Fifth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet

The Fifth Cabinet of Lee Hsien Loong of the Government of Singapore was announced on 25 July 2020 following the 2020 general election on 10 July, and came into effect on 27 July 2020.

Changes

There was one new Minister appointed, with two outgoing Ministers. Khaw Boon Wan retired from politics while Ng Chee Meng stepped down after losing in the 2020 general election.

Composition

Cabinet

The list of Cabinet ministers and other office holders was announced on 25 July 2020. In a press conference, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, "I'm rotating the ministers, especially the younger ones, to gain exposure and experience. We regularly do this during Cabinet shuffles, and the intent is to expose the office-holders to different portfolios to gain both breadth and depth to understand the intricacies of the issues, and to see things from different perspectives."

Portfolio	Minister	Portrait	Date
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong		12 August 2004
[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore\|Prime Minister of Singapore\|Deputy Prime Minister]	Lawrence Wong		13 June 2022
[Minister for Ministry of Finance (Singapore)\|Finance (Singapore)\|Minister for Finance]	Lawrence Wong		15 May 2021
Deputy Prime Minister	Heng Swee Keat		1 May 2019
Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies	Heng Swee Keat		27 July 2020
Senior Minister	Teo Chee Hean		1 May 2019
Coordinating Minister for National Security	Teo Chee Hean		1 October 2015
Minister for Defence	Ng Eng Hen		21 May 2011
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Vivian Balakrishnan		1 October 2015
Minister for Home Affairs	K. Shanmugam		1 October 2015
Minister for Law	K. Shanmugam		1 May 2008
Minister for Trade and Industry	Gan Kim Yong		15 May 2021
[Minister for Ministry of Transport (Singapore)\|Transport (Singapore)\|Minister for Transport]	Chee Hong Tat		18 January 2024
Second Minister for Finance	Chee Hong Tat		18 January 2024
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment	Grace Fu Hai Yien		27 July 2020
Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations	Grace Fu Hai Yien		18 January 2024
Minister for Education	Chan Chun Sing		15 May 2021
Minister for Social and Family Development	Masagos Zulkifli		27 July 2020
Second Minister of Health	Masagos Zulkifli		27 July 2020
Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs	Masagos Zulkifli		1 May 2018
Minister for Health	Ong Ye Kung		15 May 2021
Minister for National Development	Desmond Lee		27 July 2020
Minister-in-charge of Social Service Integration	Desmond Lee		27 July 2020
Minister for Communications and Information	Josephine Teo		15 May 2021
Second Minister for Home Affairs	Josephine Teo		11 September 2017
Minister-in-Charge of the Smart Nation Initiative	Josephine Teo		15 May 2021
Minister-in-Charge of Cybersecurity	Josephine Teo		15 May 2021
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office	Indranee Thurai Rajah		1 May 2018
Second Minister for Finance	Indranee Thurai Rajah		1 May 2018
Second Minister for National Development	Indranee Thurai Rajah		27 July 2020
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office	Maliki Osman		27 July 2020
Second Minister for Education	Maliki Osman		27 July 2020
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs	Maliki Osman		27 July 2020
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth	Edwin Tong		27 July 2020
Second Minister of Law	Edwin Tong		27 July 2020
Minister for Manpower	Tan See Leng		15 May 2021
Second Minister for Trade and Industry	Tan See Leng		27 July 2020

Reshuffles

27 July 2020–14 May 2021

Ministry	Ministers
Prime Minister's Office	Lee Hsien Loong Heng Swee Keat Teo Chee Hean Tharman Shanmugaratnam Indranee Rajah Maliki Osman Tan See Leng
Communications and Information	S. Iswaran
Culture, Community and Youth	Edwin Tong
Defence	Ng Eng Hen
Education	Lawrence Wong Maliki Osman
Finance	Heng Swee Keat Lawrence Wong Indranee Rajah
Foreign Affairs	Vivian Balakrishnan Maliki Osman
Health	Gan Kim Yong Masagos Zulkifli
Home Affairs	K. Shanmugam Josephine Teo
Law	K. Shanmugam Edwin Tong
Manpower	Josephine Teo Tan See Leng
National Development	Desmond Lee Indranee Rajah
Social and Family Development	Masagos Zulkifli Desmond Lee
Sustainability and Environment	Grace Fu
Trade and Industry	Chan Chun Sing S. Iswaran Tan See Leng
Transport	Ong Ye Kung

15 May 2021–12 June 2022

On 8 April 2021, Heng Swee Keat had announced that he was stepping aside as the 4G Leader citing "age" and "health" concerns. He also stated that he would relinquish his finance portfolio in the upcoming Cabinet reshuffle. As such, a Cabinet reshuffle occurred on 23 April 2021 where Lawrence Wong was announced to take over Heng Swee Keat as Finance Minister. 6 other Ministers were also rotated. Heng however continued to stay on as Deputy Prime Minister as well as Coordinating Minister.

