September 28, 06:14 PM 
514 Chai Chee Lane 03-16, Singapore 469029 The latest Cabinet reshuffle on Sept. 28, 2015 is short on surprises but long on future-proofing.
However, one thing is clear: Nearly half of all the PAP candidates in parliament are now political office holders.
Here are some of the statistics:
1. There are now 37 office holders, half of are 50 years old and below. Previously, there were 33. (PAP holds 83 out of 89 seats in parliament.)
2. There are 20 Full or Acting ministers.
3. Nearly half of them were elected in the last three GEs in 2006, 2011, 2015.
4. Half of them are below 55.
5. Nearly half of the Ministers of State and Parliamentary secretaries, who support the Ministers, are 45 years old and below.
Check out what PM Lee said during the press conference on the new Cabinet line-up from 19mins 18sec:
Posted by Lee Hsien Loong on Monday, September 28, 2015
These moves will help prepare the next team of leaders who will work with Singaporeans. We will now have 37 office holders, up from 33, half of whom are 50 years old and below.
I've 20 full or acting ministers, nearly half of them were elected in the last three general elections and half of them are below 55 years old. If we look at Ministers of States and Paliamentary secretaries, who support the ministers, nearly half of them are 45 years old and below.
This is my Cabinet at the beginning of this term of government as we enter our new phase beyond SG50. It's a transition team so it's a bit bigger than usual, more ministries will see a change of ministers and the coordinating ministers will coordinate their work and will guide the new ministers in their responsibilities. And I will do a mid-term review and make further changes.
We don't have time to lose. You've reposed your trust in me. I will structure an effective government and aggressively prepare a new team to take Singapore forward.
And to that end I've given heavy responsibilities to the next generation of ministers. They'll be stretched and tested, they have to prove themselves and gel together as a team.
And by the end, and soon after the end of this term, we must have a new team ready to take over from me.
So please give them your full support. We pledge to do your best to work with you, for you and for Singapore.
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