ANNEX A
Mr Chan Yeng Kit (陈英杰)
1. Mr Chan Yeng Kit was appointed Permanent Secretary (Defence) in September
2013. Prior to this, he was Permanent Secretary (Defence Development) from
2012 to 2013, and Permanent Secretary (Information, Communications & the
Arts) from 2008 to 2012.
2. Mr Chan’s career has spanned a range of appointments in Government, the
labour movement, and the private sector. These include management positions in
the Public Service Division, National Trades Union Congress, Singapore-Suzhou
Township Development Pte Ltd, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Ministry of Defence,
and Ministry of Education. He was Chief Executive Officer of the Infocomm
Development Authority of Singapore from 2005 to 2007.
3. Mr Chan graduated with First Class Honours in Mathematics from the University
of Tasmania, earned his Master in Public Administration from Harvard University,
and completed the Advanced Management Programme at the Wharton School of
the University of Pennsylvania. He was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces
National Serviceman of the Year Award in 1999, conferred the Public
Administration Medal (Silver) in 2000, and the Public Administration Medal (Gold)
in 2010.