Ministry of Transport (Singapore)
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Formed | 23 November 2001 |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
Headquarters | 460 Alexandra Road, #39-00 & #33-00 Storeys PSA Building, Singapore 119963 |
Motto | Connecting People and Possibilities |
Employees | 7,000 (2018)[1] |
Annual budget | S$10.68 billion (2019) [1] |
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Website | www |
The Ministry of Transport (abbreviation: MOT; Malay: Kementerian Pengangkutan; Chinese: 交通部; Tamil: போக்குவரத்து அமைச்சு) is a ministry in the Government of Singapore that administers and regulates land, sea and air transportation within the republic’s jurisdiction. Its head office is located in mTower.[2]
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.[3]
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 100 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).[4][5]
List of Ministers of Transport[]
The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Transport, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore.
Portrait | Minister | Start of Term | End of Term | Political Party | Ref. |
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Minister for Communications | |||||
Yong Nyuk Lin | 1968 | 1975 | People's Action Party | ||
Lim Kim San | 1975 | 1978 | |||
Ong Teng Cheong | 1978 | 1985 | |||
Minister for Communications and Information | |||||
Yeo Ning Hong | 1985 | 1990 | People's Action Party | ||
Minister for Communications | |||||
Mah Bow Tan | 28 November 1990 | 2 June 1999 | People's Action Party | ||
Minister for Communications and Information Technology | |||||
Yeo Cheow Tong | 3 June 1999 | 22 November 2001 | People's Action Party | ||
Minister for Transport | |||||
Yeo Cheow Tong | 23 November 2001 | 29 May 2006 | People's Action Party | ||
Raymond Lim | 30 May 2006 | 20 May 2011 | |||
Lui Tuck Yew | 21 May 2011 | 30 September 2015 | |||
Khaw Boon Wan | 1 October 2015 | 26 July 2020 | [6] | ||
Ong Ye Kung | 27 July 2020 | 14 May 2021 | [7] | ||
S. Iswaran | 15 May 2021 | Incumbent |
Interim ministers[]
Portrait | Minister | Start of Term | End of Term | Remarks |
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Vivian Balakrishnan (interim) | 25 February 2019 | 5 April 2019 | Stood in during Mr Khaw's absence, as acting Transport Minister when the latter suffered an arm fracture necessitating an operation. |
See also[]
- Ministry of Transport
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Singapore Budget" (PDF).
- ^ "Contact us Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine." Ministry of Transport. Retrieved on 15 February 2012." 460, Alexandra Road, PSA Building, #33-00 Singapore 119963"
- ^ "MOT Singapore – Heritage". www.mot.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Search for QZ8501: Indonesia accepts Singapore's offer of specialists, equipment". Mediacorp News Group. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Organisational Structure". Ministry of Transport. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Ong, Justin (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ Mahmud, Aqil Haziq (25 July 2020). "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements". CNA. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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