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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1972; 53 years ago (1972) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| Headquarters | 40 Scotts Road #24-00, Environment Building, Singapore 228231 |
| Motto | Sustainable Singapore |
| Employees | 4,493 (2018)[1] |
| Annual budget |  S$2.75 billion (2019)[1] |
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| Website | www |
| Agency ID | T08GA0021G |
TheMinistry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE;Malay:Kementerian Kemampanan dan Sekitaran;Chinese:永续发展与环境部;Tamil:நீடித்த நிலைத்தன்மை, சுற்றுப்புற அமைச்சு) is aministry of theGovernment of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the environment, water and food ofSingapore.
The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) was established in 1972 as the Ministry of the Environment (ENV). It was later renamed the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) in 2004. On 25 July 2020, the Ministry was renamed to Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment.[2]
The Ministry is responsible for providing a quality living environment and a high standard of public health, protected against the spread of communicable diseases. It also has to ensure a clean and hygienic living environment, as well as managing the completewater cycle – from sourcing, collection, purification, and supply of drinking water; to the treatment of used water and recycling intoNEWater; desalination; as well as storm water drainage.[citation needed] Since 1 April 2019, it also handles food issues through theSingapore Food Agency.[3][4]
The Ministry oversees three statutory boards – theNational Environment Agency (NEA),Public Utilities Board (PUB), and theSingapore Food Agency (SFA).[5][6][7]
The Ministry is headed by theMinister for Sustainability and the Environment, who is appointed as part of theCabinet of Singapore.
| Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lim Kim San MP forCairnhill (1916–2006) | 16 September 1972 | 1 June 1975 | PAP | Lee K. IV | |
 | E. W. Barker MP forTanglin (1920–2001) | 2 June 1975 | 31 January 1979 | PAP | ||
| Lee K. V | ||||||
| Lim Kim San MP forCairnhill (1916–2006) | 1 February 1979 | 6 January 1981 | PAP | ||
| Ong Pang Boon MP forTelok Ayer (born 1929) | 6 January 1981 | 1 January 1985 | PAP | Lee K. VI | |
| Ahmad Mattar MP forBrickworks (until 1988) andBrickworks GRC (from 1988) (born 1940) | 2 January 1985 | 30 June 1993 | PAP | Lee K. VII | |
| Lee K. VIII | ||||||
| Goh I | ||||||
| Goh II | ||||||
 | Mah Bow Tan MP forTampines GRC (born 1948) | 1 July 1993 | 16 April 1995 | PAP | ||
 | Teo Chee Hean[a] MP forMarine Parade GRC (born 1954) | 17 April 1995 | 14 January 1996 | PAP | ||
| 15 January 1996 | 24 January 1997 | |||||
| Yeo Cheow Tong MP forHong Kah GRC (born 1947) | 25 January 1997 | 2 June 1999 | PAP | Goh III | |
| Lee Yock Suan MP forCheng San GRC (born 1946) | 3 June 1999 | 30 September 2000 | PAP | ||
.jpg) | Lim Swee Say[b] MP forTanjong Pagar GRC (until 2001) andHolland–Bukit Panjang GRC (from 2001) (born 1954) | 1 October 2000 | 22 November 2001 | PAP | ||
| 23 November 2001 | 11 August 2004 | Goh IV | ||||
| Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yaacob Ibrahim MP forJalan Besar GRC (born 1955) | 12 August 2004 | 20 May 2011 | PAP | Lee H. I | |
| Lee H. II | ||||||
 | Vivian Balakrishnan MP forHolland–Bukit Timah GRC (born 1961) | 21 May 2011 | 30 September 2015 | PAP | Lee H. III | |
.jpg) | Masagos Zulkifli[8] MP forTampines GRC (born 1963) | 1 October 2015 | 26 July 2020 | PAP | Lee H. IV | |
| Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Grace Fu[9] MP forYuhua SMC (until 2025) andJurong East–Bukit Batok GRC (from 2025) (born 1964) | 27 July 2020 | Incumbent | PAP | Lee H. V | |
| Wong I | ||||||
| Wong II | ||||||
