Chew Men Leong Explained

Chew Men Leong
Birth Place:Singapore
Allegiance: Singapore
Serviceyears:1985–2011
Rank:Rear-Admiral
Commands:Chief of Navy
Chief of Staff – Naval Staff
Head, Naval Operations Department
Fleet Commander
Head, Joint Plans and Transformation Department
Commander, 1st Flotilla
Commanding Officer, 188 Squadron
Commanding Officer, RSS Vigour
Awards:See awards

Chew Men Leong is a Singaporean former two-star rear-admiral who served as Chief of Navy between 2007 and 2011.

Education

Chew received his pre-university education in Raffles Junior College and graduated in 1985.[1] He was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship in 1987. He graduated with a bachelor's degree (first class honours) in electrical and electronic engineering from Imperial College London in 1990. He was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Postgraduate Scholarship in 2001 and went on to obtain a Master of Science in management from Stanford University in 2002.[2] [3] [4]

Military career

Chew enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 1985. Throughout his military career, he held various appointments, including: Executive Officer, RSS Sea Lion (1992–1994); Commanding Officer, RSS Vigour (1998–2000); Commanding Officer, 188 Squadron (2000); Commander, 1st Flotilla (2001); Head, Joint Plans and Transformation Department (2002–2004); Fleet Commander (2004–2005); Head, Naval Operations Department (2006); Chief of Staff, Naval Staff (2006–2007).[5]

Chew succeeded Ronnie Tay as the Chief of Navy on 31 August 2007. He left the SAF on 29 March 2011 and relinquished his appointment to Ng Chee Peng.[6]

Post-military career

After retiring from the military, Chew became the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Utilities Board (PUB), Singapore's national water agency on 8 December 2011 to 30 September 2014.[7] Subsequently, he was appointed as Chief Executive of the Land Transport Authority from 1 October 2014 to 11 November 2016 until his resignation from the public service.[8] He also sits on the board of Jurong Port Pte Ltd and is also a member of the Singapore Quality Award Governing Council.[9]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 13 Prize-Giving Ceremony 26 April 2011. 4th Issue, One - The Raffles Institution Alumni Magazine. Raffles Institution. 5 December 2013. 15 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315212323/https://issuu.com/ripub/docs/one_issue04/7. dead.
  2. Web site: Chew Men Leong. Singapore International Water Week 1–5 June 2014. 5 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201223121/http://www.siww.com.sg/sites/default/files/MediaKit_Bio_Mr_Chew_Men_Leong_CE_PUB.pdf. 1 February 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Rear-Admiral Chew Men Leong, Officer of the Legion of Honour. 30 March 2011. Embassy of France in Singapore. 8 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110903213935/http://www.ambafrance-sg.org/IMG/doc/Decoration_Chew_Men_Leong.doc. 3 September 2011. dead.
  4. Web site: Chew Men Leong. PUB. 5 December 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202094206/http://www.pub.gov.sg/waterhub/Aquarius/Documents/ChewMenLeong.pdf. 2 February 2014.
  5. Web site: Singapore to get new Navy Chief. AsiaOne News. 5 December 2013. 27 July 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20140220052017/http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20070727-19987.html. 20 February 2014. live.
  6. Web site: New Navy Chief to take over in March. AsiaOne News. 5 December 2013. 22 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928133055/http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20110222-264868.html. 28 September 2013. live.
  7. Web site: Commissioner of Police Ng Joo Hee to be appointed PUB chief executive. Ministry of Transport. 13 November 2016. 15 October 2014.
  8. News: Appointment of New Chief Executive at the Land Transport Authority. Ministry of Transport. 13 November 2016. 26 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161113180159/https://www.mot.gov.sg/News-Centre/News/2016/Appointment-of-New-Chief-Executive-at-the-Land-Transport-Authority/. 13 November 2016. dead.
  9. Web site: Wong. Sher Maine. We Have To Build Trust In The Team. challenge.gov.sg. 5 December 2013. 24 July 2013. 7 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160107142333/http://www.challenge.gov.sg/2013/07/we-build-trust-team/. dead.

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