Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

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| formed = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1972}}

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| jurisdiction = Government of Singapore

| motto = Sustainable Singapore

| employees = 4,493 (2018){{Cite web|url=https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/docs/default-source/budget_2019/download/pdf/29-MEWR-2019.pdf|title=Singapore Budget}}

| budget = {{increase}} S$2.75 billion (2019)

| headquarters = 40 Scotts Road #24-00, Environment Building, Singapore 228231

| minister1_name = Grace Fu

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Minister

| minister2_name = Amy Khor

| minister2_pfo =
Senior Minister of State

| minister3_name = Koh Poh Koon

| minister3_pfo =
Senior Minister of State

| minister4_name = Baey Yam Keng

| minister4_pfo =
Senior Parliamentary Secretary

| chief1_name = Stanley Loh

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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)

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| child1_agency = National Environment Agency

| child2_agency = Public Utilities Board

| child3_agency = Singapore Food Agency

| website = {{URL|www.mse.gov.sg}}

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The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE; {{langx|ms|Kementerian Kemampanan dan Sekitaran}}; {{lang-zh|永续发展与环境部}}; {{langx|ta|நீடித்த நிலைத்தன்மை, சுற்றுப்புற அமைச்சு}}) 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/Changes-to-Cabinet-and-Other-Appointments#AnnexA|title = PMO | Changes to Cabinet and Other Appointments (July 2020)|date = 26 July 2020}}

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.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} Since 1 April 2019, it also handles food issues through the Singapore Food Agency.{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2018-07-26 |title=New stat board Singapore Food Agency to be formed in April 2019; AVA will cease to exist {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/new-stat-board-singapore-food-agency-to-be-formed-in-april-2019-ava-will-cease |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-agency-launched-with-goal-to-strengthen-food-security-and-safety-from-farm-to-fork|title = New agency launched to strengthen food security and safety, from farm to fork| newspaper=The Straits Times |date = April 2019 | last1=Teh | first1=Cheryl }}

Organisational structure

The Ministry oversees three statutory boards – the National Environment Agency (NEA), Public Utilities Board (PUB), and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).{{Cite web|title=NEA|url=https://www.mse.gov.sg/about-us/boards-committees-councils/statutory-board/nea|access-date=2020-08-18|website=mse.gov.sg}}{{Cite web|title=PUB|url=https://www.mse.gov.sg/about-us/boards-committees-councils/statutory-board/pub|access-date=2020-08-18|website=mse.gov.sg}}{{Cite web|title=Singapore Food Agency|url=https://www.mse.gov.sg/about-us/boards-committees-councils/statutory-board/sfa|access-date=2020-08-18|website=mse.gov.sg}}

