Lai Chung Han

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Lai Chung Han
150209-N-DC018-225 Cmdr. Kendall Bridgewater, commanding officer of LCS Crew 104 presents Rear-Admiral Lai Chung Han, Republic of Singapore Chief of Navy, a token gift.jpg
Lai (left) and Commander Kendall Bridgewater of the United States Navy's LCS Crew 104
Second Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Education (Singapore)
Assumed office
June 19, 2017
Personal details
BornSingapore
Spouse(s)Ng Chiew Yen
Children2
EducationChrist's College, Cambridge (BA)
Harvard University (MPA)
Awardssee #Awards
Military service
AllegianceSingapore
Branch/service Republic of Singapore Navy
Years of service1992–2017
Rank09-RSN-OF07.svg Rear-Admiral
Commands
  • Commanding Officer, RSS Valiant (2002–2004)
  • Commander, Missile Corvette Squadron (2007)
  • Fleet Commander (2011)
  • Head of Long Term Planning Secretariat, Office of the Chief of Defence Force
  • Office Director, Future Systems Directorate
  • Director (Policy), Ministry of Defence (2007–2010)
  • Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Defence (2012–2014)
  • Chief of Navy (2014–2017)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lai.
Lai Chung Han
Simplified Chinese黎忠汉

Lai Chung Han is a Singaporean civil servant and former Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy. He was the rank of Rear-Admiral (two stars) when he retired.

Education[]

Lai was awarded the President's Scholarship and Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship in 1992. He graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) in economics. He received the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship (General Development) in 2006 and obtained a Master of Public Administration at Harvard University. He also attended the Naval War College in the United States.[1]

Military career[]

Lai enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in January 1992 and served in the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)'s missile corvettes. He served on board the RSS Valour as a junior officer and later as the Executive Officer before assuming command of the RSS Valiant from 2002–2004. He was appointed as the Commander of the Missile Corvette Squadron in July 2007 and later as the Fleet Commander in April 2011.[1]

Lai also concurrently held a number of staff appointments in the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), including: Head of Long Term Planning Secretariat, Office of the Chief of Defence Force; Office Director, Future Systems Directorate; Director (Policy), Ministry of Defence (2007–2010); Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Defence (2012–2014).[1]

Lai was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral (two stars) on 1 July 2014. He succeeded Ng Chee Peng as the Chief of Navy on 1 August 2014.[1][2]

Lai step down as Chief of Navy with RADM Lew Chuen Hong (formerly Chief Of Staff-Naval Staff) take over the command on Change of Command Parade held at RSS Singapura – Changi Naval Base on 16 June 2017 morning.[3]

Non-military career[]

Lai is also a member of the board of ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems)[4] and a member of the Board of Governors of Temasek Polytechnic.[1]

Lai was appointed as Ministry of Education's Second Permanent Secretary on 19 June 2017[5] and concurrently as Second Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs on 1 September 2017.[6] On 1 April 2019, Lai relinquished both Second Permanent Secretary appointments and was appointed the Permanent Secretary for Education.[7]

Personal life[]

Lai is married to Ng Chiew Yen. They have two children.[1]

Awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "SAF Leadership". MINDEF. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ^ Loke, Kok Fai (1 August 2014). "Singapore Navy welcomes new chief". Channel News Asia. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. ^ "New Chief of Navy at the Helm" (Press release). Ministry of Defence of Singapore. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Company Overview of ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems) Pte Ltd". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Singapore Navy chief Lai Chung Han to step down, Rear-Admiral Lew Chuen Hong taking over". The Straits Times. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  6. ^ Yong, Charissa (19 July 2017). "Ex-policeman set to head Civil Service". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. ^ Au-Yong, Rachel (5 March 2019). "Several ministries to get new permanent secretaries from April 1". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
Military offices
Preceded by
Rear-Admiral Ng Chee Peng 		Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy
1 August 2014 – 16 June 2017 		Succeeded by
Rear-Admiral Lew Chuen Hong
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