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((Short description|Cabinet position in the Government of Singapore))
((More citations needed|date=December 2009))
((Infobox official post
|post            = Senior Minister
|body            = the<br />Republic of Singapore
|incumbent       = [[Teo Chee Hean]]
|incumbentsince  = 1 May 2019
|insignia        = 
|insigniasize    = 100px
|insigniacaption = [[Coat of arms of Singapore]]
|image           = Teo Chee Hean 2.jpg
|imagesize       = 200px
|imagecaption    = 
| department = [[Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)|Prime Minister's Office]]
|residence       = 
| style = ((plainlist|
* Senior Minister<br />(informal)
* [[The Honourable]]<br />(formal)
* [[Excellency|His Excellency]]<br />(diplomatic)
))
|abbreviation    = SM
|appointer       = [[Prime Minister of Singapore]]
|appointer_qualified =
|precursor      = 
|formation      = ((Start date and age|df=yes|1985|1|2))
|termlength      = At the [[Prime Minister of Singapore|Prime Minister]]'s pleasure
|last           = 
|abolished      = 
|succession     = 
|salary         = 
|website        = ((URL|http://www.pmo.gov.sg/))
))

'''Senior Minister of Singapore''' is a position in the [[Cabinet of Singapore]]. Holders of this office have previously served as either the [[Prime Minister of Singapore|prime minister]] or the [[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore|deputy prime minister]]. Among the [[Executive (government)|executive branch]] officeholders in the [[Singapore Order of Precedence|order of precedence]], the position ranks after the prime minister and the deputy prime minister. Senior Ministers also serve as part of the [[Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)|Prime Minister's Office]] (PMO) and work at [[The Istana]].

==Background==
[[S. Rajaratnam]], Singapore's first [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]], took on the newly-created role of Senior Minister in 1985 before retiring in 1988.<ref>((cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_644_2005-01-10.html|title=S. Rajaratnam|author=National Library Board, Singapore|work=nlb.gov.sg))</ref> Prior to that, he served as [[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore|Deputy Prime Minister]] between 1980 and 1985. 

[[Lee Kuan Yew]], Singapore's first [[Prime Minister of Singapore|Prime Minister]], was appointed as Senior Minister in 1990, after being succeeded by [[Goh Chok Tong]] as prime minister. He was ranked second in the [[Singapore Order of Precedence|order of precedence]], superseding the incumbent Deputy Prime Ministers [[Lee Hsien Loong]] and [[Ong Teng Cheong]].<ref>((cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapolitics/new-man-at-the-helm|title=New man at the helm: The first leadership handover, from Lee Kuan Yew|author=Rachel Chang|work=The Straits Times|date=9 August 2015 ))</ref>

[[Goh Chok Tong]] was appointed Senior Minister in 2004 after handing over the office of Prime Minister to Lee Hsien Loong. As Senior Minister, he was ranked second in the order of precedence, while Lee Kuan Yew, who was appointed as [[Minister Mentor]], ranked third in the order of precedence.<ref>((cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_860_2004-12-27.html|title=Goh Chok Tong|author=National Library Board, Singapore|work=nlb.gov.sg))</ref>

[[S. Jayakumar (Singaporean politician)|S. Jayakumar]] relinquished his role as Deputy Prime Minister in 2009 and was appointed as Senior Minister before retiring from politics in 2011.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.pmo.gov.sg/mediacentre/valedictory-letter-prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-prof-s-jayakumar|title=Valedictory Letter from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Prof S. Jayakumar|work=pmo.gov.sg))</ref> 

After the [[2011 Singaporean general election|2011 general election]], Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong left the [[Cabinet of Singapore|Cabinet]] but remained as Members of Parliament. Goh accepted an honorary title of Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM); Lee was also offered a similar title but he declined and continued to serve as a Member of Parliament until [[Death and state funeral of Lee Kuan Yew|his death on 23 March 2015]].<ref>((Cite news | title = SM Goh, MM Lee to leave Cabinet  | url = http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1128878/1/.html | newspaper=Channel NewsAsia | location = Singapore | date = 14 May 2011 ))</ref>

Between 21 May 2011 and 1 May 2019, the office of Senior Minister was vacant. After this eight-year gap, [[Teo Chee Hean]] and [[Tharman Shanmugaratnam]] were appointed after they relinquished their positions as [[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore|Deputy Prime Minister]]. <ref>((cite news|title=Heng Swee Keat to be promoted to DPM in Cabinet reshuffle|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/heng-swee-keat-promoted-deputy-prime-minister-cabinet-2019-11470768|work=[[Channel NewsAsia]]|date=23 Apr 2019|access-date=23 Apr 2019))</ref>

On 8 June 2023, [[Tharman Shanmugaratnam]] announced his intention to run for the [[2023 Singaporean presidential election|2023 presidential election]] and his scheduled resignation on 7 July 2023 from all his positions in the government and as a member of the [[People's Action Party]], as the presidency is a [[non-partisan]] office.

