Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Agency overview
Formed1972; 53 years ago (1972)
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters40 Scotts Road #24-00, Environment Building, Singapore 228231
MottoSustainable Singapore
Employees4,493 (2018)[1]
Annual budgetIncrease S$2.75 billion (2019)[1]
Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • Stanley Loh,
    Permanent Secretary
  • Benjamin Koh,
    Deputy Secretary (Sustainability)
  • Lim Teck Kiat,
    Deputy Secretary (Resilience)
  • Lim Tuang Liang,
    Government Chief Sustainability Officer / Deputy Secretary (Special Duties)
Child agencies
Websitewww.mse.gov.sg
Agency IDT08GA0021G
Environment Building on Scotts Road, headquarters of the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment.

The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE; Malay: Kementerian Kemampanan dan Sekitaran; Chinese: 永续发展与环境部; Tamil: நீடித்த நிலைத்தன்மை, சுற்றுப்புற அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the environment, water and food of Singapore.

History

The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) was established in 1972 as the Ministry of the Environment (ENV). It was later renamed the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) in 2004. On 25 July 2020, the Ministry was renamed to Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment.[2]

Responsibilities

The Ministry is responsible for providing a quality living environment and a high standard of public health, protected against the spread of communicable diseases. It also has to ensure a clean and hygienic living environment, as well as managing the complete water cycle – from sourcing, collection, purification, and supply of drinking water; to the treatment of used water and recycling into NEWater; desalination; as well as storm water drainage.[citation needed] Since 1 April 2019, it also handles food issues through the Singapore Food Agency.[3][4]

Organisational structure

The Ministry oversees three statutory boards – the National Environment Agency (NEA), Public Utilities Board (PUB), and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).[5][6][7]

Statutory Boards

Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. The incumbent minister is MP for Yuhua SMC Grace Fu from the People's Action Party.

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office Party Cabinet
Minister for the Environment (1972–2004)
Lim Kim San
MP for Jurong GRC
(1916–2006) 		16 September
1972 		1 June
1975 		PAP Lee K. IV
Edmund W. Barker
MP for Tanglin
(1920–2001) 		2 June
1975 		31 January
1979 		PAP
Lee K. V
Lim Kim San
MP for Jurong GRC
(1916–2006) 		1 February
1979 		6 January
1981 		PAP
Ong Pang Boon
MP for Telok Ayer
(born 1929) 		6 January
1981 		1 January
1985 		PAP Lee K. VI
Ahmad Mattar
MP for Brickworks & Brickworks GRC
(from 1988)
(born 1940) 		2 January
1985 		30 June
1993 		PAP Lee K. VII
Lee K. VIII
Goh I
Goh II
Mah Bow Tan
MP for Tampines GRC
(born 1948) 		1 July
1993 		16 April
1995 		PAP
Teo Chee Hean
MP for Marine Parade GRC
(born 1954)
Interim until 14 January 1996 		17 April
1995 		24 January
1997 		PAP
Yeo Cheow Tong
MP for Hong Kah GRC
(born 1947) 		25 January
1997 		2 June
1999 		PAP Goh III
Lee Yock Suan
MP for Cheng San GRC
(born 1946) 		3 June
1999 		30 September
2000 		PAP
Lim Swee Say
MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC & Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC
(from 2001)
(born 1954)
Interim until 22 November 2001 		1 October
2000 		11 August
2004 		PAP
Goh IV
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (2004–2020)
Yaacob Ibrahim
MP for Jalan Besar GRC
(born 1955) 		12 August
2004 		20 May
2011 		PAP Lee H. I
Lee H. II
Vivian Balakrishnan
MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
(born 1961) 		21 May
2011 		30 September
2015 		PAP Lee H. III
Masagos Zulkifli[8]
MP for Tampines GRC
(born 1963) 		1 October
2015 		26 July
2020 		PAP Lee H. IV
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (from 2020)
Grace Fu[9]
MP for Yuhua SMC
(born 1964) 		27 July
2020 		Incumbent PAP Lee H. V
Wong I

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Singapore Budget" (PDF).
  2. ^ "PMO | Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (July 2020)". 26 July 2020.
  3. ^ Auto, Hermes (26 July 2018). "New stat board Singapore Food Agency to be formed in April 2019; AVA will cease to exist | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. ^ Teh, Cheryl (April 2019). "New agency launched to strengthen food security and safety, from farm to fork". The Straits Times.
  5. ^ "NEA". mse.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  6. ^ "PUB". mse.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Singapore Food Agency". mse.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  8. ^ Ong, Justin (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  9. ^ Mahmud, Aqil Haziq (25 July 2020). "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements". CNA. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.