Ng Chee Peng PPA(P) LOM is a Singaporean civil servant and former two-star rear-admiral who served as Chief of Navy between 2011 and 2014.

Ng Chee Peng
Ng in 2012
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Singapore
Allegiance Singapore
Service / branch Republic of Singapore Navy
Years of service1988–2014
RankRear-Admiral
CommandsChief of Navy
Chief of Staff – Joint Staff
Chief of Staff – Naval Staff
Fleet Commander
Director (Policy), Ministry of Defence
Commander, 1st Flotilla
Head, Long Term Planning Secretariat, Office of the Chief of Defence Force
Head, Operations Planning Branch, Naval Operations Department
Commanding Officer, Missile Corvette Squadron
Commanding Officer, RSS Victory
AwardsSee awards
Alma materUniversity of Oxford (BA)
Harvard University (MPA)
Spouse(s)Valerie Low
Ng Chee Peng
Simplified Chinese黄志平
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Zhìpíng

Education

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Ng was awarded the President's Scholarship and Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship in 1989. He graduated from the University of Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts with first class honours degree in philosophy, politics and economics (PPE).

He was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Postgraduate Scholarship (General Development) in 2002, before going on to complete a Master of Public Administration degree at Harvard University.[1]

Career

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Military career

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Ng enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in December 1988 and served in the Navy. He spent his early days with the Missile Gun Boats, first as a junior officer and later as the Executive Officer on board the RSS Sea Tiger. He was also the Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer on board the RSS Valiant. He assumed his first command on board the Missile Corvette RSS Victory. He also held various staff appointments in the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), including: Head, Operations Planning Branch, Naval Operations Department; Head, Long Term Planning Secretariat, Office of the Chief of Defence Force.[1]

After returning from his studies in Harvard University in 2002, Ng was appointed as the Commanding Officer of the Missile Corvette Squadron in July 2003, and concurrently served as the Commander of the First Flotilla from January 2004. He held the following appointments later: Director (Policy), MINDEF (2005–2007); Fleet Commander (2007–2009); Chief of Staff, Naval Staff (2009–2010); Chief of Staff, Joint Staff (2010–2011). Ng succeeded Chew Men Leong as the Chief of Navy on 29 March 2011[2] and was promoted to the rank of two-star rear-admiral on 1 July.[1]

Ng stepped down from his position as the Chief of Navy on 1 August 2014 and was succeeded by Lai Chung Han.[3]

Public career

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Ng was appointed as the chief executive officer of the Central Provident Fund Board on 15 March 2015. Prior to that, he served as Deputy Secretary (Special Projects) at the Ministry of Manpower.[4] Ng stepped down as the chief executive officer of the CPF Board on 1 April 2019.[5]

Ng remained a senior advisor at the MOM and CPF Board, as well as on the board committee for transformation at Public Utilities Board, as of March 2021. He was appointed as a non-executive and independent director of Great Eastern Holdings.[6]

Personal life

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Ng has two elder brothers. Ng Chee Khern, a former major-general who served as Chief of Air Force between 2006 and 2009. Ng Chee Meng, a former politician and lieutenant-general who served as Chief of Air Force between 2009 and 2013, Chief of Defence Force between 2013 and 2015, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC between 2015 and 2020.[7]

Ng is married to Valerie Low.[1]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "SAF Leadership". MINDEF. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  2. ^ "New Navy Chief to Take Over in March". MINDEF. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  3. ^ Loke, Kok Fai (1 August 2014). "Singapore Navy welcomes new chief". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Ng Chee Peng appointed new chief executive officer of CPF board". AsiaOne Business. Singapore Press Holdings. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. ^ Ng, Huiwen (27 February 2019). "CPF Board to get new chief in April; Ng Chee Peng to step down after 30 years in public service". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Great Eastern appoints former CPF CEO, Ng Chee Peng, as non-executive and independent director". Yahoo News. 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  7. ^ Chow, Jermyn (17 October 2009). "Brother succeeds RSAF chief". AsiaOne News. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Chief of Navy receives Legion of Merit Award". 2014-07-14. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  9. ^ https://tni.mil.id/photo-35-4-panglima-tni-sematkan-bintang-jalasena-utama-kepada-kasal-amerika-dan-singapura.html
Military offices
Preceded by
Rear-Admiral Chew Men Leong
Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy
29 March 2011 – 1 August 2014
Succeeded by
Rear-Admiral Lai Chung Han