Ng Chee Peng

Ng Chee Peng

Ng in 2012
Born Singapore
Allegiance Singapore
Service/branch Singapore Armed Forces
Years of service 1988–2014
Rank Rear-Admiral
Commands held
  • Commanding Officer, RSS Victory
  • Commanding Officer, Missile Corvette Squadron
  • Head, Operations Planning Branch, Naval Operations Department
  • Head, Long Term Planning Secretariat, Office of the Chief of Defence Force
  • Commander, First Flotilla
  • Director (Policy), Ministry of Defence (2005–2007)
  • Fleet Commander (2007–2009)
  • Chief of Staff, Naval Staff (2009–2010)
  • Chief of Staff, Joint Staff (2010–2011)
  • Chief of Navy (2011–2014)
Awards see #Awards
Spouse(s) Valerie Low
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ng.
Ng Chee Peng
Traditional Chinese 黃志平
Simplified Chinese 黄志平

Ng Chee Peng is a Singaporean former naval admiral. He was the Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy from 2011–2014 and held the rank of Rear-Admiral (two stars).

Education

Ng was awarded the President's Scholarship and Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship in 1989. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) in philosophy, politics and economics from the University of Oxford. In 2002, he was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Postgraduate Scholarship (General Development) and graduated with a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University.[1]

Military career

Ng enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in December 1988 and served in the Navy. He spent his early days with the Missile Gun Boats, first as a junior officer and later as the Executive Officer on board the RSS Sea Tiger. He was also the Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer on board the RSS Valiant. He assumed his first command on board the Missile Corvette RSS Victory. He also held various staff appointments in the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), including: Head, Operations Planning Branch, Naval Operations Department; Head, Long Term Planning Secretariat, Office of the Chief of Defence Force.[1]

After returning from his studies in Harvard University in 2002, Ng was appointed as the Commanding Officer of the Missile Corvette Squadron in July 2003, and concurrently served as the Commander of the First Flotilla from January 2004. He held the following appointments later: Director (Policy), MINDEF (2005–2007); Fleet Commander (2007–2009); Chief of Staff, Naval Staff (2009–2010); Chief of Staff, Joint Staff (2010–2011). Ng succeeded Chew Men Leong as the Chief of Navy on 29 March 2011[2] and was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral (two stars) on 1 July.[1]

Ng stepped down from his position as the Chief of Navy on 1 August 2014 and was succeeded by Lai Chung Han.[3]

Personal life

Ng is the youngest of five children[4] in his family. His third brother, Ng Chee Khern, was the Chief of Air Force from 2006–2009 and is the Permanent Secretary (Defence Development). His fourth brother, Ng Chee Meng, served as the Chief of Air Force from 2009–2013 and was appointed as the Chief of Defence Force in 2013.[5]

Ng is married to Valerie Low.[1]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "SAF Leadership". MINDEF. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "New Navy Chief to Take Over in March". MINDEF. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Loke, Kok Fai (1 August 2014). "Singapore Navy welcomes new chief". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "All-star' family also talk football tactics". Straits Times. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Chow, Jermyn (17 October 2009). "Brother succeeds RSAF chief". AsiaOne News. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  6. ↑ http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/navy/newsevents/cnvlegionofmerit2012.html
Military offices
Preceded by
Rear-Admiral Chew Men Leong		 Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy
29 March 2011 – 1 August 2014 		Succeeded by
Rear-Admiral Lai Chung Han
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