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Ministers

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;"
Portrait !Name {{small\|(Birth–Death)}} ! width="85" \| Took office ! width="85" \| Left office ! colspan="2" \|Party !Cabinet
colspan="7" \|Minister for the Environment (1972–2004)
File:Lim Kim San in the 1940s.jpg \|Lim Kim San MP for Jurong GRC (1916–2006) \|16 September 1972 \|1 June 1975 \|style="background:{{party color\|People's Action Party}};" \| \|PAP \| rowspan="2" \|Lee K. IV
style="height:30px;" \| rowspan="2" \| \| rowspan="2" \|E. W. Barker MP for Tanglin (1920–2001) \| rowspan="2" \|2 June 1975 \| rowspan="2" \|31 January 1979 \| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color\|People's Action Party}};" \| \| rowspan="2" \|PAP
rowspan="2" \|Lee K. V
File:Lim Kim San in the 1940s.jpg \|Lim Kim San MP for Jurong GRC (1916–2006) \|1 February 1979 \|6 January 1981 \|style="background:{{party color\|People's Action Party}};" \| \|PAP
\|Ong Pang Boon MP for Telok Ayer (born 1929) \|6 January 1981 \|1 January 1985 \|style="background:{{party color\|People's Action Party}};" \| \|PAP \|Lee K. VI
rowspan="4" \| \| rowspan="4" \|Ahmad Mattar MP for Brickworks & Brickworks GRC (from 1988) (born 1940) \| rowspan="4" \|2 January 1985 \| rowspan="4" \|30 June 1993 \| rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color\|People's Action Party}};" \| \| rowspan="4" \|PAP \|Lee K. VII
Lee K. VIII
Goh I
style="height:30px;" \| rowspan="3" \|Goh II
148x148px \|Mah Bow Tan MP for Tampines GRC (born 1948) \|1 July 1993 \|16 April 1995 \|style="background:{{party color\|People's Action Party}};" \| \|PAP
127x127px \|Teo Chee Hean MP for Marine Parade GRC (born 1954) Interim until 14 January 1996 \|17 April 1995 \|24 January 1997 \|style="background:{{party color\|People's Action Party}};" \| \|PAP
\|Yeo Cheow Tong MP for Hong Kah GRC (born 1947) \|25 January 1997 \|2 June 1999 \|style="background:{{party color\|People's Action Party}};" \| \|PAP \| rowspan="3" \|Goh III
\|Lee Yock Suan MP for Cheng San GRC (born 1946) \|3 June 1999 \|30 September 2000 \|style="background:{{party color\|People's Action Party}};" \| \|PAP
style="height:73px;" \| rowspan="2" \|146x146px \| rowspan="2" \|Lim Swee Say MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC & Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC (from 2001) (born 1954) Interim until 22 November 2001 \| rowspan="2" \|1 October 2000 \| rowspan="2" \|11 August 2004 \| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color\|People's Action Party}};" \| \| rowspan="2" \|PAP
Goh IV
colspan="7" \|Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (2004–2020)
rowspan="2" \|148x148px \| rowspan="2" \|Yaacob Ibrahim MP for Jalan Besar GRC (born 1955) \| rowspan="2" \|12 August 2004 \| rowspan="2" \|20 May 2011 \| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color\|People's Action Party}};" \| \| rowspan="2" \|PAP \|Lee H. I
Lee H. II
150x150px \|Vivian Balakrishnan MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC (born 1961) \|21 May 2011 \|30 September 2015 \|style="background:{{party color\|People's Action Party}};" \| \|PAP \|Lee H. III
103x103px \|Masagos Zulkifli{{cite news \|last1=Ong \|first1=Justin \|date=28 September 2015 \|title=Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet \|work=Channel NewsAsia \|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/prime-minister-lee-hsien/2154802.html \|url-status=dead \|access-date=1 October 2015 \|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}} MP for Tampines GRC (born 1963) \|1 October 2015 \|26 July 2020 \|style="background:{{party color\|People's Action Party}};" \| \|PAP \|Lee H. IV
colspan="7" \|Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (from 2020)
rowspan="2"\|133x133px \| rowspan="2"\|Grace Fu{{Cite web \|last=Mahmud \|first=Aqil Haziq \|date=2020-07-25 \|title=PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements \|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pm-lee-singapore-new-cabinet-parliament-ge2020-12962844 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725183434/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pm-lee-singapore-new-cabinet-parliament-ge2020-12962844 \|archive-date=2020-07-25 \|access-date=2020-07-25 \|website=CNA \|language=en}} MP for Yuhua SMC (born 1964) \| rowspan="2"\|27 July 2020 \| rowspan="2"\|Incumbent \| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color\|People's Action Party}};" \| \| rowspan="2"\|PAP \|Lee H. V
Wong I

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Portrait

!Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! width="85" | Took office

! width="85" | Left office

! colspan="2" |Party

!Cabinet

colspan="7" |Minister for the Environment (1972–2004)

File:Lim Kim San in the 1940s.jpg

|Lim Kim San
MP for Jurong GRC
(1916–2006)

|16 September
1972

|1 June
1975

|style="background:{{party color|People's Action Party}};" |

|PAP

| rowspan="2" |Lee K. IV

style="height:30px;"

