The Minister for Home Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore. Formed in 1970, it replaced the post of Minister for the Interior and Defence with the split of the Ministry of the Interior and Defence into the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
| Minister | Term |
|---|---|
| Ong Pang Boon | 11 August 1970 - 5 September 1970 |
| Wong Lin Ken | 6 September 1970 - 15 September 1972 |
| Edmund William Barker | 16 September 1972 - 30 October 1972 |
| Chua Sian Chin | 1 November 1972 - 1 January 1985 |
| Shunmugam Jayakumar | 2 January 1985 - 1 January 1994 |
| Wong Kan Seng | 2 January 1994 - 31 October 2010 |
| K Shanmugam | 1 November 2010 - 17 May 2011 |
| Teo Chee Hean | 18 May 2011 - Present |
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