Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)

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.

Ministry of Trade and Industry

Agency overview
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]
Ministers responsible	Gan Kim Yong, Minister Tan See Leng, Second Minister Grace Fu, Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations Low Yen Ling, Senior Minister of State Alvin Tan, Minister of State
Agency executives	Gabriel Lim, Permanent Secretary Beh Swan Gin, Permanent Secretary (Development) Jane Lim, Deputy Secretary (Trade) Keith Tan, Deputy Secretary (Industry)
Child agencies	Agency for Science, Technology and Research Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore Economic Development Board Energy Market Authority Enterprise Singapore Hotel Licensing Board JTC Corporation Sentosa Development Corporation Singapore Tourism Board
Website	www.mti.gov.sg
Agency ID	T08GA0022C

Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Trade and Industry, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore.

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Party		Cabinet
Minister for Trade and Industry (1979–2015)
	Goh Chok Tong[2] MP for Marine Parade (born 1941)	15 March 1979	31 May 1981		PAP	Lee K. V
						Lee K. VI
	Tony Tan MP for Sembawang (born 1940)	1 June 1981	1 January 1985		PAP
	Richard Hu MP for Kreta Ayer (1926-2023)	2 January 1985	6 May 1985		PAP	Lee K. VII
	Tony Tan MP for Sembawang (born 1940)	7 May 1985	17 February 1986		PAP
	Lee Hsien Loong MP for Teck Ghee SMC & Ang Mo Kio GRC (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
	George Yeo MP for Aljunied GRC (born 1954)	3 June 1999	11 August 2004		PAP
						Goh IV
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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
	Gan Kim Yong[5][3] MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC (born 1959)	15 May 2021	Incumbent		PAP	Lee H. V
						Wong I

Organisational Structure

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 called Singapore Department of Statistics (DOS).

References

1. "HEAD V :MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY" (PDF). Singaporebudget.gov.sg. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
2. "The Straits Times, 16 March 1979, Page 1". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.

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