Ministry of Transport (Singapore)

Ministry in the Government of Singapore

Ministry of Transport

Agency overview
Formed| 23 November 2001; 23 years ago (2001-11-23)
Preceding agency|

* Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Jurisdiction| Government of Singapore
Headquarters| 460 Alexandra Road, #33-00 mTower, Singapore 119963
Motto| Connecting People and Possibilities
Annual budget|  S$10.68 billion (2019)[1]
Ministers responsible|

* Jeffrey Siow (acting),
Minister
* Sun Xueling,
Senior Minister of State
* Murali Pillai,
Senior Minister of State
* Baey Yam Keng,
Minister of State

Agency executive|

* Lau Peet Meng,
Permanent Secretary
* Lim Zhi Jian,
Deputy Secretary (Land and Corporate)
* Yee Ping Yi,
Deputy Secretary (Strategy, Sustainability & Technology)

Child agencies|

* Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
* Land Transport Authority
* Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
* Public Transport Council

Website| www.mot.gov.sg
Agency ID| T08GA0023K

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.

## History

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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.[2]

## Organisational structure

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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

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* Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
* Land Transport Authority
* Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
* Public Transport Council

## Ministers

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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).

Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Took office  | Left office  | Party  | Cabinet

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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[3]
MP for Sembawang GRC
(born 1952) | 1 October
2015  | 28 February
2019  |  | PAP | Lee H. IV
| Vivian Balakrishnan[4]
MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
(born 1961)
Acting until 5 April 2019 | 28 February
2019  | 5 April 2019  |  | PAP
| Khaw Boon Wan
MP for Sembawang GRC
(born 1952) | 6 April
2019  | 26 July
2020
| Ong Ye Kung[5]
MP for Sembawang GRC
(born 1969) | 27 July
2020  | 14 May
2021  |  | PAP | Lee H. V
| S. Iswaran
MP for West Coast GRC
(born 1962)
On leave from 12 July 2023[6] | 15 May
2021  | 18 January
2024  |  | PAP
| Chee Hong Tat
MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
(born 1973)
Acting until 17 January 2024[7] | 18 January
2024  | 22 May
2025  |  | PAP
| Wong L. I
| Jeffrey Siow
MP for Choa Chu Kang GRC
(born 1978 or 1979)
Acting since 23 May 2025 | 23 May
2025  | Incumbent  |  | PAP | Wong L. II

## See also

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* Singapore portal
* Transport portal

* Ministry of Transport

## References

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1. ^ "Singapore Budget" (PDF).
2. ^ "MOT Singapore – Heritage". www.mot.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ "Timeline: Iswaran's 6 months - from start of graft probe to pleading not guilty and resigning". CNA. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
7. ^ "Iswaran resigns as minister, MP and PAP member after charges for corruption". Channel News Asia. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

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