Ministry of Transport (Singapore)

The Ministry of Transport (MOT; Chinese: 交通部; Malay: Kementerian Pengangkutan; 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]

Ministry of Transport
Agency overview
Formed23 November 2001 (2001-11-23)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters460 Alexandra Road, #39-00 & #33-00 Storeys PSA Building, Singapore 119963
MottoConnecting People and Possibilities
Employees7,000 (2018)[1]
Annual budget S$10.68 billion (2019) [1]
Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • Loh Ngai Seng, Permanent Secretary
  • James Wong, Deputy Secretary (Land and Corporate)
  • Han Kok Juan, Deputy Secretary (Hub Strategy)
Child agencies
Websitewww.mot.gov.sg

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. The incumbent minister is S. Iswaran.

PortraitMinisterStart of TermEnd of TermPolitical Party Ref.
Minister for Communications
Yong Nyuk Lin19681975 People's Action Party
Lim Kim San19751978
Ong Teng Cheong19781985
Minister for Communications and Information
Yeo Ning Hong19851990 People's Action Party
Minister for Communications
Mah Bow Tan28 November 19902 June 1999 People's Action Party
Minister for Communications and Information Technology
Yeo Cheow Tong3 June 199922 November 2001 People's Action Party
Minister for Transport
Yeo Cheow Tong23 November 200129 May 2006 People's Action Party
Raymond Lim30 May 200620 May 2011
Lui Tuck Yew21 May 201130 September 2015
Khaw Boon Wan1 October 201526 July 2020 [6]
Ong Ye Kung27 July 202014 May 2021 [7]
S. Iswaran15 May 2021Incumbent

Interim ministers
PortraitMinisterStart of TermEnd of TermRemarks
Vivian Balakrishnan (interim)25 February 20195 April 2019Stood in during Mr Khaw's absence, as acting Transport Minister when the latter suffered an arm fracture necessitating an operation.

See also

References
  1. "Singapore Budget" (PDF).
  2. "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"
  3. "MOT Singapore – Heritage". www.mot.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. "Organisational Structure". Ministry of Transport. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  6. 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.
  7. 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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