The Minister for Foreign Affairs is head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a member of the Cabinet of Singapore. Heads the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is K. Shanmugam.
| Minister | Term |
|---|---|
| S Rajaratnam | 9 August 1965 – 30 May 1980 |
| Suppiah Dhanabalan | 1 June 1980 – 12 September 1988 |
| Wong Kan Seng | 13 September 1988 – 1 January 1994 |
| Shunmugam Jayakumar | 2 January 1994 – 12 August 2004 |
| George Yeo | 13 August 2004 – 17 May 2011 |
| K. Shanmugam | 18 May 2011 – Present |
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