Retirement of Public Service Commission Chairman, Mr Eddie Teo and Appointment of New Chairman Mr Lee Tzu Yang

Mr Eddie Teo (张赞成), Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) since 2008, will retire on 31 July 2018 after close to 50 years of public service.  Mr Lee Tzu Yang (李子揚), currently Deputy Chairman of the PSC, will be appointed as the Chairman with effect from 1 August 2018.

Mr Eddie Teo

Mr Eddie Teo, 71, assumed the role of Chairman of the PSC on 1 August 2008.  He is concurrently the Chairman of the Presidential Council for Religious Harmony, the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship Fund, the Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship, the Dr Goh Keng Swee Scholarship Fund, the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Board of Governors, as well as a member of the Legal Service Commission. In 2011 and 2017, Mr Teo chaired the Presidential Elections Committee, and in 2016, he served as a member of the Constitutional Commission on the Elected Presidency.

Prior to his PSC appointment, Mr Teo held key appointments in the Public Service, including Director, Security and Intelligence Division; Director, Internal Security Department; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence; Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office; and High Commissioner in Canberra, Australia. 

As Chairman of the PSC, Mr Teo was instrumental in shaping the Singapore Public Service as a values-based organisation anchored on integrity, service and excellence. He led the Commission in discharging its responsibilities for discipline, recruitment, deployment and promotion of public officers. Mr Teo championed greater diversity in the public service leadership. During his Chairmanship, the Commission awarded scholarships to more recipients from different backgrounds and schools, and the President’s Scholarship was extended to a wider pool of applicants.

For his sterling contributions to the Public Service, Mr Teo was awarded The Order of Nila Utama First Class in 2017.  He was also a recipient of the Public Service Administration Medal (Gold) in 1983, the Meritorious Service Medal in 1997, and the Distinguished Service Order in 2006.

Mr Lee Tzu Yang

Mr Lee Tzu Yang, 63, was appointed as member and Deputy Chairman of the PSC on 2 May 2018.

Mr Lee graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1976. He joined Shell in 1979 and retired as Chairman of Shell Companies in Singapore in 2014 after 35 years of service in operational, commercial and strategy functions in a range of markets. He was recognised by the Institution of Chemical Engineers as an Honorary Fellow in 2016.

Mr Lee is a member of the Council of Presidential Advisers and the Legal Service Commission of Singapore. He is a Justice of the Peace and Vice Chairman of the Board of Visiting Justices and Board of Inspection. He also chairs the board of The Esplanade Company Limited, the Singapore University of Technology and Design, and the Founders’ Memorial Committee.

For his contributions to public service, Mr Lee was awarded the Public Service Star in 2005, and the Meritorious Service Medal in 2014.

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PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
13 JULY 2018