Heng Swee Keat to be promoted to Deputy Prime Minister

Mr Heng Swee Keat will be promoted to Deputy Prime Minister as the Prime Minister make the changes to his Cabinet with effect from 1 May 2019.

In a press released by the Prime Minister Office on Tuesday (22 April), it said that Mr Heng will remain as Minister for Finance, and continue chairing the Future Economy Council and National Research Foundation.

He will be appointed Acting Prime Minister in the Prime Minister’s absence, it noted.

Meanwhile, Mr Teo Chee Hean and Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam will relinquish their appointments as Deputy Prime Ministers.

The Office stated that they will be appointed Senior Ministers and remain in Cabinet.

Mr Teo will continue as Coordinating Minister for National Security. While Mr Tharman will be re-designated as Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and he will continue to advise the Prime Minister on economic policies.

Below is the revised portfolios of the Cabinet members.

Note:

^ Promotion
* Change of Appointment
# Concurrent Appointment
@ Concurrent Responsibility