Chee Hong Tat to be deputy chairman of MAS
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Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat, who is also Second Minister for Finance, will serve as deputy chairman of MAS from Aug 23, 2024, to May 31, 2027.
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SINGAPORE – Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat will be appointed deputy chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) from Aug 23.
The central bank said in a statement on July 29 that Mr Chee, who is also Second Minister for Finance, will serve in the role until May 31, 2027.
He was appointed to the MAS board of directors
Mr Chee succeeds Deputy Prime Minister and Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong, who was deputy chairman of MAS from July 2023 to May 2024.
Mr Gan was named MAS chairman after his predecessor, Mr Lawrence Wong, was sworn in as prime minister on May 15.
The MAS board’s 11 members are:
Mr Gan
Mr Chee
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat
Minister of State for Trade and Industry and for Culture, Community and Youth Alvin Tan
Former head of civil service Peter Ong
NetLink NBN Management chairman Chaly Mah
Mr Lim Hng Kiang, special adviser at the Ministry of Trade and Industry
Attorney-General Lucien Wong
Mrs Deborah Ong, retired partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers
WongPartnership managing partner Ng Wai King
MAS managing director Chia Der Jiun
