http://sg.news.yahoo.com/govt-announces-cabinet-reshuffle.html
Three new ministries will be formed -- the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSFD), the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY), and the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI). They will take effect from 1 November.
Changes to Ministerial Appointments
Tharman Shanmugaratnam will relinquish his appointment as Minister for Manpower (MOM). He will remain as DPM and Minister for Finance and Chairman, Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Lui Tuck Yew will relinquish his appointment as 2nd Minister for Foreign Affairs.
S Iswaran will remain in his current appointments. In MTI, he will have specific responsibility for industry related research and development, energy and tourism, while continuing to assist Lim Hng Kiang in other areas of MTI’s work.
Grace Fu Hai Yien will be promoted to full Minister. She will become Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, 2nd Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and 2nd Minister for Foreign Affairs. She will also assist DPM Teo Chee Hean on population matters.
Yaacob Ibrahim will become the Minister for Communications and Information on 1 November. He will continue to be in charge of Muslim Affairs.
Appointment as Ag Minister/Promotion to Senior Minister of State
Chan Chun Sing, Tan Chuan-Jin, Lawrence Wong, Lee Yi Shyan and Masagos Zulkifli will be promoted to Senior Ministers of State (SMS).
Chan Chun Sing will relinquish his appointment in MICA, and be appointed as SMS in the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) concurrent with his existing appointment as Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports. He will become the Acting Minister for Social and Family Development when the MSFD is established on 1 November.
Tan Chuan-Jin will become the Acting Minister for Manpower and SMS in the Ministry of National Development.
Lawrence Wong will relinquish his appointment in MINDEF and be appointed SMS in MICA. He will continue as SMS in the Ministry of Education until 1 November, when he becomes the Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and SMS in MCI.
Lee Yi Shyan and Masagos Zulkifli will remain in their respective Ministries.
Indranee Rajah will be appointed SMS in the Ministries of Law and Education with effect from 1 November. This is a new appointment.
Posting of Minister of State
Amy Khor will be appointed the Minister of State in MOM, concurrent with her present appointment as Minister of State in Ministry of Health. She will also remain as the Mayor of South West CDC.
Halimah Yacob will be appointed the Minister of State in the MSFD with effect from 1 November.
Posting of Senior Parliamentary Secretaries
Sam Tan Chin Siong will be posted to the new MCCY as Senior Parliamentary Secretary on 1 November. He will concurrently be the Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Mayor of Central CDC.
Sim Ann will relinquish her appointment in the Ministry of Law, and be appointed Senior Parliamentary Secretary in MCI, on 1 November. She will continue as the Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education.
Appointment of New Parliamentary Secretary
Muhammad Faishal bin Ibrahim will be appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministries of Health and Transport.
All appointments are effective from 1 August.
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