Ng Chee Khern
Ng Chee Khern | |
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 Ng in 2007 | |
| Born | 18 October 1965 Singapore |
| Allegiance | Singapore |
| Service/ | Republic of Singapore Air Force |
| Years of service | 1984–2009 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | Chief of Air Force Chief of Staff – Air Staff Director, Joint Operations and Planning Directorate Commander,Tengah Air Base Commanding Officer,149 Squadron |
| Awards | Seeawards |
| Spouse(s) | Elaine Ng |
| Other work | Permanent Secretary (Manpower) – since April 2022 Permanent Secretary, Smart Nation and Digital Government – from May 2017 to March 2022 |
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| Simplified Chinese | Hoàng chí cần | ||||||||||
| HokkienPOJ | N̂g Chì-khîn | ||||||||||
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Ng Chee KhernPPA(E)LOM(born 18 October 1965) is a Singaporean civil servant and formermajor-generalwho served asChief of Air Forcebetween 2006 and 2009. He previously served as Permanent Secretary (Smart Nation and Digital Government) under thePrime Minister's Office,and Chairman of theGovernment Technology Agency.[1]He was appointed Permanent Secretary (Manpower) in April 2022.[2]
Education
[edit]Ng is an alumnus ofVictoria SchoolandHwa Chong Junior College,[3][4]and was a recipient of thePresident's ScholarshipandSingapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarshipin 1985.[5]
He graduated from theUniversity of Oxfordwith aBachelor of Artswith second upper class honours degree and aMaster of Artsdegree inphilosophy, politics and economics(PPE). He also completed aMaster of Public Administrationdegree atHarvard University.[6]
Military career
[edit]Ng enlisted in theSingapore Armed Forces(SAF) in 1984 and served in theRepublic of Singapore Air Force(RSAF). He flew theNorthrop F-5E Tiger-IIand theF-16Fighting Falcon.[7]
Throughout his military career, Ng held various appointments, including: Commanding Officer,149 Squadron;Commander,Tengah Air Base;Director, Joint Operations and Planning Directorate; Chief of Staff (Air Staff). He succeededLim Kim Choonas the Chief of Air Force on 24 March 2006[6]and relinquished this appointment to his second brother,Ng Chee Meng,on 10 December 2009.[8]
Civil Service career
[edit]After leaving the Air Force, Ng was appointedDirector of the Security and Intelligence Divisionon 1 September 2010.[9][10]He left the post on 1 May 2014, and served as Permanent Secretary (Defence Development) at theMinistry of Defence.[11]He was also appointed Second Permanent Secretary at theMinistry of Healthon 1 August 2014.[12]
Ng is also a member of the boards of various governmental organisations, including:Public Utilities Board(PUB); CapitaMall Trust Management; Chartered Ammunition Industries; ST Aerospace Systems; Changi International Airshow & Events; MDSO Supervisory Board; Construction Industry Development Board;Defence Science and Technology Agency;DSO National Laboratories;Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Ng has two younger brothers.Ng Chee Meng,a politician and formerlieutenant-generalwho served asChief of Air Forcebetween 2009 and 2013,Chief of Defence Forcebetween 2013 and 2015, andMember of Parliament(MP) forPasir Ris–Punggol GRCbetween 2015 and 2020.Ng Chee Peng,a former two-starrear-admiralwho served asChief of Navybetween 2011 and 2014.[8]
Awards
[edit]National honours
[edit]
Singapore
Public Administration Medal (Gold),in 2016.
Public Administration Medal (Gold) (Military),in 2005.
Long Service Medal (Military),in 2009.
Foreign honours
[edit]
United States
United StatesLegion of Merit(Commander Degree)
Indonesia
Bintang Swa Bhuwana Paksa Utama(1st Class)
Thailand
Order of the Crown of Thailand(1st Class)
France
Legion of Honour(Commander)
References
[edit]- ^Yong, Charissa (22 May 2017)."Three SAF high-flyers in new permanent secretary appointments and portfolio shuffles".The Straits Times.Retrieved12 August2017.
- ^"Public Service Division announces new permanent secretary appointments, retirements from Apr 1".CNA.Retrieved25 April2023.
- ^"VS Class of 2010 - Sec 4 Graduation".
- ^HWA CHONG (27 January 2014),Hwa Chong Corporate Video,retrieved25 January2017[dead YouTube link]
- ^Fernandez, Warren (2001).Without Fear or Favour – 50 Years of Singapore's Public Service Commission.Singapore: Times Media.ISBN981-232-348-1.
- ^ab"New Air Force Chief Takes Over".MINDEF. 3 March 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 11 December 2013.Retrieved15 November2013.
- ^Yeo, Mike (March 2011). "Tigers over Lion City".Air Forces Monthly.No. 275.Key Publishing.pp. 86–91.ISSN0955-7091.
- ^abChow, Jermyn (17 October 2009)."Brother succeeds RSAF chief".AsiaOne News.Archivedfrom the original on 3 December 2013.Retrieved15 November2013.
- ^ab"Board of Directors, CapitaMall Trust".CapitaMall Trust.Retrieved15 November2013.
- ^Chua, Tony (14 June 2012)."Capitamall Trust appoints Ng Chee Khern as Director".Singapore Business Review.Retrieved19 January2014.
- ^"Press Release: MG(NS) Ng Chee Khern to be Permanent Secretary (Defence Development)".Public Service Division, Prime Minister's Office. 2 April 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 7 April 2014.Retrieved7 April2014.
- ^Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh (25 July 2014)."Two new permanent secretary appointments next month".The Straits Times.Retrieved2 August2015.