Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore)

Ministry of Home Affairs
	Refreshed logo of the MHA
	; New Phoenix Park, where the Ministry of Home Affairs is located
Agency overview
Formed	1959
Jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
Headquarters	New Phoenix Park, 28 Irrawaddy Road, Singapore 329560; 1°19′25.91″N 103°50′41.64″E
Motto	Guardians of Singapore
Employees	28,144 (2018) [1]
Annual budget	6.74 billion (est) SGD (2019) [1]
Ministers responsible	K Shanmugam, Minister; Josephine Teo, Second Minister; Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Minister of State; Desmond Tan, Minister of State;
Agency executives	Pang Kin Keong[2], Permanent Secretary; Chew Hock Yong[3], Permanent Secretary (Home Affairs Development); Raja Kumar s/o Thamby Rajah, Deputy Secretary (International and Training); Puah Kok Keong, Deputy Secretary (Policy); Chan Tsan, Deputy Secretary (Development);
Child agencies	Casino Regulatory Authority; Central Narcotics Bureau; Home Team Academy; Home Team Science and Technology Agency; Immigration and Checkpoints Authority; Internal Security Department; Singapore Civil Defence Force; Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises; Singapore Police Force; Singapore Prison Service;
Website	www.mha.gov.sg

The Ministry of Home Affairs (Abbreviation: MHA; Malay: Kementerian Ehwal Dalam Negeri; Simplified Chinese: 内政部; Traditional Chinese: 內政部; Tamil: உள்துறை அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for national security, public safety, civil defence, border control, and immigration. It is also known as the Home Team. It is headed by the Minister for Home Affairs.

History

The Ministry of Home Affairs was set up in 1959 when Singapore attained self-governance. Housed at the Empress Place Building, it remained there until 16 September 1963 when Singapore joined Malaysia and internal affairs became a federal responsibility.

After gaining independence on 9 August 1965, Home Affairs returned to Empress Place under the purview of the Ministry of Interior and Defence (MID). MID stayed there for several months before it was re-located to Pearl's Hill (former Lower Barracks of Police).

On 11 August 1970, the Ministry of Interior and Defence was separated into two ministries, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Defence. MHA remained at Pearl's Hill until August 1977 when it moved to Phoenix Park at Tanglin Road.

MHA, together with Police Headquarters, moved to its new premises at New Phoenix Park on 18 August 2001.

Organisational structure

Home Team Departments

The Ministry of Home Affairs consists of the following seven departments:

Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB)
Home Team Academy (HTA)
Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA)
Internal Security Department (ISD)
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
Singapore Police Force (SPF)
Singapore Prison Service (SPS)

Statutory Boards

Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA)
Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX)
Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE)

Committees/Councils

Presidential Council for Religious Harmony
National Crime Prevention Council
National Council Against Drug Abuse
National Fire and Civil Emergency Preparedness Council

Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Home Affairs, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. The position is currently held by K Shanmugam from the People's Action Party.[4]

Minister	Start of Term	End of Term	Political Party	Ref.
Minister for Home Affairs
Ong Pang Boon	3 June 1959	15 September 1963	People's Action Party
Under the responsibility of the Federation of Malaysia (16 September 1963 – 8 August 1965)
Minister for the Interior and Defence
Goh Keng Swee	9 August 1965	16 August 1967	People's Action Party
Lim Kim San	17 August 1967	10 August 1970	People's Action Party
Minister for Home Affairs
Ong Pang Boon	11 August 1970	5 September 1970	People's Action Party
Wong Lin Ken	6 September 1970	15 September 1972
Edmund William Barker	16 September 1972	30 October 1972
Chua Sian Chin	1 November 1972	1 January 1985
S Jayakumar	2 January 1985	1 January 1994
Wong Kan Seng	2 January 1994	31 October 2010
K Shanmugam	1 November 2010	20 May 2011
Teo Chee Hean	21 May 2011	30 September 2015
K Shanmugam	1 October 2015	Incumbent		[5][4]

References

https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/docs/default-source/budget_2019/download/pdf/37-MHA-2019.pdf
"Head of Civil Service and Permanent Secretary Appointments". Public Service Division. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
Au-Yong, Rachel (5 March 2019). "Several ministries to get new permanent secretaries from April 1". The Straits Times. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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.
Ong, Justin (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

External links

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[budget2019-1] ttps://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/docs/default-source/budget_2019/download/pdf/37-MHA-2019.pdf

[2] "Head of Civil Service and Permanent Secretary Appointments". Public Service Division. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[3] Au-Yong, Rachel (5 March 2019). "Several ministries to get new permanent secretaries from April 1". The Straits Times. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[:0-4] 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.

[CNA_20150928-5] Ong, Justin (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 1 October 2015.