Coordinating Minister for Social Policies

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Coordinating Minister for Social Policies
Member of Cabinet of Singapore
Parliament of Singapore
Reports to Prime Minister of Singapore
Appointer Prime Minister of Singapore
Term length At the Prime Minister's pleasure
Formation1 October 2015;8 years ago (2015-10-01) (as Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies)
First holder Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Final holder Tharman Shanmugaratnam

The Coordinating Minister for Social Policies was an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore, initially introduced in 2015 to cover both economic and social policies. However, the economic policy portfolio was dropped when the role was redesignated in 2019. The only person to hold the post, between 2015 and 2023, was Tharman Shanmugaratnam as he announced his intention to run for the 2023 presidential election and his scheduled resignation on 7 July 2023 from all his positions in the government and as a member of the People's Action Party, as the presidency is a non-partisan office.

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List of officeholders

The Coordinating Minister for Social Policies was appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore.

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took officeLeft officePartyCabinet
Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies (2015–2019)
Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the official opening of Yuan Ching Secondary School's new building, Singapore - 20100716 (cropped).jpg Tharman Shanmugaratnam
MP for Jurong GRC
(born 1957)
1 October
2015
30 April
2019
PAP Lee H. IV
Coordinating Minister for Social Policies (2019–2023)
Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the official opening of Yuan Ching Secondary School's new building, Singapore - 20100716 (cropped).jpg Tharman Shanmugaratnam
MP for Jurong GRC
(born 1957)
1 May
2019
7 July 2023 PAP Lee H. IV
Lee H. V

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