First Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet
The First Cabinet of Lee Hsien Loong of the Government of Singapore was sworn into office on 12 Aug 2004.
The swearing-in ceremony was held outdoors on the Istana grounds—instead of City Hall where his two predecessors Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong held their ceremonies— in order to accommodate 1,400 invited guests representing different demographics of the population. S. Jayakumar was elevated to Deputy Prime Minister, while Tony Tan retained his DPM position — a post he held since his return to Cabinet in 1995. Lee Hsien Loong retained his Finance Minister post held since 2001.
Lee's immediate predecessor, Goh Chok Tong, was named Senior Minister, and ranked second in order of precedence. Goh's predecessor, Lee Kuan Yew, who was the nation's first prime minister and Lee Hsien Loong's father, was subsequently named Minister Mentor.
Portfolio | Minister | Portrait |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong | |
Minister for Finance | Lee Hsien Loong | |
Senior Minister | Goh Chok Tong | |
Minister Mentor | Lee Kuan Yew | |
Deputy Prime Minister | Tony Tan Keng Yam | |
Coordinating Minister for Security & Defence | Tony Tan Keng Yam | |
Deputy Prime Minister | Shunmugam Jayakumar | |
Minister for Law | Shunmugam Jayakumar | |
Minister for Home Affairs | Wong Kan Seng | |
Minister for Transport | Yeo Cheow Tong | |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | George Yeo Yong-Boon | |
Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts | Lee Boon Yang | |
Minister for National Development | Mah Bow Tan | |
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | Lim Boon Heng | |
Minister for Trade and Industry | Lim Hng Kiang | |
Minister for Defence | Teo Chee Hean | |
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | Lim Swee Say | |
2nd Minister for National Development | Lim Swee Say | |
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources | Yaacob Ibrahim | |
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs | Yaacob Ibrahim | |
Minister for Health | Khaw Boon Wan | |
Minister for Education | Tharman Shanmugaratnam | |
Minister for Manpower | Ng Eng Hen | |
2nd Minister for Education | Ng Eng Hen | |
Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports | Vivian Balakrishnan | |
Acting 2nd Minister for Finance | Raymond Lim Siang Keat |