Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
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The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE; Template:Langx; Template:Lang-zh; Template:Langx) 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.[1]
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Since 1 April 2019, it also handles food issues through the Singapore Food Agency.[2][3]
Organisational structure
The Ministry oversees three statutory boards – the National Environment Agency (NEA), Public Utilities Board (PUB), and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).[4][5][6]
Statutory Boards
Ministers
The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore.
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for the Environment (1972–2004) | ||||||
| File:Lim Kim San in the 1940s.jpg | Lim Kim San MP for Cairnhill (1916–2006) |
16 September 1972 |
1 June 1975 |
style="background:Template:Party color;" | | PAP | Lee K. IV |
| E. W. Barker MP for Tanglin (1920–2001) |
2 June 1975 |
31 January 1979 |
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | | PAP | ||
| Lee K. V | ||||||
| File:Lim Kim San in the 1940s.jpg | Lim Kim San MP for Cairnhill (1916–2006) |
1 February 1979 |
6 January 1981 |
style="background:Template:Party color;" | | PAP | |
| Ong Pang Boon MP for Telok Ayer (born 1929) |
6 January 1981 |
1 January 1985 |
style="background:Template:Party color;" | | PAP | Lee K. VI | |
| Ahmad Mattar MP for Brickworks & Brickworks GRC (from 1988) (born 1940) |
2 January 1985 |
30 June 1993 |
rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Party color;" | | PAP | Lee K. VII | |
| Lee K. VIII | ||||||
| Goh I | ||||||
| Goh II | ||||||
| File:Mah Bow Tan at the World Economic Forum Global Redesign Summit 2010.jpg | Mah Bow Tan MP for Tampines GRC (born 1948) |
1 July 1993 |
16 April 1995 |
style="background:Template:Party color;" | | PAP | |
| File:Teo Chee Hean 2.jpg | Teo Chee Hean MP for Marine Parade GRC (born 1954) Interim until 14 January 1996 |
17 April 1995 |
24 January 1997 |
style="background:Template:Party color;" | | PAP | |
| Yeo Cheow Tong MP for Hong Kah GRC (born 1947) |
25 January 1997 |
2 June 1999 |
style="background:Template:Party color;" | | PAP | Goh III | |
| Lee Yock Suan MP for Cheng San GRC (born 1946) |
3 June 1999 |
30 September 2000 |
style="background:Template:Party color;" | | PAP | ||
| File:Lim Swee Say at the PAP Community Foundation 25th Anniversary Carnival - 20110402 (cropped).jpg | Lim Swee Say MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC & Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC (from 2001) (born 1954) Interim until 22 November 2001 |
1 October 2000 |
11 August 2004 |
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | | PAP | |
| Goh IV | ||||||
| Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (2004–2020) | ||||||
| File:Yaacob Ibrahim, Singapore - 20060722.jpg | Yaacob Ibrahim MP for Jalan Besar GRC (born 1955) |
12 August 2004 |
20 May 2011 |
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" | | PAP | Lee H. I |
| Lee H. II | ||||||
| File:Vivian Balakrishnan - 2010.jpg | Vivian Balakrishnan MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC (born 1961) |
21 May 2011 |
30 September 2015 |
style="background:Template:Party color;" | | PAP | Lee H. III |
| File:Minister Masagos Zulkifli.jpg | Masagos Zulkifli[7] MP for Tampines GRC (born 1963) |
1 October 2015 |
26 July 2020 |
style="background:Template:Party color;" | | PAP | Lee H. IV |
| Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (from 2020) | ||||||
| File:Grace Fu (cropped).jpg | Grace Fu[8] MP for Yuhua SMC & Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC (born 1964) |
27 July 2020 |
Incumbent | rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color;" | | PAP | Lee H. V |
| Wong L. I | ||||||
| Wong L. II | ||||||
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See also
- Organisations of the Singapore Government
- President's Award for the Environment
- Statutory boards of the Singapore Government
References
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