Chew Men Leong

Chew Men Leong is a Singaporean former naval admiral. He was the Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy from 2007–2011 and held the rank of Rear-Admiral.

Chew Men Leong
Chew (holding knife) at a cake cutting ceremony in Singapore on 13 May 2009 with Cmdr. Chuck Good of the US Navy.
BornSingapore
AllegianceSingapore
Service/branchSingapore Armed Forces
Years of service1985–2011
RankRear-Admiral
Commands held
  • Commanding Officer, RSS Vigour (1998–2000)
  • Commanding Officer, 188 Squadron (2000)
  • Commander, 1st Flotilla (2001)
  • Head, Joint Plans and Transformation Department (2002–2004)
  • Fleet Commander (2004–2005)
  • Head, Naval Operations Department (2006)
  • Chief of Staff, Naval Staff (2006–2007)
  • Chief of Navy (2007–2011)
Awardssee #Awards
Other worksee #Post-military career
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chew.
Chew Men Leong
Simplified Chinese赵文良

Education

Chew received his pre-university education in Raffles Junior College and graduated in 1985.[1] He was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship in 1987. He graduated with a bachelor's degree (first class honours) in electrical and electronic engineering from Imperial College London in 1990. He was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Postgraduate Scholarship in 2001 and went on to obtain a Master of Science in management from Stanford University in 2002.[2][3][4]

Military career

Chew enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 1985. Throughout his military career, he held various appointments, including: Executive Officer, RSS Sea Lion (1992–1994); Commanding Officer, RSS Vigour (1998–2000); Commanding Officer, 188 Squadron (2000); Commander, 1st Flotilla (2001); Head, Joint Plans and Transformation Department (2002–2004); Fleet Commander (2004–2005); Head, Naval Operations Department (2006); Chief of Staff, Naval Staff (2006–2007).[3][5]

Chew succeeded Ronnie Tay as the Chief of Navy on 31 August 2007.[5] He left the SAF on 29 March 2011 and relinquished his appointment to Ng Chee Peng.[6]

Post-military career

After retiring from the military, Chew became the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Utilities Board (PUB), Singapore's national water agency on 8 December 2011 to 30 September 2014.[7] Subsequently, he was appointed as Chief Executive of the Land Transport Authority from 1 October 2014 to 11 November 2016 until his resignation from the public service.[8] He also sits on the board of Jurong Port Pte Ltd and is also a member of the Singapore Quality Award Governing Council.[2][4][9]

Awards

References
  1. "13 Prize-Giving Ceremony 26 April 2011". 4th Issue, One - The Raffles Institution Alumni Magazine. Raffles Institution. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  2. "Chew Men Leong" (PDF). Singapore International Water Week 1–5 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  3. "Rear-Admiral Chew Men Leong, Officer of the Legion of Honour". Embassy of France in Singapore. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  4. "Chew Men Leong" (PDF). PUB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  5. "Singapore to get new Navy Chief". AsiaOne News. 27 July 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  6. "New Navy Chief to take over in March". AsiaOne News. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  7. "Commissioner of Police Ng Joo Hee to be appointed PUB chief executive". Ministry of Transport. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  8. "Appointment of New Chief Executive at the Land Transport Authority". Ministry of Transport. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  9. Wong, Sher Maine (24 July 2013). "We Have To Build Trust In The Team". challenge.gov.sg. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
Military offices
Preceded by
Rear-Admiral Ronnie Tay		 Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy
31 Aug 2007 - 29 March 2011		 Succeeded by
Rear-Admiral Ng Chee Peng
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