Chew Men Leong is a Singaporean former two-star rear-admiral who served as Chief of Navy between 2007 and 2011.
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| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Singapore |
| Allegiance |  Singapore |
| Service |  Republic of Singapore Navy |
| Years of service | 1985–2011 |
| Rank | Rear-Admiral |
| Commands | Chief of Navy Chief of Staff – Naval Staff Head, Naval Operations Department Fleet Commander Head, Joint Plans and Transformation Department Commander, 1st Flotilla Commanding Officer, 188 Squadron Commanding Officer, RSS Vigour |
| Awards | See awards |
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| Simplified Chinese | 赵文良 | ||||||
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Education
editChew received his pre-university education in Raffles Junior College and graduated in 1985.[1] He was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship in 1987. He graduated with a bachelor's degree (first class honours) in electrical and electronic engineering from Imperial College London in 1990. He was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Postgraduate Scholarship in 2001 and went on to obtain a Master of Science in management from Stanford University in 2002.[2][3][4]
Military career
editChew enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 1985. Throughout his military career, he held various appointments, including: Executive Officer, RSS Sea Lion (1992–1994); Commanding Officer, RSS Vigour (1998–2000); Commanding Officer, 188 Squadron (2000); Commander, 1st Flotilla (2001); Head, Joint Plans and Transformation Department (2002–2004); Fleet Commander (2004–2005); Head, Naval Operations Department (2006); Chief of Staff, Naval Staff (2006–2007).[3][5]
Chew succeeded Ronnie Tay as the Chief of Navy on 31 August 2007.[5] He left the SAF on 29 March 2011 and relinquished his appointment to Ng Chee Peng.[6]
Post-military career
editAfter retiring from the military, Chew became the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Utilities Board (PUB), Singapore's national water agency on 8 December 2011 to 30 September 2014.[7] Subsequently, he was appointed as Chief Executive of the Land Transport Authority from 1 October 2014 to 11 November 2016 until his resignation from the public service.[8] He also sits on the board of Jurong Port Pte Ltd and is also a member of the Singapore Quality Award Governing Council.[2][4][9]
Awards
edit- Public Administration Medal (Military) (Gold), in 2008.[2][4]
- Officer, Legion of Honour, in 2011.[3]
References
edit- ^ "13 Prize-Giving Ceremony 26 April 2011". 4th Issue, One - The Raffles Institution Alumni Magazine. Raffles Institution. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Chew Men Leong" (PDF). Singapore International Water Week 1–5 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Rear-Admiral Chew Men Leong, Officer of the Legion of Honour". Embassy of France in Singapore. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "Chew Men Leong" (PDF). PUB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "New Navy Chief to take over in March". AsiaOne News. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Commissioner of Police Ng Joo Hee to be appointed PUB chief executive". Ministry of Transport. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ "Appointment of New Chief Executive at the Land Transport Authority". Ministry of Transport. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ Wong, Sher Maine (24 July 2013). "We Have To Build Trust In The Team". challenge.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
