Singapore: Political structure


Official name

Republic of Singapore

Form of state

Parliamentary democracy

The executive

The prime minister and the cabinet are appointed by the president and responsible to parliament

Head of state

Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president for a six-year term in September 2023

National legislature

Unicameral parliament, which sits for five-year terms. Since the July 2020 general election the legislature has had 92 elected members: 14 members of parliament (MPs) are directly elected from single-member constituencies, and 78 are elected in teams of four to six to represent the 17 group-representation constituencies (GRCs). At least one member of any group standing for a GRC must be of non-Chinese ethnicity. Nine nominated MPs and up to nine non-constituency MPs also sit in parliament but have only limited voting rights

Legal system

Courts of first instance ultimately lead, on appeal, to the Supreme Court, members of which are appointed by the president

National elections

The most recent general election took place in July 2020, and a presidential election was held in September 2023. The next general election must take place by November 2025, and the next presidential election is due in 2029

National government

The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) won 61.2% of the vote (or 83 seats in parliament) in the July 2020 election

Main political organisations

Government: PAP

Opposition: Workers' Party (WP), Singapore People's Party (SPP), Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), Reform Party (RP), Progress Singapore Party (PSP), People's Voice (PV)

Main members of cabinet

Prime minister: Lawrence Wong

Deputy prime ministers:

Heng Swee Keat

Gan Kim Yong

Senior ministers:

Lee Hsien Loong

Teo Chee Hean

Key ministers

Communications & information: Josephine Teo

Culture, community & youth: Edwin Tong

Defence: Ng Eng Hen

Education: Chan Chun Sing

Finance: Lawrence Wong

Foreign affairs: Vivian Balakrishnan

Health: Ong Ye Kung

Home affairs & law: K Shanmugam

Industry & trade: Gan Kim Yong

Manpower: Tan See Leng

National development: Desmond Lee

Prime Minister's Office:

Indranee Thurai Rajah

Mohamad Maliki bin Osman

Social & family development: Masagos Zulkifli

Sustainability & environment: Grace Fu Hai Yien

Transport: Chee Hong Tat

Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore

Gan Kim Yong
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