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1. Main Milestones

1963

MOF restructured into: Treasury Division & Economic Development Division

1972

MOF restructured into: Budget Division, Development Division and Revenue Division

1979

Development Division of the MOF reconstituted as the Ministry of Trade and Industry

1983

MOF restructured into: Budget Division, Revenue Division and Public Service Divisions

1994

Transfer of Public Service Division from MOF to Prime Minister's Office

1998

Budget and Revenue Divisions merged as MOF


2. Past and Current Finance Ministers and their terms of office

1959-65

Dr Goh Keng Swee

1965-67

Mr Lim Kim San

1967-70

Dr Goh Keng Swee

1970-83

The late Mr Hon Sui Sen

1983-85

Dr Tony Tan

1985-2001

Dr Richard Hu Tsu Tau

2001-2007

Mr Lee Hsien Loong

Since 2007

Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam


3. Past and Current addresses of MOF

Up to 1960

Empress Place Government Offices

1960-78

Fullerton Building

1978-87

CPF Building at Robinson Road

1987-97

Treasury Building at Anson Road

1997

The Treasury at High Street

 
 
         
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