Minister Mentor

Minister Mentor of the Republic of Singapore
Only office holder Lee Kuan Yew 12 September 2004 – 21 May 2011
Style	Minister Mentor (informal) The Honourable (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Abbreviation	MM
Appointer	Prime Minister of Singapore
Formation	12 September 2004 (2004-09-12)
First holder	Lee Kuan Yew
Final holder	Lee Kuan Yew
Abolished	21 May 2011 (2011-05-21)

Minister Mentor was a position in the Cabinet of Singapore created in 2004 as part of a transition in political leadership. The only person to hold the post, between 2004 and 2011, was Lee Kuan Yew.

Background

On 12 August 2004, when Lee Hsien Loong succeeded Goh Chok Tong as the prime minister of Singapore, he announced the position of Minister Mentor, as part of a transition of political leadership, when naming his Cabinet.

Prior to Lee Kuan Yew's appointment as Minister Mentor, he was Senior Minister between 1990 and 2004 under Goh Chok Tong's Cabinet. Goh was subsequently appointed Senior Minister under Lee Hsien Loong's Cabinet when he stepped down as prime minister.

On 14 May 2011, following the general election that took place seven days earlier, Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong announced their retirement from the Cabinet, but continued to serve as Members of Parliament (MPs) on the backbenches until Lee's death in 2015 and Goh's retirement from politics in 2020 respectively.