Ministry of Transport (Singapore)

The Ministry of Transport (MOT; Kementerian Pengangkutan; 交通部; போக்குவரத்து அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the administration and regulation of land, sea and air transportation in Singapore.

History
The Ministry of Transport was formed on 23 November 2001 out of the then Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Its previous portfolio of information technology and telecommunications were then transferred to the then Ministry of Information, Communications and The Arts, now known as the Ministry of Communications and Information.

Organisational structure
Currently, the ministry commissions and regulates four individual government statutory boards: the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the Land Transport Authority (LTA), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Public Transport Council (PTC), which implement the ministry’s policies and tactical directions.

The Ministry has seven divisions with staff strength of slightly more than 180 staff. These are Air Transport Division, Land Transport Division, Sea Transport Division, International Relations and Security Division, Corporate Communications Division, Corporate Development Division and the Air Accident Investigation Bureau of Singapore (AAIB).

Statutory Boards

 * Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
 * Land Transport Authority
 * Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
 * Public Transport Council

Ministers
The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Transport, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. The minister is Mr Chee Hong Tat, MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC from the People's Action Party.