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.
| 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 |
| Formation | 1 October 2015 (as Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies) |
| First holder | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Final holder | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
List of officeholders
The Coordinating Minister for Social Policies was appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore.
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies (2015–2019) | ||||||
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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 MP for Jurong GRC (born 1957) |
1 May 2019 |
7 July 2023 | PAP | Lee H. IV | |
| Lee H. V | ||||||
See also
References
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