Ministry of Manpower (Singapore)

The Ministry of Manpower (Abbreviation: MOM; Malay: Kementerian Tenaga Manusia; Tamil: மனிதவள அமைச்சு; Chinese: 新加坡人力部) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore which is responsible for the formulation and implementation of labour policies related to the workforce in Singapore. The Ministry was known as Ministry of Labour until 1998.

Ministry of Manpower
Logo of the MOM
Agency overview
Formed1 April 1998 (1998-04-01)
Preceding agency
  • Ministry of Labour
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters18 Havelock Road, Singapore 059764
MottoGreat Workforce, Great Workplace
Employees2,239 (2018) [1]
Annual budget 1.98 billion (est) SGD (2019) [1]
Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • Aubeck Kam, Permanent Secretary
  • Chia Der Jiun[2], Second Permanent Secretary
  • Poon Hong Yuen, Deputy Secretary (Workforce)
Child agencies
Websitewww.gov.sg

Organisational Structure
Ministry of Manpower building at Havelock Road, Singapore.

The Ministry oversees 3 statutory boards, the Central Provident Fund Board, the Singapore Labour Foundation and Workforce Singapore.[3]

Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Manpower, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. The position is currently held by Josephine Teo from the People's Action Party.

MinisterStart of TermEnd of TermPolitical Party Ref.
Minister of Labour (1955–1998)
Lim Yew Hock6 April 19551 June 1959 Labour Front/
Singapore People's Alliance
Kenneth Michael Byrne5 June 19591 September 1961 People's Action Party
Ahmad Ibrahim1 September 196121 August 1962
Ong Pang Boon (acting)21 August 19621963
Jek Yeun Thong19631968
S Rajaratnam19681971
Ong Pang Boon19711981
Ong Teng Cheong19811983
E W Barker19831983
S Jayakumar19832 January 1985
Lee Yock Suan2 January 19852 January 1992
Lee Boon Yang2 January 199231 March 1998
Minister of Manpower (1998 – present)
Lee Boon Yang1 April 199812 May 2003 People's Action Party
Ng Eng Hen12 August 20031 April 2008
Gan Kim Yong1 April 200821 May 2011
Tharman Shanmugaratnam21 May 201131 July 2012
Tan Chuan-Jin1 August 2012 (Acting)30 April 2014
1 May 20143 May 2015
Lim Swee Say4 May 201530 April 2018 [4]
Josephine Teo1 May 2018Incumbent [5]

See also

References
  1. https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/docs/default-source/budget_2019/download/pdf/43-MOM-2019.pdf
  2. "Permanent Secretary Appointments - 18 September 2020". Public Service Division. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. "Divisions and statutory boards". Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Singapore. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. 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.
  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.
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