Ministry of Transport (Singapore)

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.[3]

Ministry of Transport
Logo of the MOT
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters460 Alexandra Road, #39-00 & #33-00 Storeys PSA Building, Singapore 119963
Employees7,000 (2018)[1]
Annual budget 10.68 billion (est) SGD (2019) [2]
Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • Loh Ngai Seng, Permanent Secretary
  • Lee Chuan Teck, Deputy Secretary (Land and Corporate)
  • Calvin Phua, Deputy Secretary (International)
Child agencies
Websitewww.mot.gov.sg

Organisation 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]

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 Political Party
1968 - 1978Yong Nyuk Lin People's Action Party
1978 - 1985Ong Teng Cheong
1985 - 1990Yeo Ning Hong
1990 - 1999Mah Bow Tan
1999 - 2001Yeo Cheow Tong
2001 - 2006Yeo Cheow Tong
2006 - 2011Raymond Lim
2011 - 2015Lui Tuck Yew
2015 - 2020Khaw Boon Wan

See also

References
  1. https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/docs/default-source/budget_2019/download/pdf/25-MINDEF-2019.pdf
  2. https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/docs/default-source/budget_2019/download/pdf/25-MINDEF-2019.pdf
  3. "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"
  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 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
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