Cabinet changes! New head for Home Affairs!

[Dankoo]

From CNA:

 

 

 

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced several Cabinet changes which will take effect from November 1.

 

Wong Kan Seng will relinquish his post as Home Affairs Minister and take over as Co-ordinating Minister for National Security from Professor S Jayakumar.

 

Mr Wong will remain as Deputy Prime Minister.

 

He will also oversee the National Population and Talent Division, which will be set up under the Prime Minister's Office to coordinate Singapore's population and talent policies across different ministries.

 

Taking over as Home Affairs Minister will be Law Minister K Shanmugam, who will have two portfolios.

 

Professor S Jayakumar will remain as Senior Minister in the Prime Minister's Office.

 

Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Lui Tuck Yew, will be promoted to full minister.

 

Other promotions:

 

Senior Parliamentary Secretary at the Environment and Water Resources Ministry, Amy Khor, will be promoted to Minister of State. She will remain as Mayor of the South West Community Development Council (CDC) and chairman of feedback unit, REACH;

 

Senior Parliamentary Secretary at the Home Affairs and Education Ministries Masagos Zulkifli will be promoted to Minister of State for both ministries;

 

Current Parliamentary Secretary at the Trade and Industry Ministry and the Information, Communications and the Arts Ministry, Sam Tan, will be promoted to Senior Parliamentary Secretary; and

 

Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman will be promoted to Senior Parliamentary Secretary at the National Development Ministry.

 

The last Cabinet changes were carried out in March 2009.

 

Commenting on the latest Cabinet changes, Foreign Minister George Yeo said they are part of Prime Minister Lee's larger effort at renewing the Cabinet and preparing Singapore for the next phase forward.

 

Speaking to the Singapore media on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, Mr Yeo said the changes are made in a very careful, calculated and gradual way.

[Fcw75]

Now Wong really Can't Sing liao.

[Fresh]

why leh?

[Dpsk]

maybe to account for the magic show at whitley?

[Osprey23]

maybe to account for the magic show at whitley?

 

Probably so. At least there is some form of accountability.

[Booboon]

seems like wong is made the scapegoat

[Dpsk]

scapegoat or not. no worries, he still get paid millions.

[Sosaria]

scapegoat or not. no worries, he still get paid millions.

 

Yeah, it's a good conclusion. Less responsibility, no pay cut. Laugh all the way to the bank $$$$$

[Blackyv]

Yeah, it's a good conclusion. Less responsibility, no pay cut. Laugh all the way to the bank $$$$$

 

simply put---> he doesnt give a damn as long money in pocket.....

[Jeff49er]

Shamungan never ran for elections but got the Home Affairs job . hhhmmm

 

 

[1fast1]

Shamungan never ran for elections but got the Home Affairs job . hhhmmm

 

Huh? According to wiki he won the Sembawang GRC seat: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Shanmugam

 

Unless you mean that a Walkover is not really being elected, but W/Os are common, right?

Edited October 27, 2010 by Turboflat4

[Booboon]

looks like wong's political day is numbered.

[Alechi]

now at least home affairs and law can talk

[Blackyv]

looks like wong's political day is numbered.

 

No worry lar.. He will be around for sure.. Just look at geogie, a good example ...

[Vroomtattat]

SING! Sing a Song! Won't take long! Sing out loud . . . Sing out strong!

 

Sing of good things not bad . . .

 

La la la la la la la la la la la la la . . . . ha ha ha ha!

 

 

[Happily1986]

Hmmm... two heavyweight ministries under a single Ministar. Some integration sorely lacking or the ranks of Minister-calibre cadres sorely lacking?

[Stevle]

Shamungan never ran for elections but got the Home Affairs job . hhhmmm

 

wrong! I stay in his constituency and i went to the poll twice...

[Latka]

looks like wong's political day is numbered.

 

Won't lah. He is the family's fav pet. He still Deputy PM mah.