Appointment of Members to the Public Transport Council

1.     The Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, Mr S Iswaran, has appointed a new Chairperson and 15 members to the Public Transport Council (PTC) for a period of three years from 1 May 2022 to 30 April 2025. The Council will be chaired by Ms Janet Ang and will comprise members from academic institutions, business, grassroots organisations, labour unions, and professional services.

New Chairperson, Ms Janet Ang

2.     Ms Janet Ang is currently the Chairman of Singapore Polytechnic, NUS Institute of Systems Science and SISTIC.com Pte Ltd. She is a Nominated Member of Parliament and the Non-Resident Ambassador of Singapore to the Holy See. Ms Ang serves as Independent Director of various boards, foundations and councils. She was formerly IBM Vice President, Asia Pacific and had spent 10 years on international assignments in Tokyo and Beijing. With her experience in the private sector, and service to the public sector and community in many different capacities, Ms Ang will continue the legacy of the late Mr Richard Magnus and lead PTC to achieve its mission of keeping public transport fares affordable while ensuring the long-term financial sustainability of the public transport system.

3.     Of the 15 members, five are newly appointed. They are: 

Ms Ku Geok Boon
Chief Executive Officer, SG Enable

Mr Benny Lee
Principal Private Secretary to the President

Mr Mak Mun Whai
General Secretary, National Transport Workers’ Union

Mr Naseer Bin Ghani
Chairman, West Coast Community Club Indian Activity Executive Committee

Mr Tan Soo Nan
Executive and Non-Independent Director of Raffles Medical Group Ltd and Raffles Health Insurance Pte Ltd

4.     The following members, who have served at least two terms, will step down from PTC with effect from 1 May 2022: 

Ms Chua Lee Hoong
Senior Director, (Resilience Policy & Research Centre), Prime Minister’s Office – National Security Coordination Secretariat

Ms Anne Chua 
Chief Financial Officer, Daiwa House Asset Management Asia Pte Ltd

Mr Adrian Chua 
Deputy Secretary (Industry), Ministry of Trade and Industry

Mr Fang Chin Poh 
Former General Secretary, National Transport Workers’ Union

Dr Kwoh Chee Keong 
Chairman, Keat Hong Citizens’ Consultative Committee.

5.     The Ministry of Transport would like to thank the outgoing members for their contributions to PTC. With their background and experience, they have enabled PTC to objectively weigh the views and concerns from commuters, public agencies, and public transport operators, to improve the public transport system of Singapore.

6.     The composition of the PTC with effect from 1 May 2022, is as follows:

Chairperson
Ms Janet Ang 洪月霞
Chairman, Singapore Polytechnic, NUS Institute of Systems Science and SISTIC Pte Ltd 

Members
Mr Abdullah Shafiie Bin Mohamed Sidik
Chairman, Siglap South Community Centre Management Committee 

Associate Professor Lynette Cheah 谢宛庭
Associate Professor of Engineering Systems, Singapore University of Technology & Design

Dr Vincent Chua 蔡钟发
Retired Associate Professor, Singapore University of Social Sciences 

Ms Ku Geok Boon 邱玉雯
Chief Executive Officer, SG Enable

Mr Benny Lee 李嘉昌
Principal Private Secretary to the President

Ms Lee Huay Leng 李慧玲
Editor-in-Chief, Chinese Media Group, SPH Media Limited

Mr Lim Bok Ngam 林木岩
Member, Development Project Advisory Panel, Ministry of Finance

Mr Lim Boon Wee 林文威
Deputy Secretary (Services), Ministry of Education

Mr Mak Mun Whai 麦文伟
General Secretary, National Transport Workers’ Union

Ms Nadia Ahmad Samdin
Associate Director, TSMP Law Corporation

Mr Naseer Bin Ghani
Chairman, West Coast Community Club Indian Activity Executive Committee

Mr Tan Kim Hong 陈锦鸿¹ 
Chief Executive, Public Transport Council

Associate Professor Patricia Tan 陈美婵
Associate Professor, Division of Accounting, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University

Mr Tan Soo Nan 陳序南
Executive and Non-Independent Director of Raffles Medical Group Ltd and Raffles Health Insurance Pte Ltd

Mr Thuvinder Singh s/o Bachan Singh 
General Secretary, Union of Telecoms Employees of Singapore 

Mr Yeo Teck Guan 姚德源
Senior Group Director (Public Transport), Land Transport Authority

Appreciation for Mr Richard Magnus

7.     The Ministry of Transport expresses its appreciation to the late Mr Richard Magnus for his contributions and dedicated service to PTC and Singapore’s land transport sector as PTC Chairman from 1 May 2014 till his passing on 14 March 2022. Mr Magnus had spearheaded major reviews of the fare formula. As a result of the Fare Review Mechanism Committee’s recommendations in 2013, two new concession schemes for low wage workers and persons with disabilities as well as various fare concessions to improve affordability in 2013 were introduced. He played a key role in ensuring that fares remain affordable, while safeguarding the long-term financial sustainability of the public transport system. A strong advocate of fostering a more gracious commuting experience, Mr Magnus also led the multi-agency Caring SG Commuters Committee, to bring commuters together to create a more caring commuting culture. The work of the Committee culminated in the launching of the Our Caring Commuting Journey Report by President Halimah Yacob, at the inaugural Caring Commuter Week on 27 November 2021.

 ¹Mr Tan Kim Hong’s term is concurrent with his appointment as Chief Executive, PTC.