Ministry of Transport (Singapore)

Ministry of Transport
Logo of the MOT
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Government of Singapore
Headquarters 460 Alexandra Road, #39-00 & #33-00 Storeys PSA Building, Singapore 119963
Employees 129 (2015 est.)[1]
Annual budget Increase$10.85 billion SGD (2015 est.)[1]
Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • Loh Ngai Seng, Permanent Secretary
  • Lee Chuan Teck, Deputy Secretary (Land and Corporate)
  • Calvin Phua, Deputy Secretary (International)
Child agencies
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]

Organisation structure

Currently, the ministry regulates and commissions 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).[3][4]

Awards

MOT was awarded the ISO 9002 certification on 19 June 2000 for organisational excellence; it was also the recipient of the People Developer Award in October 2001 and it achieved Singapore Quality Class status in October 2003.


Minister for Transport

Years in Office Minister Remarks
1968 - 1978Yong Nyuk LinMinister for Communications
1978 - 1985Ong Teng CheongMinister for Communications
1985 - 1990Yeo Ning HongMinister for Communications and Information
1990 - 1999Mah Bow TanMinister for Communications
1999 - 2001Yeo Cheow TongMinister for Communications and Information Technology
2001 - 2006Yeo Cheow TongMinister for Transport
2006 - 2011Raymond LimMinister for Transport
2011 - 2015Lui Tuck YewMinister for Transport
2015 - PresentKhaw Boon WanMinister for Transport and
Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Head W: Ministry of Transport" (PDF). Budget 2015. Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Contact us Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine.." Ministry of Transport. Retrieved on 15 February 2012." 460, Alexandra Road, PSA Building, #33-00 Singapore 119963"
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Organisational Structure". Ministry of Transport. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
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