Ministry	Ministers
Prime Minister's Office	Lee Hsien Loong Heng Swee Keat Teo Chee Hean Tharman Shanmugaratnam Indranee Rajah Maliki Osman
Communications and Information	Josephine Teo
Culture, Community and Youth	Edwin Tong
Defence	Ng Eng Hen
Education	Chan Chun Sing Maliki Osman
Finance	Lawrence Wong Indranee Rajah
Foreign Affairs	Vivian Balakrishnan Maliki Osman
Health	Ong Ye Kung Masagos Zulkifli
Home Affairs	K. Shanmugam Josephine Teo
Law	K. Shanmugam Edwin Tong
Manpower	Tan See Leng
National Development	Desmond Lee Indranee Rajah
Social and Family Development	Masagos Zulkifli Desmond Lee
Sustainability and Environment	Grace Fu
Trade and Industry	Gan Kim Yong Tan See Leng
Transport	S. Iswaran

As of 13 June 2022

On 14 April 2022, Lawrence Wong was selected as the next 4G Leader, succeeding Heng Swee Keat. Thus a Cabinet reshuffle was announced on 6 June 2022 and carried out exactly a week later on 13 June 2022 where Lawrence Wong was promoted to Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Prime Minister in the Prime Minister's Absence. Lawrence also assumed responsibility of the Strategy Group in the PMO from Heng Swee Keat.

Ministry	Ministers
Prime Minister's Office	Lee Hsien Loong Lawrence Wong Heng Swee Keat Teo Chee Hean Tharman Shanmugaratnam Indranee Rajah Maliki Osman
Communications and Information	Josephine Teo
Culture, Community and Youth	Edwin Tong
Defence	Ng Eng Hen
Education	Chan Chun Sing Maliki Osman
Finance	Lawrence Wong Indranee Rajah
Foreign Affairs	Vivian Balakrishnan Maliki Osman
Health	Ong Ye Kung Masagos Zulkifli
Home Affairs	K. Shanmugam Josephine Teo
Law	K. Shanmugam Edwin Tong
Manpower	Tan See Leng
National Development	Desmond Lee Indranee Rajah
Social and Family Development	Masagos Zulkifli Desmond Lee
Sustainability and Environment	Grace Fu
Trade and Industry	Gan Kim Yong Tan See Leng
Transport	S. Iswaran

As of 18 January 2024

S. Iswaran resigned as Transport Minister, Member of Parliament, and member of the People's Action Party on 16 January 2024, two days before he pleaded not guilty to 27 charges of obtaining gratification as a public servant, corruption, and obstructing justice. Thus, Chee Hong Tat was promoted to Minister of Transport and Grace Fu assumed responsibility as Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations on 18 January 2024 from S. Iswaran.

Ministry	Ministers
Prime Minister's Office	Lee Hsien Loong Lawrence Wong Heng Swee Keat Teo Chee Hean Indranee Rajah Maliki Osman
Communications and Information	Josephine Teo
Culture, Community and Youth	Edwin Tong
Defence	Ng Eng Hen
Education	Chan Chun Sing Maliki Osman
Finance	Lawrence Wong Indranee Rajah Chee Hong Tat
Foreign Affairs	Vivian Balakrishnan Maliki Osman
Health	Ong Ye Kung Masagos Zulkifli
Home Affairs	K. Shanmugam Josephine Teo
Law	K. Shanmugam Edwin Tong
Manpower	Tan See Leng
National Development	Desmond Lee Indranee Rajah
Social and Family Development	Masagos Zulkifli Desmond Lee
Sustainability and Environment	Grace Fu
Trade and Industry	Gan Kim Yong Tan See Leng
Transport	Chee Hong Tat