Manpower and Second Minister for Defence of the Republic of Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan (born 25 January 1961) is the Minister for Community Development Youth and Sports in Singapore. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch.
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