Ministry_of_Transport_(Singapore)
Ministry of Transport (Singapore)
Ministry in the Government of Singapore
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.
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 23 November 2001; 22 years ago (2001-11-23) |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| Headquarters | 460 Alexandra Road, #33-00 mTower, Singapore 119963 |
| Motto | Connecting People and Possibilities |
| Employees | MOT Family: 8,825, MOT: 181 (March 2023) |
| Annual budget |  S$10.68 billion (2019)[1] |
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| Website | www |
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]
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
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.
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Communications (1968–1985) | ||||||
| Yong Nyuk Lin MP for Geylang West (1918–2012) |
16 April 1968 |
31 July 1975 |
PAP | Lee 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 |
PAP | Lee 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 |
PAP | Goh 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 |
PAP | Goh III | ||
| Minister for Transport (from 2001) | ||||||
| Yeo Cheow Tong MP for Hong Kah GRC (born 1947) |
23 November 2001 |
29 May 2006 |
PAP | Goh IV | ||
| Lee H. I | ||||||
| Raymond Lim MP for East Coast GRC (born 1959) |
30 May 2006 |
20 May 2011 |
PAP | Lee H. II | ||
| Lui Tuck Yew MP for Moulmein–Kallang GRC (born 1961) |
21 May 2011 |
30 September 2015 |
PAP | Lee H. III | ||
| Khaw Boon Wan[5] MP for Sembawang GRC (born 1952) |
1 October 2015 |
28 February 2019 |
PAP | Lee H. IV | ||
| Vivian Balakrishnan[6] MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC (born 1961) Acting until 5 April 2019 |
28 February 2019 |
5 April 2019 | PAP | Lee 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 |
PAP | Lee 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 18 January 2024[9] |
18 January 2024 |
Incumbent | PAP | |||
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- "Organisational Structure". Ministry of Transport. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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- Ng, Huiwen; Lim, Adrian (25 February 2019). "Khaw Boon Wan breaks arm in fall; Vivian Balakrishnan to act as Transport Minister". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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- "Timeline: Iswaran's 6 months - from start of graft probe to pleading not guilty and resigning". CNA. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- "Iswaran resigns as minister, MP and PAP member after charges for corruption". Channel News Asia. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
