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Ministry of Transport (Singapore)
Ministry in the Government of Singapore
Ministry in the Government of Singapore
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| agency_name | Ministry of Transport |
| logo | Ministry of Transport (Singapore) (logo).png |
| logo_width | 200px |
| formed | |
| preceding1 | Ministry of Digital Development and Information |
| jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| motto | Connecting People and Possibilities |
| budget | S$10.68 billion (2019) |
| headquarters | 460 Alexandra Road, #33-00 mTower, Singapore 119963 |
| minister1_name | Jeffrey Siow (acting) |
| minister1_pfo | |
| Minister | |
| minister2_name | Sun Xueling |
| minister2_pfo | |
| Senior Minister of State | |
| minister3_name | Murali Pillai |
| minister3_pfo | |
| Senior Minister of State | |
| minister4_name | Baey Yam Keng |
| minister4_pfo | |
| Minister of State | |
| chief1_name | Lau Peet Meng |
| chief1_position | |
| Permanent Secretary | |
| 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 |
| website | |
| agency_id | T08GA0023K |
Minister Senior Minister of State Senior Minister of State Minister of State Permanent Secretary Deputy Secretary (Land and Corporate) Deputy Secretary (Strategy, Sustainability & Technology) The Ministry of Transport (MOT; ; 交通部; ) 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 Digital Development and Information.
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 ten divisions with staff strength of nearly 200 staff. These are Air Hub Division, Aviation Relations and System Division, Public Transport Division, Private and Future Mobility Division, Sea Transport Division, International Relations and Security Division, Corporate Communications Division, Corporate Development Division, MOT Technology Office and the Transport Safety Investigation Bureau of Singapore (TSIB).
Statutory Boards
- Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
- Land Transport Authority
- Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
- Public Transport Council
Ministers
The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Transport, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. The current structure of the ministry was established in 2001. Since the position was first created in 1968 under its predecessor agencies, every individual who has served as Minister for Transport has been a member of the People's Action Party (PAP).
Minister for Communications (1968–1985)
| Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Yong_Nyuk_Lin_(1965).jpg | 133x133px]] | Yong Nyuk Lin | ||
| MP for Geylang West | |||||
| (1918–2012) | 16 April | ||||
| 1968 | 31 July | ||||
| 1975 | |||||
| Lee K. IV | |||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Lim Kim San in the 1940s.jpg | frameless | 164x164px]] | Lim Kim San | |
| MP for Cairnhill | |||||
| (1916–2006) | 1 August | ||||
| 1975 | 30 June | ||||
| 1978 | |||||
| Lee K. V | |||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Ong Teng Cheong.jpg | 157x157px]] | Ong Teng Cheong | ||
| MP for Kim Keat | |||||
| (1936–2002) | 1 July | ||||
| 1978 | 8 May | ||||
| 1983 | |||||
| Lee K. VI | |||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:3x4.svg | 133x133px]] | Ong Pang Boon | ||
| MP for Telok Ayer | |||||
| (born 1929) | 9 May | ||||
| 1983 | 6 September | ||||
| 1983 | |||||
| [[File:3x4.svg | 133x133px]] | Yeo Ning Hong | |||
| MP for Kim Seng | |||||
| (born 1943) | 7 September | ||||
| 1983 | 31 May | ||||
| 1984 | |||||
| 1 June | |||||
| 1984 | 1 January | ||||
| 1985 |
Minister for Communications and Information (1985–1990)
| Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:3x4.svg | 133x133px]] | Yeo Ning Hong | |
| MP for Kim Seng SMC | ||||
| (born 1943) | 2 January | |||
| 1985 | 27 November | |||
| 1990 | ||||
| Lee K. VIII |
Minister for Communications (1990–1999)
| Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:3x4.svg | 133x133px]] | Yeo Ning Hong | |
| MP for Kim Seng SMC | ||||
| (born 1943) | 28 November | |||
| 1990 | 30 June | |||
| 1991 | ||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Mah Bow Tan at the World Economic Forum Global Redesign Summit 2010.jpg | 148x148px]] | Mah Bow Tan | |
| MP for Tampines GRC | ||||
| (born 1948) | 1 July | |||
| 1991 | 31 August | |||
| 1991 | ||||
| 7 September | ||||
| 1991 | 2 June | |||
| 1999 | Goh II | |||
| Goh III |
Minister for Communications and Information Technology (1999–2001)
| Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:3x4.svg | 133x133px]] | Yeo Cheow Tong | |
| MP for Hong Kah GRC | ||||
| (born 1947) | 3 June | |||
| 1999 | 22 November | |||
| 2001 |
Minister for Transport (from 2001)
| Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:3x4.svg | 133x133px]] | Yeo Cheow Tong | ||||||||||
| MP for Hong Kah GRC | |||||||||||||
