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Singapore Re-Elected to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization at the 42nd Session of ICAO Assembly
28 September 2025
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1. Singapore was successfully re-elected to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)1 in the elections at the 42nd Session of the ICAO Assembly held in Montréal, Canada on 27 September 2025.
2. Mr Jeffrey Siow, Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance, who led the Singapore delegation to the ICAO Assembly, said, “Singapore is honoured to be re-elected to the ICAO Council. The strong international leadership by ICAO, with support from Member States and industry, will enable Governments, industry and international organisations to work together to address challenges ahead. Singapore stands ready to work with all stakeholders and partners to contribute to these efforts for the benefit of all States”
3. Singapore was first elected to the Council of the ICAO in 2003, at an extraordinary Assembly session convened to fill three new Council seats. Singapore was successfully re-elected at the subsequent triennial Assembly Sessions.
Singapore Delegation at the 42nd Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly
Mr Jeffrey Siow, Acting Minister for Transport (right), with Mr Lau Peet Meng, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport, at the 42nd Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly.
[From left to right] Mr Han Kok Juan, Director-General, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore; Mr Jeffrey Siow, Acting Minister for Transport, Mr Lau Peet Meng, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport; and Ms Eileen Poh, Permanent Representative of Singapore on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization
Singapore's successful re-election to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), at the 42nd Session of the ICAO Assembly held in Montreal, Canada on 27 September 2025.
1The Council is the ICAO’s governing body and comprises 36 Members who are elected every three years. For more information, please refer to http://www.icao.int.