Ministry of Education (Singapore)

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Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education (Singapore) (logo).gif
Logo of the MOE
Agency overview
Formed 1960
Jurisdiction Government of Singapore
Headquarters 1, North Buona Vista Drive, Singapore 138675
Employees 56,700[1]
Annual budget Increase$9.66 billion SGD (2010)[1]
Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • Chan Lai Fung, Permanent Secretary (Education)
  • Neo Kian Hong, Permanent Secretary (Education Development)
  • Wong Siew Hoong, Director-General of Education
  • Lam Yi Young, Deputy Secretary (Policy)
  • Lim Boon Wee, Deputy Secretary (Services)
Child agencies
Website www.moe.gov.sg

The Ministry of Education (Abbreviation: MOE; Malay: Kementerian Pelajaran; Chinese: 新加坡教育部; Tamil: கல்வி அமைச்சகம்) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore.

Statutory boards[edit]

Ministry of Education headquarters at Buona Vista

The ministry oversees 10 statutory boards. These are:


Minister for Education[edit]

Years in Office Minister
1959 – 1963 Yong Nyuk Lin
1963 –1970 Ong Pang Boon
1970 – 1972 Lim Kim San
1972 – 1975 Lee Chiaw Meng
1975 Toh Chin Chye
1975 – 1979 Chua Sian Chin
1979 – 1980 Goh Keng Swee
1980 – 1981 Tony Tan (who is the 7th and current President of the Republic of Singapore)
1981 – 1984 Goh Keng Swee
1985 – 1992 Tony Tan
1992 – 1997 Lee Yock Suan
1997 – 2003 Teo Chee Hean
2003 – 2008 Tharman Shanmugaratnam
2008 – 2011 Ng Eng Hen
2011 – 2015 Heng Swee Keat
2015 – Ng Chee Meng (Schools), Ong Ye Kung (Higher Education and Skills)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Head K: Ministry of Education" (PDF). Budget 2010: Revenue and Expenditure Estimates. Ministry of Finance. February 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 

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