Masagos promoted in Cabinet reshuffle , 4 ministers get new role.

[shiokalingam]

4 ministers get new roles, Masagos promoted in Cabinet reshuffle
AsiaOne*|*Wed, Apr 08, 2015
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has made several changes to his Cabinet and other political appointments, including the promotion of Mr Masagos Zulkifli (Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs), to full Minister.

This is a part of continuing leadership renewal, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday.

Mr Masagos Zulkifli will be promoted to full Minister with effect from Thursday, April 9, 2015. He will be appointed Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and will continue in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Second Minister in both ministries.

The changes to the Cabinet are summarised below:

Mr Chan Chun Sing will be appointed Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. He will relinquish his appointments as Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Defence with effect from April 9, 2015.

Mr Lim Swee Say will be appointed Minister for Manpower and will relinquish his appointment as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office on May 4, 2015.

Mr Tan Chuan‐Jin, currently Minister for Manpower, will be appointed Minister for Social and Family Development on 9 April 2015. He will hold both portfolios until he relinquishes his appointment as Minister for Manpower on May 4, 2015.

Mr Lui Tuck Yew will be appointed Second Minister for Defence with effect from April 9, 2015. He will continue as Minister for Transport.

 

[shiokalingam]

BY CHARISSA YONG

SINGAPORE - Mr Chan Chun Sing will be Singapore's new labour chief from May 4, taking over the role from Mr Lim Swee Say, who has resigned from the National Trade Unions Congress (NTUC) and will step down that day.

Mr Lim will be appointed Minister for Manpower and will also relinquish his appointment as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on May 4.

These changes were announced by the PMO and NTUC on Wednesday. They are part of a larger Cabinet reshuffle, which has been on the cards since Mr Chan joined the labour movement in JanuaryMinister in May; Chan Chun Sing to take over as labour chief


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BY CHARISSA YONG

SINGAPORE - Mr Chan Chun Sing will be Singapore's new labour chief from May 4, taking over the role from Mr Lim Swee Say, who has resigned from the National Trade Unions Congress (NTUC) and will step down that day.

Mr Lim will be appointed Minister for Manpower and will also relinquish his appointment as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on May 4.

These changes were announced by the PMO and NTUC on Wednesday. They are part of a larger Cabinet reshuffle, which has been on the cards since Mr Chan joined the labour movement in January.

Mr Chan will be appointed Minister in the PMO and relinquish his appointments as Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Defence from Thursday.

The outgoing Manpower Minister, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, will take over as Minister for Social and Family Development from Thursday. He will hold both portfolios until he relinquishes his appointment as Manpower Minister to Mr Lim on May 4.

The labour movement announced in a statement on Wednesday that its central committee unanimously elected Mr Chan to take over the helm of NTUC as its secretary-general with effect from May 4.

Mr Chan, who is currently NTUC's deputy secretary-general, joined the labour movement on Jan 23 on a part-time basis, and has been serving in the movement full-time since April 1.

He was co-opted into the NTUC central committee and appointed as deputy secretary-general under NTUC's constitution on Jan 27.

In his resignation letter, Mr Lim looked back on his time in the labour movement, which he joined in 1996 before the Asian Financial Crisis broke out. He reflected on how the labour movement improved workers' employability at the time and helped retrenched workers and job seekers find new jobs.

Mr Lim left to join the Government in 1996 and returned to labour in 2004. Then, the labour movement repositioned itself as an inclusive one that tackled the concerns of white and blue collar workers, young and old, and local and foreign alike.

Saying he was thankful for the privilege of serving workers, members and unions, Mr Lim said: "The journey towards better jobs, better careers and better lives for all workers is a journey with no end. I am flowing-on but never flowing-out."

Replying, NTUC president Diana Chia accepted Mr Lim's resignation "with deep regret" and thanked him for his contributions to the labour movement..

 

[McDonaldsKid]

What's going to happen to Iswaran? Now the Home Affairs Ministry has THREE ministers!

 

[shiokalingam]

What's going to happen to Iswaran? Now the Home Affairs Ministry has THREE ministers!

i think he still holding on to the 3 portfolios

 

[shiokalingam]

Minister Lui the One to watch

 

[winnipegjets]

More PAP politicians feeding on taxpayers' trough.

How many ministers does Pinky need in his office? Pinky is so afraid of firing non-performers that he just keeps adding ministers to his office.

PAP is the party of mediocrity.

 

[sense]

 

[steffychun]

Tucky in MINDEF?!!! NSMen will die liao!

 

[steffychun]

More PAP politicians feeding on taxpayers' trough.

How many ministers does Pinky need in his office? Pinky is so afraid of firing non-performers that he just keeps adding ministers to his office.

PAP is the party of mediocrity.

Look at how many double ministers.

 

[shiokalingam]

how to see ? who really got promoted ? and who did not ?

 

[winnipegjets]

I thought are ministars are bright lights and thus deserving of the million-dollar salary.

Damn, they are useless idiots because they can't even manage a portfolio themselves. They need two or more ministars to man one ministry, plus minister of state. And for a country that is the size of peesai.

PAP is a party of mediocres.

 

[shiokalingam]

I thought are ministars are bright lights and thus deserving of the million-dollar salary.

Damn, they are useless idiots because they can't even manage a portfolio themselves. They need two or more ministars to man one ministry, plus minister of state. And for a country that is the size of peesai.

PAP is a party of mediocres.

u forgot PS 2nd PS SDSs DS ...

 

[GOD IS MY DOG]

come on lah............LKY got rid of all ministers that have the slightest capability when Pinky became PM........he scared he mati, the son can't handle a possible rebellion...........so only porlumpar ministers needed

 

[zeroo]

Mr Chan CS future is bright. The late Ong TC was also a labour chief and later promoted to DPM and subsequently the President of Singapore

 

[The_Hypocrite]

So Kee Chui has no portfolio n a minitoot only in name? Tat is a real promotion. No extra duties n most likely same pay..talk about a waste of space.

 

[steffychun]

LHL getting more siao. Tuck cannot handle transport, make him Defence and Transport.

Time for WP to wack.

 

[GoldenDragon]

They are better off creating more ministries than have 2 ministers run one. Can have minister of security to cover police, CNB and ISD. Can also create a minister of civil defence n another minister of prisons! That way, more posts for MOS, Parl Secs, Perm Secs etc.

 

[steffychun]

They are better off creating more ministries than have 2 ministers run one. Can have minister of security to cover police, CNB and ISD. Can also create a minister of civil defence n another minister of prisons! That way, more posts for MOS, Parl Secs, Perm Secs etc.

too many million dollar salaries.

Just stick to the UK system--1 minister, 1 MOS, 1 PUS. More important ministries like trade, water, defence, FA get two MOS. That's it. PMO should be small.

 

[nato33]

They are better off creating more ministries than have 2 ministers run one. Can have minister of security to cover police, CNB and ISD. Can also create a minister of civil defence n another minister of prisons! That way, more posts for MOS, Parl Secs, Perm Secs etc.

All the Ministar without Portfolio or In Prime Monster office can be re-designated as Ministry of Cho Bo Lan

 

[GoldenDragon]

All the Ministar without Portfolio or In Prime Monster office can be re-designated as Ministry of Cho Bo Lan

Can also consider Minister, Special Project 1, PMO, Minister, Special Project 2, PMO etc.