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Chief of Navy of the
Singapore Armed Forces
Singapore navy Lt. Col. Aaron Beng 140629-N-IU636-171 (cropped)
Incumbent
Rear-Admiral Aaron Beng
since 23 March 2020
Naval Ensign of Singapore Republic of Singapore Navy
Type Commanding general
Abbreviation CNV
Reports to Chief of Defence Force
Nominator Prime Minister of Singapore
Appointer President of Singapore
Term length No term limit
Formation 1966; 59 years ago (1966)
First holder Jaswant Singh Gill

The chief of Navy is the head of the Republic of Singapore Navy. The incumbent chief is Aaron Beng, who was appointed on 23 March 2020.[1]

List of chiefs of Navy[]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Commander, Singapore Naval Volunteer Force
1 Lieutenant-Colonel
Jaswant Singh Gill
(1923–2020)
1966 1968 1–2 years [2]
Commander, Maritime Command
2 Mohamed Bin Mohd Salleh 1969 1969 0 years [3]
3 Geoffrey Vernon Dennis 1969 1970 0–1 years [3]
4 James Aeria 1970 1975 4–5 years [3]
Commander, Republic of Singapore Navy
5 Khoo Eng Ann 1975 1985 9–10 years [3]
6 Commodore
James Leo
November 1985 April 1990 4–5 years [3]
Chief of Navy
7 Commodore
James Leo
May 1990 May 1991 0–1 years [3]
8 TCH 2008 crop Rear-Admiral
Teo Chee Hean
(born 1954)
1991 7 December 1992 0–1 years [3]
9 Rear-Admiral
Kwek Siew Jin
1992 1996 3–4 years [3]
10 Rear-Admiral
Richard Lim Cherng Yih
1996 1999 2–3 years [3]
11 Lui Tuck Yew giving the Partner of the Year award to Paul Daff of Jetstar Asia at the Changi Airline Awards, Singapore - 20120510 (version 2) Rear-Admiral
Lui Tuck Yew
(born 1961)
1999 1 April 2003 3–4 years [3]
12 Rear Adm. Ronnie Tay (070724-N-6512M-035) (cropped) Rear-Admiral
Ronnie Tay
(born 1963)
1 April 2003 31 August 2007 4 years, 152 days [3]
13 Chew Men Leong (090514-N-1488S-067) (cropped) Rear-Admiral
Chew Men Leong
31 August 2007 29 March 2011 3 years, 210 days [3]
14 Ng Chee Peng Rear-Admiral
Ng Chee Peng
29 March 2011 1 August 2014 3 years, 125 days [4]
15 Lai Chung Han (150209-N-DC018-225) (cropped) Rear-Admiral
Lai Chung Han
1 August 2014 16 June 2017 2 years, 319 days [5][6]
16 Radm. Lew Chuen Hong, Chief of Navy, Singapore Armed Forces Rear-Admiral
Lew Chuen Hong
(born 1976)
16 June 2017 23 March 2020 2 years, 281 days [7][8]
17 Singapore navy Lt. Col. Aaron Beng 140629-N-IU636-171 (cropped) Rear-Admiral
Aaron Beng
(born 1981)
23 March 2020 Incumbent 4 years, 331 days [9][1]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Aaron Beng named new Chief of Navy as part of leadership renewal". Channel News Asia. 25 February 2020. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/aaron-beng-mindef-new-chief-of-navy-leadership-renewal-12468162. 
  2. Yong, Clement (21 December 2020). "Singapore's first head of navy Jaswant Singh Gill dies, aged 97". straitstimes.com. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapores-first-head-of-navy-dies-aged-97. 
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 "Past Leadership". Ministry of Defence. https://www.mindef.gov.sg/web/portal/mindef/about-us/leadership-biographies/past-leadership. 
  4. Loke, Kok Fai (1 August 2014). "Singapore Navy welcomes new chief". Channel News Asia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-navy-welcomes/1292636.html. 
  5. "SAF Leadership". MINDEF. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/about_us/biographies/saf_leadership.html#tab-3. 
  6. Loke, Kok Fai (1 August 2014). "Singapore Navy welcomes new chief". Channel News Asia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-navy-welcomes/1292636.html. 
  7. "Singapore Navy chief Lai Chung Han to step down, Rear-Admiral Lew Chuen Hong taking over". The Straits Times. 22 May 2017. http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-navy-chief-lai-chung-han-to-step-down-rear-admiral-lew-chuen-hong-taking-over. Retrieved 22 May 2017. 
  8. "New Chief of Navy at the Helm". Ministry of Defence of Singapore. 16 June 2017. https://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/details.html?name=16jun17_nr&date=2017-06-16. 
  9. "Change in Chief of Navy". 25 February 2020. https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/MINDEF_20200225001.pdf. 
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