Minister for the Interior and Defence (Singapore)
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The Minister for the Interior and Defence was an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore
and heads the Ministry of Interior and Defence
, before it was split into two portfolios on August 11, 1970 as the Minister for Home Affairs
and Minister for Defence.
Cabinet of Singapore
The Cabinet of Singapore forms the Government of Singapore together with the President of Singapore. It is led by the Prime Minister of Singapore who is the head of government...
and heads the Ministry of Interior and Defence
Ministry of Interior and Defence
The Ministry of Interior and Defence of Singapore was set up in 1965, with Dr. Goh Keng Swee as the first Minister. The Ministry was responsible for both internal and external security, controlling both the Police Force and the Armed Forces....
, before it was split into two portfolios on August 11, 1970 as the Minister for Home Affairs
Minister for Home Affairs (Singapore)
The Minister for Home Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore. Formed in 1970, it replaced the post of Minister for the Interior and Defence with the split of the Ministry of the Interior and Defence into the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Home Affairs....
and Minister for Defence.
| Minister | Term |
|---|---|
| Goh Keng Swee Goh Keng Swee Goh Keng Swee was the second Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 1973 and 1984, and a Member of Parliament for the Kreta Ayer constituency for a quarter of a century. Born in Malacca in the Straits Settlements into a Peranakan family, he came to Singapore at the age of two years... |
9 August 1965 - 16 August 1967 |
| Lim Kim San Lim Kim San Lim Kim San ; was a Singaporean politician. He was credited for leading the successful public housing program in the Southeast Asian city-state during the early 1960s, which eased the acute housing shortage problem at that time.... |
17 August 1967 - 10 August 1970 |