Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Republic of Singapore/ Hsing-chia p'o Kung-ho Kuo/ Republik Singapura
(Female Suffrage 1947) Part of the British Crown Colony of the Straits Settlements, occupied by Japan during WW2, internal self-government 1959, 1963-65 Part of Federation of Malaya, 1965 Independence
See also Singapore Parliament
1988-91 Minister of State of Community Development Dr. Seet Ai Mee
1991 Acting Minister of Community Development
She lost her seat in the Parliamentary elections shortly after her appointment to the Cabinet. (b. 1943-)
1990-93 Minister of State of Health and Education Dr. Aline K. Wong
1993-2002 Senior Minister of State of Education
Since 1989 Chairperson of the Women's Section of Peoples' Action Party.
1999-2002 Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Community Development and Sport
2004-11 Minister of State of Community Development, Youth and Sports Yu-Foo Yee Shoon
Mayor of South West Singapore Community Development Council District 2002-04. (b. 1950-)-
2004-08 Minister of State of Finance and Transport Lim Hwee Hua
2008-09 Senior Minister of State of Finance and Transport
2009-11 Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister of Finance and Transport
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament 2002-04. (b. 1959-).
2006-08 Minister of State of National Development Grace Fu Hai Yien
2008-11 Senior Minister of State of National Development and Ministry of Education
2011-12 Senior Minister of State of Information, Communications and the Arts and of Environment and Water Resources
2012-15 Minister in Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs
2015- Minister for Culture Community and Youth and Leader of the House
2006-11 Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources
2007-15 Deputy Government Whip
2011- Minister of State of Health
2015- Senior Minister of State for Environment and Water Resources Dr. Amy Khor Lean Suan
Mayor of the South West District since 2004. (b. 1958-).
2011-15 Senior Parliamentary Secretary of Law and Education Sim Ann
2015- Senior Minister of State for Finance and Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Deputy Government Whip
2011-15 Minister of State of Finance Josephine Teo
2015- Senior Minister of State in the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office for Foreign Affairs and Senior Minister of State for Transport
2011-13 Minister of State of Community Development, Youth and Sports Halimah Yacob
Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore from 2013
2012- Senior Minister of State for Law Indranee Thurai Rajah
2012-15 Senior Minister of State for Education
2015- Senior Minister of State for Finance
2012- Parliamentary Secretary of Social and Family Development and of Culture, Community and Youth Low Yen Ling
2015- Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and Industry, Parliamentary Secretary of Education
Mayor of South West CDC from aroun 2012.
2017 - Halimah binti Yacob, President
Last update 05.10.15