Coordinating Minister for National Security (Singapore)


Coordinating Minister for National Security is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore, currently held Senior Minister of Singapore, Teo Chee Hean.
The position was created on 1 August 2003. At that time, it was called the Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence. The position was held by Tony Tan Keng Yam, then the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore. On 1 September 2005, Shunmugam Jayakumar took over the position that was renamed as Coordinating Minister for National Security.
Its responsibility is to oversee counter-terrorism in Singapore, by coordinating efforts in different government agencies.

List of Coordinating Minister for National Security