Minister for Education (Singapore)
| Education Minister(s) of the Republic of Singapore |
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|---|---|
| Inaugural holder | Yong Nyuk Lin |
| Formation | 3 June 1959 |
| Website | www |
The Minister for Education is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore and heads the Ministry of Education. The position is currently held by two acting ministers, Ng Chee Meng (Schools) and Ong Ye Kung (Higher Education and Skills).[1]
| Minister | Start of Term | End of Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yong Nyuk Lin | 5 June 1959 | 1963 | |
| Ong Pang Boon[2] | 1963 | 6 September 1970[3] | |
| Lim Kim San[4] | 6 September 1970[3] | 15 September 1972 | |
| Lee Chiaw Meng | 16 September 1972 | 1 June 1975 | |
| Chua Sian Chin | 2 June 1975 | 11 February 1979 | |
| Goh Keng Swee | 12 February 1979 | 31 May 1980 | |
| Tony Tan Keng Yam[5] | 1 June 1980 | 31 May 1981[6] | |
| Goh Keng Swee | 1 June 1981[6] | December 1984 | |
| Tony Tan Keng Yam | 2 January 1985[7] | 29 December 1991 | current President of the Republic of Singapore |
| Lee Yock Suan | 1 January 1992 | January 1997 | |
| Teo Chee Hean | 25 January 1997 | 31 July 2003 | Current DPM |
| Tharman Shanmugaratnam | 1 August 2003 | 31 March 2008 | Acting: 1 Aug 2003 – 11 Aug 2004 Current DPM |
| Ng Eng Hen | 1 April 2008 | 20 May 2011 | |
| Heng Swee Keat | 21 May 2011 | 30 September 2015 |
With the expanding scope of education in Singapore and the implementation of SkillsFuture in 2016,[8] the Ministry of Education is now helmed by two ministers – one minister (Schools) overseeing pre-school, primary, secondary, and junior college education; and another minister (Higher Education and Skills) overseeing the ITE, polytechnics, universities and SkillsFuture.[9]
| Minister for Education (Schools) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister | Start of Term | End of Term | Notes |
| Ng Chee Meng | 1 October 2015 | Incumbent | Acting |
| Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister | Start of Term | End of Term | Notes |
| Ong Ye Kung | 1 October 2015 | Incumbent | Acting |
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