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" |E. W. Barker
MP for Tanglin
(1920–2001)

| rowspan="2" |2 June
1975

| rowspan="2" |31 January
1979

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|People's Action Party}};" |

| rowspan="2" |PAP

rowspan="2" |Lee K. V

File:Lim Kim San in the 1940s.jpg

|Lim Kim San
MP for Jurong GRC
(1916–2006)

|1 February
1979

|6 January
1981

|style="background:{{party color|People's Action Party}};" |

|PAP

|Ong Pang Boon
MP for Telok Ayer
(born 1929)

|6 January
1981

|1 January
1985

|style="background:{{party color|People's Action Party}};" |

|PAP

|Lee K. VI

rowspan="4" |

| rowspan="4" |Ahmad Mattar
MP for Brickworks & Brickworks GRC
(from 1988)
(born 1940)

| rowspan="4" |2 January
1985

| rowspan="4" |30 June
1993

| rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|People's Action Party}};" |

| rowspan="4" |PAP

|Lee K. VII

Lee K. VIII

Goh I

style="height:30px;"

| rowspan="3" |Goh II

148x148px

|Mah Bow Tan
MP for Tampines GRC
(born 1948)

|1 July
1993

|16 April
1995

|style="background:{{party color|People's Action Party}};" |

|PAP

127x127px

|Teo Chee Hean
MP for Marine Parade GRC
(born 1954)
Interim until 14 January 1996

|17 April
1995

|24 January
1997

|style="background:{{party color|People's Action Party}};" |

|PAP

|Yeo Cheow Tong
MP for Hong Kah GRC
(born 1947)

|25 January
1997

|2 June
1999

|style="background:{{party color|People's Action Party}};" |

|PAP

| rowspan="3" |Goh III

|Lee Yock Suan
MP for Cheng San GRC
(born 1946)

|3 June
1999

|30 September
2000

|style="background:{{party color|People's Action Party}};" |

|PAP

style="height:73px;"

| rowspan="2" |146x146px

| rowspan="2" |Lim Swee Say
MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC & Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC
(from 2001)
(born 1954)
Interim until 22 November 2001

| rowspan="2" |1 October
2000

| rowspan="2" |11 August
2004

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|People's Action Party}};" |

| rowspan="2" |PAP

Goh IV

colspan="7" |Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (2004–2020)

rowspan="2" |148x148px

| rowspan="2" |Yaacob Ibrahim
MP for Jalan Besar GRC
(born 1955)

| rowspan="2" |12 August
2004

| rowspan="2" |20 May
2011

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|People's Action Party}};" |

| rowspan="2" |PAP

|Lee H. I

Lee H. II

150x150px

|Vivian Balakrishnan
MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
(born 1961)

|21 May
2011

|30 September
2015

|style="background:{{party color|People's Action Party}};" |

|PAP

|Lee H. III

103x103px

|Masagos Zulkifli{{cite news |last1=Ong |first1=Justin |date=28 September 2015 |title=Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet |work=Channel NewsAsia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/prime-minister-lee-hsien/2154802.html |url-status=dead |access-date=1 October 2015 |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}}
MP for Tampines GRC
(born 1963)

|1 October
2015

|26 July
2020

|style="background:{{party color|People's Action Party}};" |

|PAP

|Lee H. IV

colspan="7" |Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (from 2020)

rowspan="2"|133x133px

| rowspan="2"|Grace Fu{{Cite web |last=Mahmud |first=Aqil Haziq |date=2020-07-25 |title=PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pm-lee-singapore-new-cabinet-parliament-ge2020-12962844 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725183434/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pm-lee-singapore-new-cabinet-parliament-ge2020-12962844 |archive-date=2020-07-25 |access-date=2020-07-25 |website=CNA |language=en}}
MP for Yuhua SMC
(born 1964)

| rowspan="2"|27 July
2020

| rowspan="2"|Incumbent

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|People's Action Party}};" |

| rowspan="2"|PAP

|Lee H. V

Wong I