Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies

Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies
Member of	Cabinet of Singapore Parliament of Singapore
Reports to	Prime Minister of Singapore
Appointer	Prime Minister of Singapore
Term length	At the prime minister's pleasure
Formation	1 October 2015;9 years ago (2015-10-01) (as Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies)
First holder	Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Final holder	Heng Swee Keat

The Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies was an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore, initially introduced in 2015 to cover both economic and social policies. ^[1] However, the social policy portfolio was dropped when the role was redesignated in 2019. The last person who held this portfolio was Heng Swee Keat, who stood down after the cabinet reshuffle upon the swearing in of Lawrence Wong as the new prime minister in 2024.

List of officeholders

The Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies was appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore.

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Party		Cabinet
Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies (2015–2019)
	Tharman Shanmugaratnam [1] MP for Jurong GRC (born 1957)	1 October 2015	30 April 2019		PAP	Lee H. IV
Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies (2020–2024)
	Heng Swee Keat [2] MP for East Coast GRC (born 1961)	27 July 2020	15 May 2024		PAP	Lee H. V

See also

• Coordinating Minister for Social Policies
• Coordinating Minister for National Security
• Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs

References

1. Ong, Justin (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
2. "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements". CNA. Archived from the original on 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2020-07-25.