杨莉明女士于2021年5月15日出任通讯及新闻部长，以及主管智慧国计划及网络安全事务部长。她也是全国就业理事会和未来经济理事会成员，自2018年5月兼任内政部第二部长。
杨女士于2018年5月至2021年5月出任人力部长。她也曾在总理公署、财政部、交通部和外交部任职。
在担任人力部长期间，杨女士致力于改善国人的就业前景、确保他们的工资能持续增长以及延长他们的职场跑道。杨女士出任人力部长期间，劳资政三方也取得共识，按照10年的发展蓝图逐步调高员工的退休年龄和重新雇佣年龄。此外，杨女士也显著加强了乐龄补贴计划和就业入息补助计划，并进一步扩大渐进式薪金模式。
杨女士在任职总理公署期间，负责协调跨部门工作，为国人在结婚生子方面提供更大的支持。这些工作显著改善并加强了学前教育的津贴、幼童的医疗保障以及对采用辅助生殖技术的妇女的援助，并让新生儿父母享有育儿假。
在担任财政部政务部长期间，杨女士负责统筹建国一代配套事宜，协助政府顺利推出有关配套。她在担任交通部高级政务部长时，也领导樟宜2036指导委员会为巩固新加坡作为环球航空枢纽的地位规划发展蓝图。身为公共交通劳资政委员会主席，杨女士确保公共巴士服务顺利过渡到巴士发包经营模式，并促使新加坡巴士学院的成立。
自2006年担任国会议员以来，杨女士曾出任政府国会教育委员会主席和全国职工总会助理秘书长。杨女士也曾兼任通商中国总裁。通商中国是非牟利组织，由前内阁资政李光耀及中国前总理温家宝联合启动，其宗旨为加强新加坡的双文化基础。
杨女士毕业自新加坡国立大学，也是德明政府中学和莱佛士初级学院校友。在大学时，她赢得多个奖项，包括在1990年荣膺最佳女学生，获得Rachel Meyer书籍奖。过后，她获颁经济发展局奖学金赴英国深造，考获伦敦政治经济学院经济学理学硕士学位。
杨女士已婚，并育有三名孩子。工作之余，她喜欢和家人与朋友创造美好的共聚时刻。
Minister Josephine Teo was appointed Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Smart Nation and Cybersecurity on 15 May 2021. She is also a member of the National Jobs Council and the Future Economy Council, and has been concurrently the Second Minister of Home Affairs since May 2018. Mrs Teo was the Minister for Manpower from May 2018 till May 2021. She previously served in the Prime Minister’s Office and the Finance, Transport and Foreign Affairs ministries.
As Manpower Minister, Mrs Teo actively promoted good employment outcomes, sustainable wage growth and productive longevity for Singaporeans. During her term, tripartite consensus was achieved on a 10-year roadmap to raise the retirement and reemployment ages. The Silver Support and Workfare Income Supplement Schemes were significantly enhanced, along with a major expansion of the Progressive Wage Model.
In PMO, Mrs Teo coordinated whole-of-government efforts to better support marriage and parenthood. This led to significant enhancements in pre-school subsidies, parental leave provisions, medical care of young children and support for assistive reproductive technologies (ART).
As Minister of State for Finance, Mrs Teo coordinated the Government’s successful implementation of the Pioneer Generation Package. As Senior Minister of State for Transport, she chaired the Changi 2036 Steering Committee to enhance the Singapore’s position as a leading global air hub. As Chairperson of the Public Transport Tripartite Committee, Mrs Teo ensured the effective transition to the Bus Contracting Model and the establishment of the Singapore Bus Academy.
A member of Parliament since 2006, Mrs Teo was formerly Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Education and Assistant Secretary–General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC). Mrs Teo was concurrently Chief Executive Officer of the not-for-profit organisation Business China, a platform launched by then Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and then China Premier Wen Jiabao to strengthen Singapore’s bicultural foundation.An alumna of Dunman High School and Raffles Junior College, Mrs Teo graduated from the National University of Singapore, winning several honours including the Rachel Meyer Book Prize for being the Best Woman Student. She obtained a Master of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics on scholarship from the Economic Development Board.
She is married and has three grown-up children. She enjoys creating memorable experiences for family and friends.■
