# Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI; Malay: Kementerian Perdagangan dan Perusahaan; Chinese: 贸工部; Tamil: வர்த்தக, தொழில் அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the development of business, trade and industry in Singapore.

## Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Trade and Industry, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore.
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet |
| Minister for Trade and Industry (1979–2015) |||||||
| | Goh Chok Tong MP for Marine Parade (born 1941) | 15 March 1979 | 31 May 1981 | PAP | Lee K. V |
| | Goh Chok Tong MP for Marine Parade (born 1941) | 15 March 1979 | 31 May 1981 | PAP | Lee K. VI |
| | Tony Tan MP for Sembawang (born 1940) | 1 June 1981 | 1 January 1985 | PAP | Lee K. VI |
| | Richard Hu MP for Kreta Ayer (1926-2023) | 2 January 1985 | 6 May 1985 | PAP | Lee K. VII |
| | Tony Tan MP for Sembawang (born 1940) | 7 May 1985 | 17 February 1986 | PAP | Lee K. VII |
| | Lee Hsien Loong MP for Teck Ghee SMC & Ang Mo Kio GRC (born 1952) | 18 February 1986 | 6 December 1992 | PAP | Lee K. VII |
| | Lee Hsien Loong MP for Teck Ghee SMC & Ang Mo Kio GRC (born 1952) | 18 February 1986 | 6 December 1992 | PAP | Lee K. VIII |
| | Lee Hsien Loong MP for Teck Ghee SMC & Ang Mo Kio GRC (born 1952) | 18 February 1986 | 6 December 1992 | PAP | Goh I |
| | Lee Hsien Loong MP for Teck Ghee SMC & Ang Mo Kio GRC (born 1952) | 18 February 1986 | 6 December 1992 | PAP | Goh II |
| | S. Dhanabalan MP for Toa Payoh GRC (born 1937) | 7 December 1992 | 31 December 1993 | PAP | Goh II |
| | Yeo Cheow Tong MP for Hong Kah GRC (born 1947) | 1 January 1994 | 24 January 1997 | PAP | Goh II |
| | Lee Yock Suan MP for Cheng San GRC (born 1946) | 25 January 1997 | 2 June 1999 | PAP | Goh III |
| | George Yeo MP for Aljunied GRC (born 1954) | 3 June 1999 | 11 August 2004 | PAP | Goh III |
| | George Yeo MP for Aljunied GRC (born 1954) | 3 June 1999 | 11 August 2004 | PAP | Goh IV |
| | Lim Hng Kiang MP for West Coast GRC (born 1954) | 12 August 2004 | 30 September 2015 | PAP | Lee H. I |
| | Lim Hng Kiang MP for West Coast GRC (born 1954) | 12 August 2004 | 30 September 2015 | PAP | Lee H. II |
| | Lim Hng Kiang MP for West Coast GRC (born 1954) | 12 August 2004 | 30 September 2015 | PAP | Lee H. III |
| Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) (2015–2018) |||||||
| | Lim Hng Kiang MP for West Coast GRC (born 1954) | 1 October 2015 | 30 April 2018 | PAP | Lee H. IV |
| Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) (2015–2018) |||||||
| | S. Iswaran MP for West Coast GRC (born 1962) | 1 October 2015 | 30 April 2018 | PAP | Lee H. IV |
| Minister for Trade and Industry (from 2018) |||||||
| | Chan Chun Sing MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC (born 1969) | 1 May 2018 | 14 May 2021 | PAP | Lee H. IV |
| | Chan Chun Sing MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC (born 1969) | 1 May 2018 | 14 May 2021 | PAP | Lee H. V |
| | Gan Kim Yong MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC (born 1959) | 15 May 2021 | Incumbent | PAP | Lee H. V |
| | Gan Kim Yong MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC (born 1959) | 15 May 2021 | Incumbent | PAP | Wong I |

## Organisational Structure

9 statutory boards and one government department are under the Ministry’s purview.
The nine Statutory Boards comprises: Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Economic Development Board (EDB), Enterprise Singapore, Jurong Town Corporation (JTC), Singapore Tourism Board (STB), Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS), Energy Market Authority (EMA), Hotels Licensing Board (HLB) and Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC).
The government department is called Singapore Department of Statistics (DOS).