Ministry_of_Trade_and_Industry_(Singapore)
Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)
Singapore Ministry that directs trade and industry policies
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.
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| Agency overview | |
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| 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] |
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| Website | www |
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 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) | ||||||
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Goh Chok Tong[2] MP for Marine Parade (born 1941) |
15 March 1979 |
31 May 1981 |
PAP | Lee K. V | |
| Lee K. VI | ||||||
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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 | ||
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Tony Tan MP for Sembawang (born 1940) |
7 May 1985 |
17 February 1986 |
PAP | ||
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Lee Hsien Loong MP for Teck Ghee SMC (until 1991) MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC (from 1991) (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 | ||
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George Yeo MP for Aljunied GRC (born 1954) |
3 June 1999 |
11 August 2004 |
PAP | ||
| Goh IV | ||||||
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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) | ||||||
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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) | ||||||
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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) | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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Gan Kim Yong[5][3] MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC (born 1959) |
15 May 2021 |
Incumbent | PAP | ||
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: Singapore Department of Statistics or also known as (DOS).
- "HEAD V :MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY" (PDF). Singaporebudget.gov.sg. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- "The Straits Times, 16 March 1979, Page 1". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
