Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)

Ministry of Trade and Industry
Agency overview
Formed	15 March 1979
Jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
Motto	A Global City of Business Excellence
Employees	3,134 (2018) [1]
Annual budget	4.40 billion (est) SGD (2019) [1]
Ministers responsible	Chan Chun Sing, Minister; Tan See Leng, Second Minister; S Iswaran, Minister (Trade Relations); Low Yen Ling, Minister of State; Alvin Tan, Minister of State;
Agency executives	Gabriel Lim[2], Permanent Secretary; Lee Chuan Teck[3], Permanent Secretary (Development); Luke Goh, Deputy Secretary (Trade); Adrian Chua[4], 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 Corp.; Singapore Tourism Board;
Website	www.mti.gov.sg

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (Abbreviation: MTI; Malay: Kementerian Perdagangan dan Perusahaan; Chinese: 贸工部; Tamil: வர்த்தக, தொழில் அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation of policies related to the development of trade and industry in Singapore.

Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Trade and Industry. The position is currently held by Chan Chun Sing from the People's Action Party.

Minister	Start of Term	End of Term	Political Party	Ref.
Minister for Trade and Industry
Goh Chok Tong	15 March 1979	30 June 1981	People's Action Party	[5]
Tony Tan	1 June 1981	17 February 1986
Lee Hsien Loong (acting)	18 February 1986	31 December 1986
Lee Hsien Loong	1 January 1987	6 December 1992
S. Dhanabalan	7 December 1992	31 December 1993
Yeo Cheow Tong	1 January 1994	24 January 1997
George Yeo	3 June 1997	11 August 2004
Lim Hng Kiang	12 August 2004	30 September 2015
Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade)
Lim Hng Kiang	1 October 2015	30 April 2018	People's Action Party	[6]
Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry)
S. Iswaran	1 October 2015	30 April 2018	People's Action Party	[6]
Minister for Trade and Industry
Chan Chun Sing	1 May 2018	Incumbent	People's Action Party	[7][8]

References

"HEAD V :MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY" (PDF). Singaporebudget.gov.sg. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
Au-Yong, Rachel (5 March 2019). "Several ministries to get new permanent secretaries from April 1". The Straits Times. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
Au-Yong, Rachel (5 March 2019). "Several ministries to get new permanent secretaries from April 1". The Straits Times. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
"gov.sg | MTI". www.sgdi.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
"The Straits Times, 16 March 1979, Page 1". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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.
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.
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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[singaporebudget.gov.sg-1] "HEAD V :MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY" (PDF). Singaporebudget.gov.sg. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

[2] Au-Yong, Rachel (5 March 2019). "Several ministries to get new permanent secretaries from April 1". The Straits Times. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[3] Au-Yong, Rachel (5 March 2019). "Several ministries to get new permanent secretaries from April 1". The Straits Times. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[4] "gov.sg | MTI". www.sgdi.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

[5] "The Straits Times, 16 March 1979, Page 1". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[CNA_201509282-6] 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.

[7] 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.

[:0-8] 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.