The Chief of Navy is the head of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), who holds the rank of Rear-Admiral. The current Chief of Navy is Sean Wat, who was appointed on 10 March 2023.[1]
| Chief of Navy | |
|---|---|
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 Republic of Singapore Navy | |
| Type | Commanding general |
| Abbreviation | CNV |
| Reports to | Chief of Defence Force |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Singapore |
| Appointer | President of Singapore |
| Term length | No term limit |
| Formation | 1966 |
| First holder | Jaswant Singh Gill |
List of chiefs of Navy
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Commander, Singapore Naval Volunteer Force | ||||||
| 1 | Lieutenant-Colonel Jaswant Singh Gill (1923–2020) |
1966 | 1968 | 1–2 years | [2] | |
| Commander, Maritime Command | ||||||
| 2 | Mohamed Bin Mohd Salleh | 1969 | 1969 | 0 years | [3] | |
| 3 | Geoffrey Vernon Dennis | 1969 | 1970 | 0–1 years | [3] | |
| 4 | James Aeria | 1970 | 1975 | 4–5 years | [3] | |
| Commander, Republic of Singapore Navy | ||||||
| 5 | Khoo Eng Ann | 1975 | 1985 | 9–10 years | [3] | |
| 6 | Commodore James Leo |
November 1985 | April 1990 | 4–5 years | [3] | |
| Chief of Navy | ||||||
| 7 | Commodore James Leo |
May 1990 | May 1991 | 0–1 years | [3] | |
| 8 | 
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Rear-Admiral Teo Chee Hean (born 1954) |
1991 | 7 December 1992 | 0–1 years | [3] |
| 9 | Rear-Admiral Kwek Siew Jin |
8 December 1992 | 30 June 1996 | 3–4 years | [3] | |
| 10 | Rear-Admiral Richard Lim Cherng Yih |
1 July 1996 | 30 June 1999 | 2–3 years | [3] | |
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Rear-Admiral Lui Tuck Yew (born 1961) |
1 July 1999 | 1 April 2003 | 3–4 years | [3] |
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Rear-Admiral Ronnie Tay (born 1963) |
1 April 2003 | 31 August 2007 | 4 years, 152 days | [3] |
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Rear-Admiral Chew Men Leong |
31 August 2007 | 29 March 2011 | 3 years, 210 days | [3] |
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Rear-Admiral Ng Chee Peng |
29 March 2011 | 1 August 2014 | 3 years, 125 days | [4] |
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Rear-Admiral Lai Chung Han |
1 August 2014 | 16 June 2017 | 2 years, 319 days | [5][6] |
| 16 | 
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Rear-Admiral Lew Chuen Hong (born 1976) |
16 June 2017 | 23 March 2020 | 2 years, 281 days | [7][8] |
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Rear-Admiral Aaron Beng (born 1981) |
23 March 2020 | 10 March 2023 | 2 years, 352 days | [9][10] |
| 18 |
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Rear-Admiral Sean Wat |
10 March 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 247 days | [1] |
References
edit- ^ a b "New Chief of Navy at the Helm". Ministry of Defence. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Yong, Clement (21 December 2020). "Singapore's first head of navy Jaswant Singh Gill dies, aged 97". straitstimes.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Past Leadership". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Loke, Kok Fai (1 August 2014). "Singapore Navy welcomes new chief". Channel News Asia. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ "SAF Leadership". MINDEF. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ Loke, Kok Fai (1 August 2014). "Singapore Navy welcomes new chief". Channel News Asia. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ "Singapore Navy chief Lai Chung Han to step down, Rear-Admiral Lew Chuen Hong taking over". The Straits Times. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "New Chief of Navy at the Helm" (Press release). Ministry of Defence of Singapore. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Change in Chief of Navy" (PDF). MINDEF – National Archives of Singapore. 25 February 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Aaron Beng named new Chief of Navy as part of leadership renewal". Channel News Asia. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.