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Ministry of Transport (Singapore)

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Ministry of Transport
Agency overview
Formed23 November 2001; 24 years ago (2001-11-23)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters
  • 460 Alexandra Road, #33-00 mTower, Singapore 119963
MottoConnecting People and Possibilities
Annual budgetDecrease S$10.68 billion (2019)[1]
Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • Lau Peet Meng,
    Permanent Secretary
  • Lau Boon Ping,
    Deputy Secretary (Land, Communications and Technology) (designate)
  • Yee Ping Yi,
    Deputy Secretary (Strategy, Sustainability & Technology)
  • Teo Eng Dih,
    Deputy Secretary (Special Duties)
Child agencies
Websitewww.mot.gov.sg
Agency IDT08GA0023K

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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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).

Minister Took office Left office Party Cabinet
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[a]
MP for Sembawang GRC
(born 1952)
[3]		 1 October
2015		 26 July
2020		 PAP Lee H. IV
Ong Ye Kung
MP for Sembawang GRC
(born 1969)
[4]		 27 July
2020		 14 May
2021		 PAP Lee H. V
S. Iswaran
MP for West Coast GRC
(born 1962)
[5]		 15 May
2021		 18 January
2024		 PAP
Chee Hong Tat[b]
MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
(born 1973)
[6]		 12 July
2023		 17 January
2024		 PAP
18 January
2024		 22 May
2025
Wong I
Jeffrey Siow[c]
MP for Choa Chu Kang GRC
(born 1978)		 23 May
2025		 27 July
2026		 PAP Wong II
27 July
2026		 Incumbent

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Khaw Boon Wan went on leave from 25 February until 5 April 2019, during which Vivian Balakrishnan served as acting minister.
  2. ↑ Chee Hong Tat served as acting minister from 12 July 2023 until 17 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Jeffrey Siow served as acting minister from 23 May 2025 until 27 July 2026.

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. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Timeline: Iswaran's 6 months - from start of graft probe to pleading not guilty and resigning". CNA. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "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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