Members of Parliament involved in Leadership Symposium 2007

Name            : Mr Lim Swee Say
                      (Minister, Prime Minister's Office & Deputy Government Whip)
Constituency  : Holland-Bukit Timah GRC

Lim Swee Say (林瑞生, born July 13, 1954) is the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office of Singapore and the Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress. He is an elected Member of Parliament for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC. His past ministerial portfolio includes being Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology and Minister of State for Trade and Industry.

Lim received his early education at Catholic High School and National Junior College. In 1973, he was awarded a Singapore Armed Forces (UK) Scholarship to study Electronics, Computer and Systems Engineering at Loughborough University. He graduated with a First Class Honours degree in 1976. He then went on to complete a Master's Degree in Management at Stanford University.

Lim has a long association with the development of the IT sector in Singapore since the 1970s. He served as the Chief Executive from 1986 to 1991 and Chairman of National Computer Board (NCB) from 1994 to 1998. In his tenure at NCB, he led the development and implementation of Singapore's National IT policy and IT 2000 Masterplan to transform Singapore into an IT hub.

Lim was also engaged in the economic development of Singapore in the 1990s. He worked five years with the Economic Development Board, first as Deputy Managing Director based in New York City from 1991 to 1993, then as Managing Director from 1994 to 1996. From 1997-98, he was a member of the Committee on Singapore's Competitiveness tasked to develop plans to transform Singapore into a Knowledge Based Economy in the 21st Century. He chaired its Sub-committee on Manpower Development.

 

The Ministries

Ministry of Home Affairs

• The mission of MHA is to make Singapore a safe and secure best home for our people
   
• They will work as a team, in partnership with the community, to make Singapore our safe and secure Best Home.
   
• Carry out duties in accordance with the law to make Singapore a safe and secure best home for our people.
   
• Comprises of 27 Committees, Councils and Boards (e.g. National Police Cadet Corps Council, Citizenship Advisory Committee, Fire Safety Appeals Advisory Board, National Crime Prevention Council).

 

 Singapore Police Force

• The mission of the Singapore Police Force is to uphold the law, maintain order and keep the peace in the Republic of Singapore.
   
• Provides services pertaining to traffic matters, criminal offences, lodging of police report (crime/lost property),licenses/permits, crime prevention etc.

 

Ministry of Education

• The mission of the Education Service is to mould the future of the nation, by moulding the people who will determine the future of the nation. The Service will provide our children with a balanced and well-rounded education, develop them to their full potential, and nurture them into good citizens, conscious of their responsibilities to family, society and country.
   
• The Ministry Of Education directs the formulation and implementation of education policies. It has control of the development and administration of the Government and Government-aided primary schools, secondary schools, junior colleges, and a centralised institute. It also registers private schools.
   
• There are 9 statutory boards under the Ministry of Education

 

Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports

• The mission of MCYS is to build a Cohesive and Resilient Society by fostering:

- Socially Responsible Individuals

- Inspired and Committed Youth

- Strong and Stable Families

- A Caring and Active Community

- A Sporting People

• 4 core branches in organization: Social Support, Family Formation and Stability, Social Cohesion and Corporate Support.
   
• Divisions and units are grouped under them, e.g. Youth Division, Elderly, Disability and Gambling Safeguards Division, Family Education Department, Sports Division, Emergency Preparedness Unit.

 

National Youth Council

• A division of the People’s Association
   
• The Council comprises members representing various government ministries, youth organisations, academic instituitions, voluntary welfare organisations, media and private sector organisations.
   
• As the national co-ordinating body for youth affairs, the NYC supports the development of youth and youth organisations through grants, awards, national and international programmes, research and publications, as well as other support services. The NYC is also the administering body for the Singapore Youth Awards (SYA), Outstanding Youth in Education Award (OYEA), and liaison body with ASEAN and International Organisations on youth development.
   
• The NYC aims to develop a vibrant, highly-connected and self-sustaining youth sector so as to nurture World-Ready Youth - youth with the values, outlook and skills to thrive and succeed in a global environment and yet maintain strong ties to their families, community and nation.

 

People’s Association

• The mission is to:

- To promote active citizenship and multiracial harmony

- To connect the citizens for community bonding and volunteer work

- To provide affordable access to lifeskill and lifestyle activities

- To bring the people closer to one another and to the government

• Services include online booking of CC courses and facilities, PA holiday facilities, request to display publicity materials at CCs, legal counseling etc.

 

Ministry of Environment and Water Resources

• The mission is to deliver and sustain a clean and healthy environment and water resources for all in Singapore
   
• MEWR aims to move from maintaining good environmental performance in the short term to achieving environmental sustainability in the long term. Together with its two statutory boards, the National Environment Agency (NEA) and the Public Utilities Board (PUB), this can be accomplished through continued innovation in managing Singapore's limited resources, and vibrant partnerships and co-operations across the 3P sectors - private, public and people - crucial in meeting Singapore's environmental sustainability challenges.
   
• The ministry tackles issues like maintaining clean air, land and water, public health, energy/climate change, industry and manpower deelopment, implementation of the Singapore Green Plan, PSI reading, campaigns against diseases, etc.

 

National Environment Agency

• The mission is to ensure a sustainable quality environment in Singapore.

We will accomplish this by working in partnership with the community through:

-Facilitating and providing excellent environmental and meteorological services;

-Promoting environment-related industries

-Training and public education

• Under the NEA, the divisions of Environmental Protection, Environmental Public Health, and Meteorological Services work together to ensure a quality environment for Singaporeans, for now and for generations to come.

 

Public Utilities Board

• The mission is to ensure, adequate and sustainable supply of water.
   
• Tackle issues like water supply, plumbing system and maintenance, sewage system, drainage management and flood control, tide times for Singapore and NEWater.