The Ministry of Manpower (MOM; ; ; ) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the workforce in Singapore. It was formerly known as the Ministry of Labour from 1955 to 1998.
Organisational structure
The Ministry oversees 3 statutory boards, the Central Provident Fund Board, the Singapore Labour Foundation and Workforce Singapore.
Statutory Boards
Central Provident Fund Board Singapore Labour Foundation Workforce Singapore
Ministers The Ministry is led by the Minister for Manpower, who is appointed as a member of the Cabinet of Singapore. At its formation, the portfolio was titled Minister for Labour before being renamed to its present designation in 1998. The ministry itself was established following the 1955 election during David Marshall's First Cabinet, with Lim Yew Hock serving as its inaugural minister. Lim retained the portfolio following Marshall's resignation in 1956, continuing to head the Labour Ministry in his own Cabinet after assuming office as the Chief Minister, and remained in the position until the 1959 election.
Minister for Labour (1955–1998) Minister Took office Left office Party Cabinet Lim Yew HockMP for Havelock(1914–1984)6 April19553 June1959LF(until 1958)MarshallLimSPA(from 1958) K. M. ByrneMP for Crawford(1913–1990)5 June195923 September1961PAPLee K. IAhmad IbrahimMP for Sembawang(1927–1962)24 September196121 August1962PAPOng Pang BoonMP for Telok Ayer(born 1929)Acting21 August196218 October1963PAPJek Yeun ThongMP for Queenstown(1930–2018)19 October196315 April1968PAPLee K. II S. RajaratnamMP for Kampong Glam(1915–2006)16 April19684 July1971PAPLee K. IIIOng Pang BoonMP for Telok Ayer(born 1929)5 July19715 January1981PAPLee K. IVLee K. VOng Teng CheongMP for Kim Keat(1936–2002)6 January19818 May1983PAPLee K. VIE. W. BarkerMP for Tanglin(1920–2001)9 May19836 September1983PAPS. JayakumarMP for Bedok(born 1939)7 September19831 January1985PAPLee Yock SuanMP for Cheng San (until 1988) and Cheng San GRC (from 1988) (born 1946)2 January19851 January1992PAPLee K. VIILee K. VIIIGoh IGoh IILee Boon YangMP for Jalan Besar GRC(born 1947)2 January199231 March1998PAPGoh III
Minister for Manpower (1998–present) Minister Took office Left office Party Cabinet Lee Boon YangMP for Jalan Besar GRC(born 1947)1 April199811 May2003PAPGoh IIIGoh IVNg Eng HenMP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC(born 1958)12 May200311 August2004PAP12 August200431 March2008Lee H. ILee H. IIGan Kim YongMP for Chua Chu Kang SMC(born 1959)1 April200831 March2009PAP1 April200920 May2011Tharman ShanmugaratnamMP for Jurong GRC(born 1957)21 May201131 July2012PAPLee H. IIITan Chuan-JinMP for Marine Parade GRC(born 1969)1 August201230 April2014PAP1 May20143 May2015Lim Swee SayMP for East Coast GRC(born 1954)4 May201530 April2018PAPLee H. IVJosephine TeoMP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (until 2020) and Jalan Besar GRC (from 2020)(born 1968)1 May201814 May2021PAPLee H. VTan See LengMP for Marine Parade GRC (until 2025) and Chua Chu Kang GRC (from 2025)(born 1964)15 May202126 July2026PAPWong IWong IIJasmin LauMP for Ang Mo Kio GRC(born 1983)Acting27 July2026IncumbentPAP
See also Central Provident Fund Board Employment in Singapore
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