Ng Chee Meng | |
|---|---|
| 黄志明 | |
 Ng in 2015 | |
| Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2018 | |
| Deputy | Koh Poh Koon Chee Hong Tat Heng Chee How Desmond Tan |
| Preceded by | Chan Chun Sing |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | |
| In office 1 May 2018 – 26 July 2020 Serving with Indranee Rajah | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Chan Chun Sing Josephine Teo |
| Succeeded by | Maliki Osman Tan See Leng |
| Minister for Education (Schools) | |
| In office 1 November 2016 – 30 April 2018 Acting: 1 October 2015 – 31 October 2016 Serving with Ong Ye Kung (2015–2018) | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Heng Swee Keat (as Minister for Education) |
| Succeeded by | Ong Ye Kung (as Minister for Education) |
| Second Minister for Transport | |
| In office 1 November 2016 – 30 April 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Khaw Boon Wan |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (Punggol North) | |
| In office 11 September 2015 – 23 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Penny Low |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1968[1] Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater | United States Air Force Academy (BS) Tufts University (MA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Singapore |
| Branch/service |  Republic of Singapore Air Force |
| Years of service | 1986–2015 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands | Chief of Defence Force Chief of Air Force Deputy Chief of Air Force Director, Joint Operations Head, Air Plans Deputy Head, Joint Communications and Information Systems Department Commander, Changi Air Base Commanding Officer, 144 Squadron |
Ng Chee Meng PJG PPA(E) PPA(G) PBS (Chinese: 黄志明; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Chì-bêng; pinyin: Huáng Zhìmíng; born 8 August 1968)[1] is a Singaporean politician, union leader and former lieutenant-general who is a member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP) and has been serving as Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) since 2018.
Prior to entering politics, Ng served in the Republic of Singapore Air Force under the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) between 1986 and 2015 and held the appointments of Chief of Air Force between 2009 and 2013 and Chief of Defence Force between 2013 and 2015, holding the rank Lieutenant-General. He left the Singapore Armed Forces in order to contest the 2015 general election.
He made his political debut in the 2015 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC and won. He represented the Punggol North division of Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC between 2015 and 2020, and served as Minister for Education (Schools) between 2015 and 2018, and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office between 2018 and 2020.
However, during the 2020 general election, he led a four-member PAP team contesting in Sengkang GRC and lost to the opposition Workers' Party team, which won 52.12% of the vote.[2][3] He remained the Secretary-General of NTUC, and was co-opted into the PAP's Central Executive Committee (CEC) in 2020.
- ^ a b "Who is Ng Chee Meng, NTUC's Secretary-General?". 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Singapore GE2020: PAP team led by Ng Chee Meng to face off against WP in new Sengkang GRC". The Straits Times. 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Singapore GE2020: PAP's Ng Chee Meng congratulates WP's Sengkang team on election win". Channel News Asia. 11 July 2020.