Ng Chee Meng
Ng Chee Meng | |
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| 黄志明 | |
Official portrait, 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 Jalan Kayu SMC | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 809 (2.94%) |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | |
| In office 11 September 2015 – 23 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | PAP held |
| Succeeded by | PAP held |
| Majority | 78,513 {45.78%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1968 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 (born 8 August 1968) is a Singaporean politician, union leader and former lieutenant-general who has been serving as Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) since 2018 and as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Jalan Kayu Single Member Constituency (SMC) since 2025.
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. He joined politics in 2015, and left the SAF in order to contest the general election that year.
Ng was the MP representing the Punggol North division of Pasir Ris–Punggol Group Representation Constituency (GRC) between 2015 and 2020. During his first stint as an MP, he had also served as Minister for Education (Schools) between 2015 and 2018 and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office between 2018 and 2020. In the 2020 general election, his team contested at Sengkang GRC but lost to the opposition Workers' Party (WP) team.
In 2020, Ng was co-opted into the PAP's Central Executive Committee (CEC) despite losing his MP seat that year. During his time outside of political office, he had remained the Secretary-General of NTUC and was a key proponent of the Allianz–Income Insurance deal, which was ultimately called off amid intense public scrutiny. Ng made a political comeback In the 2025 general election, winning the newly formed Jalan Kayu SMC with a margin of just 809 votes against the Workers' Party's (WP) Andre Low.