Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore)

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA; Malay: Kementerian Ehwal Dalam Negeri; Chinese: 内政部; Tamil: உள்துறை அமைச்சு), sometimes referred to as the Home Team, is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for overseeing the national security, public security, civil defence, border control and immigration of Singapore.

Ministry of Home Affairs

Agency overview
Formed	1959; 66 years ago (1959)
Preceding agency	Ministry of Interior and Defence
Jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
Headquarters	New Phoenix Park, 28 Irrawaddy Road, Singapore 329560
Motto	Guardians of Singapore
Employees	31,107 (2024)[1]
Annual budget	S$8.27 billion (2024)[1]
Ministers responsible	K Shanmugam, Minister Josephine Teo, Second Minister Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Minister of State Sun Xueling, Minister of State
Agency executives	Pang Kin Keong, Permanent Secretary Chew Hock Yong, Permanent Secretary (Home Affairs Development) Raja Kumar, Deputy Secretary (International and Training) Puah Kok Keong, Deputy Secretary (Policy) Chan Tsan, Deputy Secretary (Development)
Child agencies	Central Narcotics Bureau Gambling Regulatory Authority Home Team Academy Home Team Science and Technology Agency Immigration and Checkpoints Authority Internal Security Department Singapore Civil Defence Force Singapore Police Force Singapore Prison Service Yellow Ribbon Singapore
Website	www.mha.gov.sg
Agency ID	T08GA0016D

History

The Ministry of Home Affairs was created in 1959 when Singapore attained self-governance from the United Kingdom. The ministry was housed at the Empress Place Building until 16 September 1963, when Singapore joined Malaysia and internal affairs became a federal responsibility.

After gaining independence on 9 August 1965 from Malaysia, the ministry returned to the Empress Place Building under the purview of the Ministry of Interior and Defence (MID). MID stayed there for several months before it was relocated to Pearl's Hill (former Lower Barracks of Police).

On 11 August 1970, the Ministry of Interior and Defence was separated into two ministries, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). MHA remained at Pearl's Hill until August 1977 when it moved to Phoenix Park at Tanglin Road.

MHA, together with Police Headquarters, moved to its new premises at New Phoenix Park on 18 August 2001.

Organisational structure

Home Team Departments

The Ministry of Home Affairs consists of the following seven departments:

• Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB)
• Home Team Academy (HTA)
• Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA)
• Internal Security Department (ISD)
• Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
• Singapore Police Force (SPF)
• Singapore Prison Service (SPS)

Statutory Boards

• Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA)
• Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX)
• Yellow Ribbon Singapore

Committees/Councils

• Presidential Council for Religious Harmony
• National Crime Prevention Council
• National Council Against Drug Abuse
• National Fire and Civil Emergency Preparedness Council

Ministers

See also: Ministry of Interior and Defence § Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Home Affairs, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore.

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Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Party		Cabinet
Minister for Home Affairs (1959–1963)
	Ong Pang Boon MP for Telok Ayer (born 1929)	3 June 1959	18 October 1963		PAP	Lee K. I
	Othman Wok MP for Pasir Panjang (1924–2017)	19 October 1963	27 November 1963		PAP	Lee K. II
Minister for the Interior and Defence (1965–1970)
	Goh Keng Swee MP for Kreta Ayer (1918–2010)	9 August 1965	16 August 1967		PAP	Lee K. II
	Lim Kim San MP for Cairnhill (1916–2006)	17 August 1967	10 August 1970		PAP
						Lee K. III
Minister for Home Affairs (from 1970)
	Ong Pang Boon MP for Telok Ayer (born 1929)	11 August 1970	5 September 1970		PAP	Lee K. III
	Wong Lin Ken MP for Alexandra (1931–1983)	6 September 1970	15 September 1972		PAP
	E. W. Barker MP for Tanglin (1920–2001)	16 September 1972	31 October 1972		PAP	Lee K. IV
	Chua Sian Chin MP for MacPherson (1933–2014)	31 October 1972	1 January 1985		PAP
						Lee K. V
						Lee K. VI
	S. Jayakumar MP for Bedok & Bedok GRC (born 1939)	2 January 1985	31 December 1993		PAP	Lee K. VII
						Lee K. VIII
						Goh I
						Goh II
	Wong Kan Seng MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (born 1946)	2 January 1994	31 October 2010		PAP
						Goh III
						Goh IV
						Lee H. I
						Lee H. II
	K. Shanmugam MP for Sembawang GRC (born 1959)	1 November 2010	20 May 2011		PAP
	Teo Chee Hean MP for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (born 1954)	21 May 2011	30 September 2015		PAP	Lee H. III
	K. Shanmugam MP for Nee Soon GRC (born 1959)	1 October 2015	Incumbent		PAP	Lee H. IV
						Lee H. V
						Wong I