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S'pore Cabinet reshuffle 2025: Who's going where?

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May 21, 2025, 06:00 PM

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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced the Cabinet reshuffle on May 21, around two weeks after the People's Action Party won the 2025 general election (GE) with a 65.57 per cent of the vote share.

During GE2025, several Cabinet ministers and political officer holders announced their retirement from politics.

As such, the latest reshuffle involves several ministers switching portfolios.

Here is the complete list of Cabinet appointments at a glance:

Prime Minister's Office

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong

Minister: Indranee Rajah

Senior Minister of State: Desmond Tan

Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Minister: Josephine Teo

Senior Minister of State: Tan Kiat How

Ministers of State: Rahayu Mahzam, Jasmin Lau [NEW]

Ministry of Culture, Community & Youth

Minister: David Neo (Acting Minister)  [NEW]

Senior Minister of State: Low Yen Ling

Ministers of State: Dinesh Vasu Dash, Baey Yam Keng [NEW]

Senior Parliamentary Secretary: Goh Hanyan

Ministry of Defence

Minister: Chan Chun Sing [NEW]

Senior Minister of State: Zaqy Mohamad

Minister of State: Desmond Choo

Ministry of Education

Minister: Desmond Lee [NEW]

Senior Ministers of State: David Neo [NEW], Janil Puthucheary [NEW]

Minister of State: Jasmin Lau [NEW]

Senior Parliamentary Secretary: Syed Harun Alhabsyi (from Oct. 1, 2025) [NEW]

Ministry of Finance

Minister: Lawrence Wong

Second Minister: Indranee Rajah

Senior Minister of State: Jeffrey Siow [NEW]

Senior Parliamentary Secretary: Shawn Huang

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister: Vivian Balakrishnan

Senior Minister of State: Sim Ann 

Ministers of State: Gan Siow Huang [NEW], Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim (from Feb. 1, 2026) [NEW]

Ministry of Health

Minister: Ong Ye Kung

Senior Ministers of State: Koh Poh Koon, Tan Kiat How [NEW]

Ministers of State: Rahayu Mahzam

Ministry of Home Affairs

Minister: K Shanmugam

Second Minister: Edwin Tong [NEW]

Senior Ministers of State: Faishal Ibrahim (Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs) [NEW], Sim Ann [NEW]

Minister of State: Goh Pei Ming [NEW]

Ministry of Law

Minister: Edwin Tong [NEW]

Senior Minister of State: Murali Pillai

Senior Parliamentary Secretary: Eric Chua

Ministry of Manpower

Minister: Tan See Leng 

Senior Minister of State: Koh Poh Koon

Minister of State: Dinesh Vasu Dash [NEW]

Senior Parliamentary Secretary: Shawn Huang [NEW]

Ministry of National Development

Minister: Chee Hong Tat [NEW]

Second Minister: Indranee Rajah

Senior Minister of State: Sun Xueling [NEW]

Minister of State: Alvin Tan [NEW]

Senior Parliamentary Secretary: Syed Harun Alhabsyi (from Oct. 1, 2025) [NEW]

Ministry of Social and Family Development

Minister: Masagos Zulkifli

Desmond Lee (i/c of Social Service Integration)

Ministers of State: Goh Pei Ming [NEW], Zulkarnain Abdul Rahim (from Feb. 1, 2026) [NEW]

Senior Parliamentary Secretary: Eric Chua

Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Minister: Grace Fu

Senior Ministers of State: Janil Puthucheary [NEW], Zaqy Mohamad [NEW]

Senior Parliamentary Secretary: Goh Hanyan [NEW]

Ministry of Trade and Industry

Minister: Gan Kim Yong

Tan See Leng (i/c of Energy, and Science and Technology) [NEW]

Grace Fu (i/c of Trade Relations)

Senior Minister of State: Low Yen Ling

Ministers of State: Gan Siow Huang [NEW], Alvin Tan

Ministry of Transport

Minister: Jeffrey Siow (Acting Minister) [NEW]

Senior Ministers of State: Murali Pillai, Sun Xueling [NEW]

Minister of State: Baey Yam Keng

Mayors

Central: Denise Phua

North East: Baey Yam Keng [NEW]

North West: Alex Yam

South East: Dinesh Vasu Dash [NEW]

South West: Low Yen Ling

Top image by Winnie Li/Mothership 

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