The Ministry of Transport (MOT; ; ; ) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the administration and regulation of land, sea and air transportation in Singapore.
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 Digital Development and Information.
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 ten divisions with staff strength of nearly 200 staff. These are Air Hub Division, Aviation Relations and System Division, Public Transport Division, Private and Future Mobility Division, Sea Transport Division, International Relations and Security Division, Corporate Communications Division, Corporate Development Division, MOT Technology Office and the Transport Safety Investigation Bureau of Singapore (TSIB).
Statutory Boards
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Land Transport Authority Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Public Transport Council
Ministers The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Transport, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. The current structure of the ministry was established in 2001. Since the position was first created in 1968 under its predecessor agencies, every individual who has served as Minister for Transport has been a member of the People's Action Party (PAP). Minister Took office Left office Party Cabinet Yeo Cheow TongMP for Hong Kah GRC(born 1947)23 November200129 May2006PAPGoh IVLee H. IRaymond LimMP for East Coast GRC(born 1959)30 May200620 May2011PAPLee H. IILui Tuck YewMP for Moulmein–Kallang GRC(born 1961)21 May201130 September2015PAPLee H. IIIKhaw Boon WanMP for Sembawang GRC(born 1952)1 October201526 July2020PAP Lee H. IVOng Ye KungMP for Sembawang GRC(born 1969)27 July202014 May2021PAPLee H. VS. IswaranMP for West Coast GRC(born 1962)15 May202118 January2024PAPChee Hong TatMP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC(born 1973)12 July202317 January2024PAP18 January202422 May2025Wong IJeffrey SiowMP for Choa Chu Kang GRC(born 1978)23 May202527 July2026PAPWong II27 July2026Incumbent
See also
Ministry of Transport
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