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Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Government ministry of Singapore

Field	Value
agency_name	Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
logo	Msesingapore-landscape.png
logo_width	300px
formed
jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
motto	Sustainable Singapore
employees	4,493 (2018)
budget	S$2.75 billion (2019)
headquarters	40 Scotts Road #24-00, Environment Building, Singapore 228231
minister1_name	Grace Fu
minister1_pfo
Minister
minister2_name	Zaqy Mohamad
minister2_pfo
Senior Minister of State
minister3_name	Janil Puthucheary
minister3_pfo
Senior Minister of State
minister4_name	Goh Hanyan
minister4_pfo
Senior Parliamentary Secretary
chief1_name	Melvyn Ong
chief1_position
Permanent Secretary
chief2_name	Benjamin Koh
chief2_position
Deputy Secretary (Sustainability)
chief3_name	Lim Teck Kiat
chief3_position
Deputy Secretary (Resilience)
chief4_name	Lim Tuang Liang
chief4_position
Government Chief Sustainability Officer / Deputy Secretary (Special Duties)
child1_agency	National Environment Agency
child2_agency	Public Utilities Board
child3_agency	Singapore Food Agency
website
agency_id	T08GA0021G

Minister Senior Minister of State Senior Minister of State Senior Parliamentary Secretary Permanent Secretary Deputy Secretary (Sustainability) Deputy Secretary (Resilience) Government Chief Sustainability Officer / Deputy Secretary (Special Duties)

The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE; ; 永续发展与环境部; ) 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.

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. Since 1 April 2019, it also handles food issues through the Singapore Food Agency.

Organisational structure

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

Statutory Boards

National Environment Agency
Public Utilities Board
Singapore Food Agency

Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore.

Minister for the Environment (1972–2004)

Minister	Took office	Left office	Party	Cabinet
People's Action Party}};"		[[File:Lim Kim San in the 1940s.jpg	frameless	164x164px]]	Lim Kim San
MP for Cairnhill
(1916–2006)	16 September
1972	1 June
1975
People's Action Party}};"		[[File:3x4.svg	133x133px]]	E. W. Barker
MP for Tanglin
(1920–2001)	2 June
1975	31 January
1979
Lee K. V
People's Action Party}};"		[[File:Lim Kim San in the 1940s.jpg	frameless	164x164px]]	Lim Kim San
MP for Cairnhill
(1916–2006)	1 February
1979	6 January
1981
People's Action Party}};"		[[File:3x4.svg	133x133px]]	Ong Pang Boon
MP for Telok Ayer
(born 1929)	6 January
1981	1 January
1985
People's Action Party}};"		[[File:3x4.svg	133x133px]]	Ahmad Mattar
MP for Brickworks (until 1988) and Brickworks GRC (from 1988)
(born 1940)	2 January
1985	30 June
1993
Lee K. VIII
Goh I
Goh II
People's Action Party}};"		[[File:Mah Bow Tan at the World Economic Forum Global Redesign Summit 2010.jpg	148x148px]]	Mah Bow Tan
MP for Tampines GRC
(born 1948)	1 July
1993	16 April
1995
People's Action Party}};"		[[File:Teo Chee Hean 2.jpg	127x127px]]	Teo Chee Hean
MP for Marine Parade GRC
(born 1954)	17 April
1995	14 January
1996
15 January
1996	24 January
1997
People's Action Party}};"		[[File:3x4.svg	133x133px]]	Yeo Cheow Tong
MP for Hong Kah GRC
(born 1947)	25 January
1997	2 June
1999
People's Action Party}};"		[[File:3x4.svg	133x133px]]	Lee Yock Suan
MP for Cheng San GRC
(born 1946)	3 June
1999	30 September
2000
People's Action Party}};"		[[File:Lim Swee Say at the PAP Community Foundation 25th Anniversary Carnival - 20110402 (cropped).jpg	146x146px]]	Lim Swee Say
MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC (until 2001) and Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC (from 2001)
(born 1954)	1 October
2000	22 November
2001
23 November
2001	11 August
2004	Goh IV

Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (2004–2020)

Minister	Took office	Left office	Party	Cabinet
People's Action Party}};"		[[File:Yaacob Ibrahim, Singapore - 20060722.jpg	148x148px]]	Yaacob Ibrahim
MP for Jalan Besar GRC
(born 1955)	12 August
2004	20 May
2011
Lee H. II
People's Action Party}};"		[[File:Vivian Balakrishnan - 2010.jpg	150x150px]]	Vivian Balakrishnan
MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
(born 1961)	21 May
2011	30 September
2015
People's Action Party}};"		[[File:Masagos Zulkifli, GE2025 (cropped).jpg	146x146px]]	last1=Ong	first1=Justin	date=28 September 2015	title=Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet	url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/prime-minister-lee-hsien/2154802.html	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621143256/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-announces-singapore-s-new-cabinet-8239284	archive-date=2018-06-21	access-date=1 October 2015	work=Channel NewsAsia}}
MP for Tampines GRC
(born 1963)	1 October
2015	26 July
2020

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (from 2020)

Minister	Took office	Left office	Party	Cabinet
People's Action Party}};"		[[File:Grace Fu (cropped).jpg	133x133px]]	Grace Fu
MP for Yuhua SMC (until 2025) and Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC (from 2025)
(born 1964)	27 July
2020	Incumbent
Wong I
Wong II

Notes

References

"Singapore Budget".
(26 July 2020). "PMO | Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (July 2020)".
Auto, Hermes. (2018-07-26). "New stat board Singapore Food Agency to be formed in April 2019; AVA will cease to exist {{!}} The Straits Times".
(April 2019). "New agency launched to strengthen food security and safety, from farm to fork". The Straits Times.
"NEA".
"PUB".
"Singapore Food Agency".
(28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia.
Mahmud, Aqil Haziq. (2020-07-25). "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements".

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