Ministry of Transport (Singapore) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Transport
Preceding1:Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Jurisdiction:Government of Singapore
Motto:Connecting People and Possibilities
Employees:MOT Family: 8,825, MOT: 181 (March 2023)
Budget: S$10.68 billion (2019)[1]
Headquarters:460 Alexandra Road, #33-00 mTower, Singapore 119963
Minister1 Name:Chee Hong Tat
Minister1 Pfo:
Minister
Minister2 Name:Amy Khor
Minister2 Pfo:
Senior Minister of State
Minister3 Name:Murali Pillai
Minister3 Pfo:
Minister of State
Minister4 Name:Baey Yam Keng
Minister4 Pfo:
Senior Parliamentary Secretary
Chief1 Name:Loh Ngai Seng
Chief1 Position:
Permanent Secretary
Chief2 Name:Lai Wei Lin
Chief2 Position:
Permanent Secretary (Transport Development)
Chief3 Name:Lim Zhi Jian
Chief3 Position:
Deputy Secretary (Land and Corporate)
Chief4 Name:Yee Ping Yi
Chief4 Position:
Deputy Secretary (Strategy, Sustainability & Technology)
Child1 Agency:Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Child2 Agency:Land Transport Authority
Child3 Agency:Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Child4 Agency:Public Transport Council
Child5 Agency:Transport Safety Investigation Bureau
Agency Id:T08GA0023K

The Ministry of Transport (MOT; Malay: Kementerian Pengangkutan; Chinese: 交通部; Tamil: போக்குவரத்து அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the administration and regulation of land, sea and air transportation in Singapore.

History

The Ministry of Transport was formed on 23 November 2001 out of the then Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Its previous portfolio of information technology and telecommunications were then transferred to the then Ministry of Information, Communications and The Arts, now known as the Ministry of Communications and Information.[2]

Organisational structure

Currently, the ministry commissions and regulates four individual government statutory boards: the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the Land Transport Authority (LTA), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Public Transport Council (PTC), which implement the ministry’s policies and tactical directions.

The Ministry has seven divisions with staff strength of slightly more than 180 staff. These are Air Transport Division, Land Transport Division, Sea Transport Division, International Relations and Security Division, Corporate Communications Division, Corporate Development Division and the Air Accident Investigation Bureau of Singapore (AAIB).[3] [4]

Statutory Boards

Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Transport, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. The minister is Mr Chee Hong Tat, MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC from the People's Action Party.

PortraitName
Took officeLeft officePartyCabinet
Minister for Communications (1968–1985)
Yong Nyuk Lin
MP for Geylang West
(1918–2012)
16 April
1968
31 July
1975
PAPLee K. III
Lee K. IV
Lim Kim San
MP for Cairnhill
(1916–2006)
1 August
1975
30 June
1978
PAP
Lee K. V
Ong Teng Cheong
MP for Cairnhill
(1936–2002)
1 July
1978
8 May
1983
PAP
Lee K. VI
Ong Pang Boon
MP for Telok Ayer
(born 1929)
9 May
1983
6 September
1983
PAP
Yeo Ning Hong
MP for Kim Seng
(born 1943)
Interim
7 September
1983
1 January
1985
PAP
Minister for Communications and Information (1985–1990)
Yeo Ning Hong
MP for Kim Seng SMC
(born 1943)
2 January
1985
27 November
1990
PAPLee K. VII
Lee K. VIII
Minister for Communications (1990–1999)
Yeo Ning Hong
MP for Kim Seng SMC
(born 1943)
28 November
1990
30 June
1991
PAPGoh I
Mah Bow Tan
MP for Tampines GRC
(born 1948)
Interim until 31 August 1991
1 July
1991
2 June
1999
PAP
Goh II
Goh III
Minister for Communications and Information Technology (1999–2001)
Yeo Cheow Tong
MP for Hong Kah GRC
(born 1947)
3 June
1999
22 November
2001
PAPGoh III
Minister for Transport (from 2001)
Yeo Cheow Tong
MP for Hong Kah GRC
(born 1947)
23 November
2001
29 May
2006
PAPGoh IV
Lee H. I
Raymond Lim
MP for East Coast GRC
(born 1959)
30 May
2006
20 May
2011
PAPLee H. II
Lui Tuck Yew
MP for Moulmein–Kallang GRC
(born 1961)
21 May
2011
30 September
2015
PAPLee H. III
Khaw Boon Wan[5]
MP for Sembawang GRC
(born 1952)
1 October
2015
28 February
2019
PAPLee H. IV
Vivian Balakrishnan[6]
MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
(born 1961)
Acting until 5 April 2019
28 February
2019
5 April 2019PAPLee H. IV
Khaw Boon Wan
MP for Sembawang GRC
(born 1952)
6 April
2019
26 July
2020
Lee H. IV
Ong Ye Kung[7]
MP for Sembawang GRC
(born 1969)
27 July
2020
14 May
2021
PAPLee H. V
S. Iswaran
ex - MP for West Coast GRC
(born 1962)

On leave from 12 July 2023[8]
15 May
2021
18 January
2024
PAP
Chee Hong Tat
MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
(born 1973)
Acting until 17 January 2024
[9]
18 January
2024
IncumbentPAP

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Singapore Budget.
  2. Web site: MOT Singapore – Heritage. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200620215928/https://www.mot.gov.sg/about-mot/corporate-profile/heritage. 2020-06-20. 2020-07-26. www.mot.gov.sg.
  3. News: Search for QZ8501: Indonesia accepts Singapore's offer of specialists, equipment. 29 December 2014. Mediacorp News Group. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141229170718/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/search-for-qz8501/1555218.html. 29 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Organisational Structure. Ministry of Transport. 2012-03-12. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120220012959/http://app.mot.gov.sg/About_MOT/Our_Organisational_Structure.aspx. 2012-02-20.
  5. News: Ong . Justin . 28 September 2015 . Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet . Channel NewsAsia . dead . 1 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180621143256/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-announces-singapore-s-new-cabinet-8239284 . 2018-06-21.
  6. Web site: Ng . Huiwen . Lim . Adrian . 25 February 2019 . Khaw Boon Wan breaks arm in fall; Vivian Balakrishnan to act as Transport Minister . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190511012427/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/khaw-boon-wan-breaks-arm-in-fall-vivian-balakrishnan-to-act-as-transport-minister . 11 May 2019 . 14 March 2020 . The Straits Times.
  7. Web site: Mahmud . Aqil Haziq . 2020-07-25 . PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200725183434/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pm-lee-singapore-new-cabinet-parliament-ge2020-12962844 . 2020-07-25 . 2020-07-25 . CNA.
  8. Web site: Timeline: Iswaran's 6 months - from start of graft probe to pleading not guilty and resigning . 2024-01-18 . CNA . en.
  9. News: Iswaran resigns as minister, MP and PAP member after charges for corruption . 18 January 2024 . 18 Jan 2024 . .