SINGAPORE: Mr Gan Kim Yong will be appointed Minister for Trade and Industry as part of aThe current Trade and Industry Minister, Mr S Iswaran, will be appointed Transport Minister, while manpower minister Josephine Teo will take over at the helm of the Ministry of Communications and Information .Mr Gan's role as health minister will be handed over to Mr Ong Ye Kung, who will also take over as co-chair of the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force.
Mr Lee said that Mr Iswaran has “significantly” improved the Government’s public communications and sense-making capabilities, and “helped us understand and respond to citizens’ views and concerns”. The Transport Ministry also deals with ongoing sensitive air space and maritime issues involving our neighbours, he said.
As Manpower Minister, Mrs Teo was responsible for a range of policies including worker safety, labour relations and retirement adequacy, Mr Lee said. The Ministry of Manpower has also been on the frontline dealing with the migrant worker dormitories, he said.
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