Lai Chung Han

Lai Chung Han
Lai (left)
Second Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Education (Singapore)
Assumed office
June 19, 2017
Personal details
Born Singapore
Spouse(s) Ng Chiew Yen
Children 2
Education Christ's College, Cambridge (BA)
Harvard University (MPA)
Awards see #Awards
Military service
Allegiance Singapore
Service/branch  Republic of Singapore Navy
Years of service 1992–2017
Rank Rear-Admiral
Commands
  • Commanding Officer, RSS Valiant (2002–2004)
  • Commander, Missile Corvette Squadron (2007)
  • Fleet Commander (2011)
  • Head of Long Term Planning Secretariat, Office of the Chief of Defence Force
  • Office Director, Future Systems Directorate
  • Director (Policy), Ministry of Defence (2007–2010)
  • Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Defence (2012–2014)
  • Chief of Navy (2014–2017)
Lai Chung Han
Traditional Chinese 黎忠漢
Simplified Chinese 黎忠汉

Lai Chung Han is a civil servant and the former naval admiral and Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy. He was the rank of Rear-Admiral (two stars) when he retired.

Education

Lai was awarded the President's Scholarship and Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship in 1992. He graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) in economics. He received the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship (General Development) in 2006 and obtained a Master of Public Administration at Harvard University. He also attended the Naval War College in the United States.[1]

Military career

Lai enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in January 1992 and served in the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)'s missile corvettes. He served on board the RSS Valour as a junior officer and later as the Executive Officer before assuming command of the RSS Valiant from 2002–2004. He was appointed as the Commander of the Missile Corvette Squadron in July 2007 and later as the Fleet Commander in April 2011.[1]

Lai also concurrently held a number of staff appointments in the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), including: Head of Long Term Planning Secretariat, Office of the Chief of Defence Force; Office Director, Future Systems Directorate; Director (Policy), Ministry of Defence (2007–2010); Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Defence (2012–2014).[1]

Lai was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral (two stars) on 1 July 2014. He succeeded Ng Chee Peng as the Chief of Navy on 1 August 2014.[1][2]

Lai step down as Chief of Navy with RADM Lew Chuen Hong (formerly Chief Of Staff-Naval Staff) take over the command on Change of Command Parade held at RSS Singapura – Changi Naval Base on 16 June 2017 morning.[3]

Non-military career

Lai is also a member of the board of ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems)[4] and a member of the Board of Governors of Temasek Polytechnic.[1]

Lai was appointed as Ministry of Education's Second Permanent Secretary since June 19, 2017.[5]

Personal life

Lai is married to Ng Chiew Yen. They have two children.[1]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "SAF Leadership". MINDEF. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Loke, Kok Fai (1 August 2014). "Singapore Navy welcomes new chief". Channel News Asia. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "New Chief of Navy at the Helm" (Press release). Ministry of Defence of Singapore. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Company Overview of ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems) Pte Ltd". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Singapore Navy chief Lai Chung Han to step down, Rear-Admiral Lew Chuen Hong taking over". The Straits Times. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
Military offices
Preceded by
Rear-Admiral Ng Chee Peng		 Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy
1 August 2014 – 16 June 2017		 Succeeded by
Rear-Admiral Lew Chuen Hong
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