Government of Singapore
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The Government of Singapore is formed by the political party which gains a 50% majority in the general elections held in Singapore at least once every five years. It is part of Singapore's political system and supported by the Singapore Civil Service. It has been consistently rated by Transparency International as one of the most politically transparent and least corrupt governments in the world [link], but is also often being criticised for excessive interference in social issues.
The government of Singapore has been chosen by election since 1959 elections, when Singapore achieved self-governance. Before then, the government was mainly either a colonial administration solely or a mixture of colonial rule and a partially-electe assembly, such as the Legislative Council.
List of government ministries
- Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS)
- Ministry of Defence (MINDEF)
- Ministry of Education (MOE)
- Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR)
- Ministry of Finance (MAS)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
- Ministry of Health (MOH)
- Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
- Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA)
- Ministry of Law (MinLaw)
- Ministry of Manpower (MOM)
- Ministry of National Development (MND)
- Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI)
- Ministry of Transport (MOT)
- Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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