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The Coordinating Minister for Social Policies is an appointment in the
Cabinet of Singapore The Cabinet of Singapore forms the executive branch of the Government of Singapore together with the President. It is led by the Prime Minister who is the head of government. The Prime Minister is a Member of Parliament (MP) appointed by t ...
, initially introduced in 2015 as the Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies to cover both economic and social policies. However, the economic policy portfolio was dropped when the role was redesignated in 2019. Before resigning on 7 July 2023 from all his positions in the government and as a member of the
People's Action Party The People's Action Party (PAP) is a major Conservatism, conservative political party in Singapore and is the governing contemporary political party represented in the Parliament of Singapore, followed by the opposition Workers' Party of Singap ...
to run for the non-partisan presidency, which preceded the abolition of the role,
Tharman Shanmugaratnam Tharman Shanmugaratnam (born 25 February 1957) is a Singaporean politician and economist who has been the current and ninth President of Singapore since 2023. Prior to his presidency, Tharman served as Senior Minister of Singapore between ...
had held the role since its creation. The role returned in 2025 under the Second Lawrence Wong Cabinet when Prime Minister
Lawrence Wong Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai. In this Chinese name, the Chinese surname, family name is Huang (surname), Wong. In accordance with custom, the Western-style name is Lawrence Wong and the Chinese-style name is Wong Shyun Tsai. (born 18 December 197 ...
appointed Minister for Health
Ong Ye Kung Ong Ye Kung ( ; zh, s=王乙康, p=Wáng Yǐkāng, poj=Ông It-khong; born 15 November 1969) is a Singaporean politician and former civil servant who has been serving as Minister for Health since 2021. A member of the governing People's Acti ...
as the new Coordinating Minister for Social Policies.


List of officeholders

The Coordinating Minister for Social Policies was appointed as part of the
Cabinet of Singapore The Cabinet of Singapore forms the executive branch of the Government of Singapore together with the President. It is led by the Prime Minister who is the head of government. The Prime Minister is a Member of Parliament (MP) appointed by t ...
.


See also

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Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies 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. However, the social policy portfolio was dropped when the role was redesignate ...
* Coordinating Minister for National Security *
Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs The Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs is a special appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore that oversees policies and issues related to the Malay–Muslim community in Singapore. Established in 1977, all officeholders has been a part of said c ...


References

2015 establishments in Singapore
Social Policies Some professionals and universities consider social policy a subset of public policy, while other practitioners characterize social policy and public policy to be two separate, competing approaches for the same public interest (similar to Compar ...
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