The politics of Singapore takes the form of a parliamentary representative democratic republic whereby the President of Singapore is the head of state, the Prime Minister of Singapore is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the cabinet from the parliament, and to a lesser extent, the President. Cabinet has the general direction and control of the Government and is accountable to Parliament. There are three separate branches of government: the legislature, executive and judiciary abiding by the Westminster system.
The prime minister of the Republic of Singapore is the head of the government of the Republic of Singapore and the country's most powerful political figure. The president of Singapore appoints as Prime Minister a member of Parliament (MP) who, in his or her opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs. In practice, the prime minister is usually the leader of the majority party in the legislature.
Lee Hsien Loong is a Singaporean politician who has served as Prime Minister of Singapore and secretary-general of the People's Action Party (PAP) since 2004. He is also an elected Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC. He served as the deputy prime minister under then-prime minister Goh Chok Tong from 1990 to 2004 and as finance minister from 2001 to 2007.
Goh Keng Swee was a Singaporean politician who served as the second Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore from 1973 to 1984, and a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kreta Ayer constituency for a quarter of a century.
Teo Chee Hean is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has served as the Senior Minister since 1 May 2019 after he stepped down as the Deputy Prime Minister. He has also served as the Coordinating Minister for National Security since 21 May 2011. He also oversees the Prime Minister’s Office Strategy Group, including the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group, the National Security Coordination Secretariat, the National Population and Talent Division and the National Climate Change Secretariat.
The Economic Development Board (EDB) is a statutory board of the Government of Singapore that plans and executes strategies to sustain Singapore as a leading global hub for business and investment.
The Government of the Republic of Singapore is defined by the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore to mean the Executive branch of government, which is made up of the President and the Cabinet of Singapore. Although the President acts in his/her personal discretion in the exercise of certain functions as a check on the Cabinet and Parliament of Singapore, his/her role is largely ceremonial. It is the Cabinet, composed of the Prime Minister and other Ministers appointed on his/her advice by the President, that generally directs and controls the Government. The Cabinet is formed by the political party that gains a simple majority in each general election.
The Singapore Civil Service are the set of civil servants working for the government of Singapore. Many of its principles were inherited from the administrative system left by the British Civil Service, as Singapore were once under the United Kingdom. The group, a subset of the Public Service of Singapore, employs about 84,000 officers in the government ministries as of 2017.
The Cabinet of Singapore forms the Government of Singapore together with the President of Singapore. It is led by the Prime Minister of Singapore who is the head of government. The Prime Minister is a Member of Parliament (MP) appointed by the President who selects a person that in his or her view is likely to command the confidence of a majority of the Parliament of Singapore. The other members of the Cabinet are Ministers who are Members of Parliament appointed by the President on the Prime Minister's advice. Cabinet members are prohibited from holding any office of profit and from actively engaging in any commercial enterprise.
The Ministry of Education is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to Education in Singapore. It is currently headed by Minister Lawrence Wong who oversees education from Primary 1 to tertiary institutions.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the deputy head of the government of the Republic of Singapore. The role of Deputy Prime Minister is the second highest post and senior Cabinet Minister in Singapore. The holder will sometimes assume the role of Acting Prime Minister when the PM is temporarily absent from Singapore. Since the mid-1980s, Singapore has usually had two Deputy Prime Ministers at a time. In a recent cabinet reshuffle announced 23 April 2019, Minister of Finance, Heng Swee Keat will assume his role as the Deputy Prime Minister as further indication that he is front runner to be Singapore's next prime minister.
The Pingat Pentadbiran Awam was instituted in Singapore in 1963 and has three grades:
The Prime Minister's Office is a ministerial level executive agency within the Government of Singapore that handles the ministries and other political matters that are of great importance to the nation, such as corruption and elections. It is headed by the Prime Minister and its politicians. In Singapore, a politician appointed as a 'Minister in the Prime Minister's Office' was previously and essentially known as 'Minister without Portfolio', an official cabinet appointment title in other Westminster parliamentary system.
Chan Chun Sing is a Singaporean politician and former army general. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has served as the Minister for Trade and Industry since 1 May 2018, Minister-in-charge of the Public Service since 1 October 2015. Once seen as the frontrunner to become the next Prime Minister of Singapore, he was instead appointed as the Second Assistant Secretary-General of the PAP since November 2018 under Prime Minister and PAP Secretary-General Lee Hsien Loong and his deputy and assistant, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, who is widely believed to be poised as the next Prime Minister of Singapore. He served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office from 1 October 2015 to 30 April 2018, Party Whip of the PAP from September 2015 to June 2019 and Deputy Chairman of the People's Association (PA). He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tanjong Pagar GRC since 7 May 2011. Prior to entering politics, he served in the Singapore Armed Forces, where he rose to the rank of Major-General and served as Singapore's Chief of Army from 2010 to 2011.
Heng Chee How is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP). He has served as Senior Minister of State in the Ministry for Defence since May 2018.
Heng Swee Keat is a Singaporean politician who has been the deputy prime minister since 1 May 2019, coordinating minister for economic affairs since 27 July 2020 and minister for finance since 1 October 2015 respectively. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the party's first assistant secretary-general since November 2018 under Lee Hsien Loong. He previously served as minister for education from 21 May 2011 to 11 September 2015. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Coast GRC for Bedok since 10 July 2020. He was the MP for Tampines GRC for Tampines Central from 7 May 2011 to 23 June 2020.
Desmond Lee Ti-Seng is Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has served as the Minister for National Development and Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration since 27 July 2020. He served as the Minister for Social and Family Development from September 2017 to July 2020, Second Minister for National Development from May 2017 to July 2020, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs from May 2017 to September 2017, Senior Minister of State in the Ministry for Home Affairs and Ministry for National Development from October 2015 to his promotions to Second Minister in April 2017 and Minister of State in the Ministry for National Development from September 2013 to his promotion to Senior Minister of State in September 2015. He also served as Deputy Leader of the House from October 2015 to June 2020. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Coast GRC for Boon Lay since July 2020. He was the MP for Jurong GRC for Jurong Spring from May 2011 to July 2020.
Masagos Zulkifli bin Masagos Mohamad is a Singaporean politician.
The Singapore order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Government of Singapore. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a national nature. The official list was gazetted in 1967, two years after Independence.
The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) is a statutory board of the Singapore government, under the Prime Minister's Office. It was restructured from the former entity Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) in 2016, and officially legislated in Parliament on 18 August 2016.