==List of senior ministers==
The Senior Minister is appointed as part of the [[Cabinet of Singapore]]. The incumbent senior minister is MP for [[Pasir Ris–Punggol Group Representation Constituency|Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC]] [[Teo Chee Hean]] from the [[People's Action Party]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;"
|-
!Portrait
!Name<br>((small|(Birth–Death)))
! width="85" | Took office
! width="85" | Left office
! colspan="2" |Party
!Cabinet
|-
|
|'''[[S. Rajaratnam]]'''<br />((small|MP for [[Kampong Glam Single Member Constituency|Kampong Glam]]<br />(1915–2006)))
|((smaller|2 January))<br />1985
|((smaller|13 September))<br />1988
| style="background:((party color|People's Action Party));" |
|[[People's Action Party|PAP]]
|[[Seventh Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet|Lee K. VII]]
|-
| colspan="6" |'''Vacant'''<br />((small|13 September 1988–28 November 1990))
|[[Eighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet|Lee K. VIII]]
|-
|[[File:Lee_Kuan_Yew.jpg|133x133px]]
|'''[[Lee Kuan Yew]]'''<br />((small|MP for [[Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency|Tanjong Pagar SMC]]<br />(until 1991)<br />MP for [[Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency|Tanjong Pagar GRC]]<br />(from 1991)<br />(1923–2015)))
|((smaller|28 November))<br />1990
|((smaller|12 August))<br />2004
| style="background:((party color|People's Action Party));" |
|[[People's Action Party|PAP]]
|[[First Goh Chok Tong Cabinet|Goh I]]<br />[[Second Goh Chok Tong Cabinet|Goh II]]<br />[[Third Goh Chok Tong Cabinet|Goh III]]<br />[[Fourth Goh Chok Tong Cabinet|Goh IV]]
|-
|[[File:GohChokTong-WashingtonDC-20010614.jpg|141x141px]]
|'''[[Goh Chok Tong]]'''<br />((small|MP for [[Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency|Marine Parade GRC]]<br />(born 1941)))
|((smaller|12 August))<br />2004
|((smaller|21 May))<br />2011
| style="background:((party color|People's Action Party));" |
|[[People's Action Party|PAP]]
|[[First Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet|Lee H. I]]<br />[[Second Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet|Lee H. II]]
|-
|[[File:Jayakumar (1).jpg|150x150px]]
|[[S. Jayakumar (Singaporean politician)|'''S. Jayakumar''']]<br />((small|MP for [[East Coast Group Representation Constituency|East Coast GRC]]<br />(born 1939)))
|((smaller|1 April))<br />2009
|((smaller|21 May))<br />2011
| style="background:((party color|People's Action Party));" |
|[[People's Action Party|PAP]]
|[[Second Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet|Lee H. II]]
|-
| colspan="6" |'''Vacant'''<br />((small|21 May 2011–1 May 2019))
|[[Third Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet|Lee H. III]]<br>[[Fourth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet|Lee H. IV]]
|-
|[[File:Tharman_Shanmugaratnam_at_the_official_opening_of_Yuan_Ching_Secondary_School's_new_building,_Singapore_-_20100716_(cropped).jpg|150x150px]]
|'''[[Tharman Shanmugaratnam]]'''<br />((small|MP for [[Jurong Group Representation Constituency|Jurong GRC]]<br />(born 1957)))
|((smaller|1 May))<br />2019
|((smaller|7 July))<br />2023
| style="background:((party color|People's Action Party));" |
|[[People's Action Party|PAP]]
|[[Fourth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet|Lee H. IV]]<br />[[Fifth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet|Lee H. V]]
|-
|[[File:Teo_Chee_Hean_2.jpg|127x127px]]
|'''[[Teo Chee Hean]]'''<br />((small|MP for [[Pasir Ris–Punggol Group Representation Constituency|Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC]]<br />(born 1954)))
|((smaller|1 May))<br />2019
|''Incumbent''
| style="background:((party color|People's Action Party));" |
|[[People's Action Party|PAP]]
|[[Fourth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet|Lee H. IV]]<br />[[Fifth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet|Lee H. V]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Prime Minister of Singapore]]
* [[Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)|Prime Minister's Office]] (PMO)
* [[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore]]
* [[Minister Mentor]]

== References ==
((reflist))
((Current Cabinet of Singapore))

[[Category:1985 establishments in Singapore]]
[[Category:Government ministers of Singapore]]

[[zh:國務資政]]

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