Coordinating Minister for National Security (Singapore)

The Coordinating Minister for National Security is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore, initially introduced in 2003 to cover both the security and defence of Singapore. However, the security and defence portfolios were dropped when the role was redesignated in 2005.

Coordinating Minister for National Security
Incumbent K Shanmugam since 23 May 2025
Member of	Cabinet of Singapore Parliament of Singapore
Reports to	Prime Minister of Singapore
Appointer	Prime Minister of Singapore
Term length	At the Prime Minister's pleasure
Formation	1 August 2003; 22 years ago (2003-08-01) (as Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence)
First holder	Tony Tan

List of officeholders

The Coordinating Minister for National Security is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore.

Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence (2003–2005)

Minister			Took office	Left office	Party	Cabinet
		Tony Tan MP for Sembawang GRC (born 1940)	1 August 2003	1 September 2005	PAP	Goh IV
						Lee H. I

Coordinating Minister for National Security (from 2005)

Minister			Took office	Left office	Party	Cabinet
		S. Jayakumar MP for East Coast GRC (born 1939)	1 September 2005	1 November 2010	PAP	Lee H. I
						Lee H. II
		Wong Kan Seng MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (born 1946)	1 November 2010	20 May 2011	PAP
		Teo Chee Hean MP for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (born 1954)	21 May 2011	23 May 2025	PAP	Lee H. III
						Lee H. IV
						Lee H. V
						Wong I
		K Shanmugam MP for Nee Soon GRC (born 1959)	23 May 2025	Incumbent	PAP	Wong II

See also

• Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies
• Coordinating Minister for Social Policies
• Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs