Ministry of Transport (Singapore)

Ministry of Transport
	Logo of the MOT
Agency overview
Formed	23 November 2001
Preceding agency	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology;
Jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
Headquarters	460 Alexandra Road, #39-00 & #33-00 Storeys PSA Building, Singapore 119963
Motto	Connecting People and Possibilities
Employees	7,000 (2018)[1]
Annual budget	10.68 billion (est) SGD (2019) [1]
Ministers responsible	Ong Ye Kung, Minister; Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State; Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State; Baey Yam Keng, Senior Parliamentary Secretary;
Agency executives	Loh Ngai Seng, Permanent Secretary; James Wong, Deputy Secretary (Land and Corporate); Han Kok Juan, Deputy Secretary (Hub Strategy);
Child agencies	Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore; Land Transport Authority; Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore; Public Transport Council; Transport Safety Investigation Bureau;
Website	www.mot.gov.sg

The Ministry of Transport (Abbreviation: MOT; Malay: Kementerian Pengangkutan; Chinese: 交通部; 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 in the PSA Building.[2]

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]

Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Transport, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. The position is currently held by Ong Ye Kung from the People's Action Party.

Minister	Start of Term	End of Term	Political Party	Ref.
Minister for Communications
Yong Nyuk Lin	1968	1975	People's Action Party
Lim Kim San	1975	1978
Ong Teng Cheong	1978	1985
Minister for Communications and Information
Yeo Ning Hong	1985	1990	People's Action Party
Minister for Communications
Mah Bow Tan	1990	1999	People's Action Party
Minister for Communications and Information Technology
Yeo Cheow Tong	1999	2001	People's Action Party
Minister for Transport
Yeo Cheow Tong	2001	2006	People's Action Party
Raymond Lim	2006	2011
Lui Tuck Yew	2011	2015
Khaw Boon Wan	1 October 2015	26 July 2020		[6]
Ong Ye Kung	27 July 2020	Incumbent		[7]

References

https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/docs/default-source/budget_2019/download/pdf/51-MOT-2019.pdf
"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"
"MOT Singapore – Heritage". www.mot.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
"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.
"Organisational Structure". Ministry of Transport. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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.
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.

External links

Official website

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[budget2019-1] ttps://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/docs/default-source/budget_2019/download/pdf/51-MOT-2019.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.

[CNA_20150928-6] 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.

[:0-7] 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.