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| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| Headquarters | 100 High Street, #08-02 The Treasury, Singapore 179434 |
| Motto | A Trusted Legal System, A Trusted Singapore |
| Employees | 1,022[1] |
| Annual budget |  555.57 million (est) SGD (2019)[1] |
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| Website | www |
The Ministry of Law (Abbreviation: MinLaw; Malay: Kementerian Undang-Undang; Chinese: 律政部; Tamil: சட்ட அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for ensuring that Singapore's legal infrastructure is clear, efficacious and transparent.
Organisational structure
The Ministry of Law comprises
- Headquarters (HQ)
- Four departments (Insolvency and Public Trustee's Office, Legal Aid Bureau, Anti-Money Laundering / Countering the Financing of Terrorism Division, and Community Mediation Unit, the last of which oversees the Community Mediation Centres located at The Treasury and at the Subordinate Courts of Singapore)
- Three boards and tribunals (Appeals Board for Land Acquisitions, Land Surveyors Board and Copyright Tribunal)
- Two statutory boards (Intellectual Property Office of Singapore and Singapore Land Authority)
Ministers
The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Law, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. The position is currently held by K Shanmugam from the People's Action Party.
| Minister | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Political Party | Ref. |
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| Kenneth Michael Byrne | 5 June 1959 | 17 October 1963 | 4 years, 134 days | ){kind=logo} People's Action Party | |
| Vacant (18 October 1963 – 30 October 1964) | 1 year, 12 days | ||||
| Edmund William Barker | 1 November 1964 | 12 September 1988 | 23 years, 316 days | [3][4] | |
| Shunmugam Jayakumar | 12 September 1988 | 30 April 2008 | 19 years, 231 days | ||
| K Shanmugam | 1 May 2008 | Incumbent | 12 years, 290 days | [5][6] | |
See also
- Justice ministry
- Politics of Singapore
References
- ^ a b https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/docs/default-source/budget_2019/download/pdf/41-MLAW-2019.pdf
- ^ "Permanent Secretary Appointments - 18 September 2020". Public Service Division. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Barker's sworn in as Law Minister". The Straits Times. Singapore. 1 November 1964. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launches new E W Barker Centre for Law and Business at NUS". The Straits Times. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Ong, Justin (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ Mahmud, Aqil Haziq (25 July 2020). "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements". CNA. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.