Gan Kim Yong

The Honourable Gan Kim Yong
颜金勇
Gan in 2022
Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 May 2024 Serving with Heng Swee Keat
Prime Minister	Lawrence Wong
Preceded by	Lawrence Wong Heng Swee Keat
Minister for Trade and Industry
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 May 2021
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong Lawrence Wong
Second Minister	Tan See Leng
Preceded by	Chan Chun Sing
Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 May 2024
Prime Minister	Lawrence Wong
Preceded by	Lawrence Wong
6th Chairman of the People's Action Party
In office 23 November 2018 – 26 November 2022
Preceded by	Khaw Boon Wan
Succeeded by	Heng Swee Keat
Minister for Health
In office 21 May 2011 – 14 May 2021
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Second Minister	Masagos Zulkifli (2020–2021)
Preceded by	Khaw Boon Wan
Succeeded by	Ong Ye Kung
Party Whip of the People's Action Party
In office 21 May 2011 – 27 September 2015
Preceded by	Lim Swee Say
Succeeded by	Chan Chun Sing
Minister for Manpower
In office 1 April 2009 – 20 May 2011 Acting: 1 April 2008 – 31 March 2009
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Ng Eng Hen
Succeeded by	Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang GRC (Chua Chu Kang)
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2011
Preceded by	Constituency established
Majority	17,520 (17.28%)
Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang SMC
In office 6 May 2006 – 7 May 2011
Preceded by	Low Seow Chay
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of Parliament for Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC (Zhenghua)
In office 25 October 2001 – 6 May 2006
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Liang Eng Hwa
Personal details
Born	Gan Kim Yong (1959-02-09) 9 February 1959 (age 65)[1] Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Cambridge (MA)

Gan Kim Yong^[a] (born 9 February 1959) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore since 2024 and Minister for Trade and Industry since 2021. A member of the governing People's Action Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Choa Chu Kang division of Choa Chu Kang GRC since 2011.

Prior to entering politics, Gan worked in the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). He joined NatSteel in 1989 and became the chief executive officer (CEO) and president of NatSteel in 2005. Gan made his political debut in the 2001 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC and won by an uncontested walkover.

Gan previously served as Minister for Manpower between 2008 and 2011, Minister for Health between 2011 and 2021, Chairman of the People's Action Party between 2018 and 2022 and Deputy Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore from 3 July 2023 to 14 May 2024. The Monetary Authority of Singapore announced Gan as the new Chairman of MAS from 15 May 2024, the same day Wong relinquished his position as Chairman and became Prime Minister, who also appointed Gan as his Deputy Prime Minister in his cabinet whilst retaining his Trade and Industry portfolio. On 12 June 2024, it was announced that Gan had became the new Chairman of the Economic Development Board's International Advisory Council since 1st June 2024, taking over from Wong who previously assumed the Chairmanship from July 2023 following Tharman's resignation.

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