Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)

Singapore Ministry that directs trade and industry policies

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Ministry of Trade and Industry

Agency overview
Formed| 15 March 1979; 45 years ago (1979-03-15)
Jurisdiction| Government of Singapore
Headquarters| 100 High Street, #09-01 (The Treasury), Singapore 179434
Motto| A Global City of Business Excellence
Employees| 3,134 (2018)[1]
Annual budget|  S$4.40 billion (2019)[1]
Ministers responsible|

* Gan Kim Yong,
Minister
* Tan See Leng,
Second Minister
* Grace Fu,
Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations
* Low Yen Ling,
Senior Minister of State
* Alvin Tan,
Minister of State

Agency executives|

* Gabriel Lim,
Permanent Secretary
* Beh Swan Gin,
Permanent Secretary (Development)
* Jane Lim,
Deputy Secretary (Trade)
* Keith Tan,
Deputy Secretary (Industry)

Child agencies|

* Agency for Science, Technology and Research
* Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore
* Economic Development Board
* Energy Market Authority
* Enterprise Singapore
* Hotel Licensing Board
* JTC Corporation
* Sentosa Development Corporation
* Singapore Tourism Board

Website| www.mti.gov.sg
Agency ID| T08GA0022C

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI; Malay: Kementerian Perdagangan dan Perusahaan; Chinese: 贸工部; Tamil: வர்த்தக, தொழில் அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the development of business, trade and industry in Singapore.

## Ministers

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The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Trade and Industry, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. The incumbent minister is Deputy Prime Minister and MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC Gan Kim Yong from the People's Action Party.

Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Took office  | Left office  | Party  | Cabinet

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Minister for Trade and Industry (1979–2015)
| Goh Chok Tong[2]
MP for Marine Parade
(born 1941) | 15 March
1979  | 31 May
1981  |  | PAP | Lee K. V
Lee K. VI
| Tony Tan
MP for Sembawang
(born 1940) | 1 June
1981  | 1 January
1985  |  | PAP
| Richard Hu
MP for Kreta Ayer
(born 1926) | 2 January
1985  | 6 May
1985  |  | PAP | Lee K. VII
| Tony Tan
MP for Sembawang
(born 1940) | 7 May
1985  | 17 February
1986  |  | PAP
| Lee Hsien Loong
MP for Teck Ghee SMC & Ang Mo Kio GRC
(born 1952) | 18 February
1986  | 6 December
1992  |  | PAP
Lee K. VIII
Goh I
Goh II
| S. Dhanabalan
MP for Toa Payoh GRC
(born 1937) | 7 December
1992  | 31 December
1993  |  | PAP
| Yeo Cheow Tong
MP for Hong Kah GRC
(born 1947) | 1 January
1994  | 24 January
1997  |  | PAP
| Lee Yock Suan
MP for Cheng San GRC
(born 1946) | 25 January
1997  | 2 June
1999  |  | PAP | Goh III
| George Yeo
MP for Aljunied GRC
(born 1954) | 3 June
1999  | 11 August
2004  |  | PAP
Goh IV
| Lim Hng Kiang
MP for West Coast GRC
(born 1954) | 12 August
2004  | 30 September
2015  |  | PAP | Lee H. I
Lee H. II
Lee H. III
Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) (2015–2018)
| Lim Hng Kiang[3]
MP for West Coast GRC
(born 1954) | 1 October
2015  | 30 April
2018  |  | PAP | Lee H. IV
Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) (2015–2018)
| S. Iswaran[3]
MP for West Coast GRC
(born 1962) | 1 October
2015  | 30 April
2018  |  | PAP | Lee H. IV
Minister for Trade and Industry (from 2018)
| Chan Chun Sing[4][5]
MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC
(born 1969) | 1 May
2018  | 14 May
2021  |  | PAP | Lee H. IV
Lee H. V
| Gan Kim Yong[5][3]
MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC
(born 1959) | 15 May
2021  | Incumbent  |  | PAP | Lee H. V
Wong I

## Organisational Structure

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9 statutory boards and one government department are under the Ministry’s purview.

The nine Statutory Boards comprises: Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Economic Development Board (EDB), Enterprise Singapore, Jurong Town Corporation (JTC), Singapore Tourism Board (STB), Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS), Energy Market Authority (EMA), Hotels Licensing Board (HLB) and Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC).

The government department is called Singapore Department of Statistics (DOS).

## References

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1. ^ a b "HEAD V :MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY" (PDF). Singaporebudget.gov.sg. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
2. ^ "The Straits Times, 16 March 1979, Page 1". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
3. ^ a b c Ong, Justin (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
4. ^ Yahya, Yasmine (24 April 2018). "Cabinet reshuffle: Chan Chun Sing to be sole MTI Minister; will gain economic experience". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
5. ^ a b Mahmud, Aqil Haziq (25 July 2020). "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements". CNA. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

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