Public Service Commission (Singapore)

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The Public Service Commission (PSC) has a constitutional role to appoint, confirm, promote, transfer, dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over public officers in Singapore. It is constituted under Part IX of the Constitution of Singapore.

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The PSC also retains two key non-constitutional roles. It considers the suitability of candidates for appointment as chief executive officers of statutory boards; it is also responsible for the planning and administration of scholarships provided by the Government of Singapore. Members are appointed by the president, in consultation with the prime minister.

Appointments

TitleName
ChairmanLee Tzu Yang
Deputy ChairmenTan Yam Pin
Kwa Chong Seng
MembersMichael Lim Choo
Po’ad Bin Shaik Abu Bakar Mattar
Edward D'Silva
Richard R Magnus
Chua Sock Koong
Lily Kong
Philip Jeyaretnam
Alan Chan
Tan Ser Kiat
Sudha Nair

List of chairmen

NameYears
Frederick Gordon-Smith1951–1952
Alfred William Frisby1952–1956
Lim Han Hoe 1956
Wilfred Lawson Blythe 1957
Chew Hock Leong1957–1959
Yusof Ishak 1959
Lim Eng Bee1959–1961
Phay Seng Whatt 1962–1975
Tan Teck Chwee1975–1988
Lee Hee Seng1988–1998
Andrew Chew Guan Khuan1998–2008
Eddie Teo 2008–2018
Lee Tzu Yang2018–present

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