MAS appoints Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat as deputy chair of its board
The appointment to the position will be for a term of two years and nine months
MINISTER for Transport and Second Minister for Finance Chee Hong Tat has been appointed deputy chairman of the board of directors at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
MAS on Monday (Jul 29) said Chee’s appointment to the position will be for a term of two years and nine months from Aug 23, 2024 to May 31, 2027.
Chee was previously appointed to the board on Jun 1.
He succeeds Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, who assumed the role from July 2023 to May 2024.
Gan is currently the board’s chairman after Lawrence Wong was sworn in as prime minister on May 15.
In May, five existing members were reappointed to its board. They include Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat and Alvin Tan, who is Minister of State for Trade and Industry as well as Culture, Community and Youth.
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Former head of civil service Peter Ong, retired PwC partner Deborah Ong and WongPartnership managing partner Ng Wai King were also reappointed.
The remaining members of the board include Chaly Mah, chairman of the audit committee; Lim Hng Kiang, special advisor at the Ministry of Trade and Industry; attorney-general Lucien Wong; and Chia Der Jiun, MAS’ managing director.
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