Ng Chee Khern

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Ng Chee Khern
Ng in 2007
Born (1965-10-18) 18 October 1965 (age 60)
Singapore
AllegianceFile:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
BranchFile:RSAFinfoboxflag.png Republic of Singapore Air Force
Service years1984–2009
RankMajor-General
CommandsChief of Air Force
Chief of Staff – Air Staff
Director, Joint Operations and Planning Directorate
Commander, Tengah Air Base
Commanding Officer, 149 Squadron
AwardsSee awards
SpouseElaine Ng
Other workPermanent Secretary (Manpower) – from April 2022 to December 2025 Permanent Secretary, Smart Nation and Digital Government – from May 2017 to March 2022
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ng.
Ng Chee Khern
Simplified Chinese黄志勤
Hokkien POJN̂g Chì-khîn
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Zhìqín
Southern Min
Hokkien POJN̂g Chì-khîn

Ng Chee Khern PPA(E) LOM (born 18 October 1965) is a Singaporean civil servant and former major-general who served as Chief of Air Force between 2006 and 2009. He previously served as Permanent Secretary (Smart Nation and Digital Government) under the Prime Minister's Office, and Chairman of the Government Technology Agency.[1] He was appointed Permanent Secretary (Manpower) in April 2022.[2] He will be retiring from the public service on 1 December 2025 after more than 40 years in public service.[3]

Education

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Ng is an alumnus of Victoria School and Hwa Chong Junior College,[4][5] and was a recipient of the President's Scholarship and Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship in 1985.[6]

He graduated from the University of Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts with second upper class honours degree and a Master of Arts degree in philosophy, politics and economics (PPE). He also completed a Master of Public Administration degree at Harvard University.[7]

Military career

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Ng enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 1984 and served in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). He flew the Northrop F-5E Tiger-II and the F-16 Fighting Falcon.[8]

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 succeeded Lim Kim Choon as the Chief of Air Force on 24 March 2006[7] and relinquished this appointment to his second brother, Ng Chee Meng, on 10 December 2009.[9]

Civil Service career

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After leaving the Air Force, Ng was appointed Director of the Security and Intelligence Division on 1 September 2010.[10][11] He left the post on 1 May 2014, and served as Permanent Secretary (Defence Development) at the Ministry of Defence.[12] He was also appointed Second Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health on 1 August 2014.[13]

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.[10]

Personal life

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Ng has two younger brothers. Ng Chee Meng, a politician and former lieutenant-general who served as Chief of Air Force between 2009 and 2013, Chief of Defence Force between 2013 and 2015, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC between 2015 and 2020. Ng Chee Peng, a former two-star rear-admiral who served as Chief of Navy between 2011 and 2014.[9]

Awards

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National honours

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Foreign honours

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References

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