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任政务次长两年 陈有明卸下政治职务
原贸工部兼外交部高级政务次长陈有明，在新届内阁名单“榜上无名”。根据陈有明个人脸书贴文，他向总理李显龙请辞，表示有意重返医界，总理也接受，惟陈有明将继续作为后座议员服务。
新届内阁名单中，总理一口气提携多达六名新人入阁，包括马林百列集选区候任议员陈诗龙医生，直升总理公署部长，同时兼任人力部和贸工部第二部长。他过去曾在IHH医疗保健集团担任总裁兼董事经理。玛丽蒙单选区候任议员、我国首位女准将颜晓芳，受委教育部和人力部政务部长。
陈有明原本是名肿瘤专科医生，他在2018年5月获委政治职务。不过在选举前，因批评本地剧作家亚菲言（Alfian Sa’at）“不爱国”，借此向工人党党魁毕丹星发难，才引起坊间注意。
陈有明在评论中，翻出陈年旧账一一列举亚菲言过去的留言，孰不知此举引来坊间挞伐，也有民众提醒根据选举局的竞选指南，竞选者都应保持负责任和庄严的态度，避免用仇恨或拉低对手等方式博宣传。
事实上，巡回大使许通美教授在选举后曾分析，行动党人格暗杀对手的作为，或是此次选举的败笔。
在2018年4月，陈有明医生也曾被一名民众攻击，对方掐他的脖子，把他推向墙壁拳打脚踢。至于涉事者被法官质询为何这么做，后者表示他当时感到精神抑郁。
另一方面，在答复陈有明的信函中，李显龙感谢前者的服务，也指陈在任内“干练、有效”履行指责，也出席各地国际会议代表新加坡权益，特别是延伸我国在非洲和中东的贸易关系。在国内则与亲商小组一同打造亲商环境，也强烈抵制不公平的商业行为、推动措施保护消费者等。
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