| (born 1947) | 23 November | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | 29 May | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | |||||||||||||
| Lee H. I | |||||||||||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:3x4.svg | 133x133px]] | Raymond Lim | ||||||||||
| MP for East Coast GRC | |||||||||||||
| (born 1959) | 30 May | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | 20 May | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Lui Tuck Yew giving the Partner of the Year award to Paul Daff of Jetstar Asia at the Changi Airline Awards, Singapore - 20120510 (version 2).jpg | 142x142px]] | Lui Tuck Yew | ||||||||||
| MP for Moulmein–Kallang GRC | |||||||||||||
| (born 1961) | 21 May | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | 30 September | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Minister_Khaw_Boon_Wan.JPG | 143x143px]] | last1=Ong | first1=Justin | date=28 September 2015 | title=Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet | url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/prime-minister-lee-hsien/2154802.html | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621143256/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-announces-singapore-s-new-cabinet-8239284 | archive-date=2018-06-21 | access-date=1 October 2015 | work=Channel NewsAsia}} | |
| MP for Sembawang GRC | |||||||||||||
| (born 1952) | 1 October | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | 28 February | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | |||||||||||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Vivian_Balakrishnan_-_2010_(cropped).jpg | 154x154px]] | Vivian Balakrishnan | ||||||||||
| MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | |||||||||||||
| (born 1961) | |||||||||||||
| Acting | 28 February | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | 5 April | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | |||||||||||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Minister_Khaw_Boon_Wan.JPG | 143x143px]] | Khaw Boon Wan | ||||||||||
| MP for Sembawang GRC | |||||||||||||
| (born 1952) | 6 April | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | 26 July | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | |||||||||||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Ong Ye Kung at the 2018 G20 Education Ministerial Meeting.jpg | 122x122px]] | last=Mahmud | first=Aqil Haziq | date=2020-07-25 | title=PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pm-lee-singapore-new-cabinet-parliament-ge2020-12962844 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725183434/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pm-lee-singapore-new-cabinet-parliament-ge2020-12962844 | archive-date=2020-07-25 | access-date=2020-07-25 | website=CNA}} | |
| MP for Sembawang GRC | |||||||||||||
| (born 1969) | 27 July | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | 14 May | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:The Trade Minister of Singapore, Shri S. Iswaran meeting the Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information & Broadcasting, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, in New Delhi on October 03, 2016 (cropped).jpg | 132x132px]] | S. Iswaran | ||||||||||
| MP for West Coast GRC | |||||||||||||
| (born 1962) | 15 May | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | 18 January | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:SIN Chee Hong Tat at Caring Commuter Carnival 2023-11-04.jpg | 127x127px]] | Chee Hong Tat**** | ||||||||||
| MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | |||||||||||||
| (born 1973) | 12 July | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | 17 January | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||||||
| 18 January | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | 22 May | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | Wong I | ||||||||||||
| People's Action Party}};" | [[File:Singapore visits Arsenio Dominguez and Jeffrey Siow (54947700088) - cropped.jpg | 128x128px]] | Jeffrey Siow | ||||||||||
| MP for Choa Chu Kang GRC | |||||||||||||
| (born 1978/1979) | |||||||||||||
| Acting | 23 May | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | Incumbent |
Notes
References
References
- "Singapore Budget".
- "MOT Singapore – Heritage".
- (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia.
- (25 February 2019). "Khaw Boon Wan breaks arm in fall; Vivian Balakrishnan to act as Transport Minister".
- Mahmud, Aqil Haziq. (2020-07-25). "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements".
- "Timeline: Iswaran's 6 months - from start of graft probe to pleading not guilty and resigning".
- (18 January 2024). "Iswaran resigns as minister, MP and PAP member after charges for corruption". [[Channel News Asia]].
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