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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wrote to NTUC President Mary Liew on 21 April 2021 requesting for NTUC Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) Koh Poh Koon to return to Government full-time. In his place, PM Lee recommended the secondment of Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chee Hong Tat to serve in the Labour Movement. The NTUC Central Committee (CC) met on 22 April 2021 and accepted PM Lee’s request and recommendation.
The NTUC Central Committee is pleased to announce that SMS Chee Hong Tat will officially join NTUC on 15 May 2021. As approved by the NTUC Central Committee, he will be co-opted as DSG into the NTUC CC with effect from 15 May 2021. DSG Chee Hong Tat will also be appointed Group Director of the NTUC Training & Transformation (NTUC T&T) Group. In addition, the Union of Power & Gas Employees (UPAGE) has appointed him as a cadre member, and the Executive Committee of the United Workers of Electronics & Electrical Industries (UWEEI) has also appointed him as Executive Secretary. He will serve as NTUC DSG, with his concurrent appointment as Senior Minister of State for Transport.
DSG Chee Hong Tat is no stranger to the Labour Movement. He recently received the Distinguished Service Award in this year’s May Day Awards for his strong advocacy for the interests and protection of healthcare and public transport workers. As the former Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Market Authority, he worked closely with the Union of Power and Gas Employees (UPAGE) to upskill the workforce in tandem with industry trends. During his tenure at the Ministry of Health, there was a close working relationship between the ministry and the Healthcare Services Employees’ Union (HSEU) with frequent engagements with union leaders in discussions and dialogues. He also took on an advisory role to NTUC U SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) in 2018 and worked closely with NTUC to engage SMEs. As SMS for Transport, he initiated and actively engaged unions in the transport sector. To read more about DSG Chee Hong Tat’s contributions, please refer to his May Day Awards citation here.
NTUC warmly welcomes DSG Chee Hong Tat to the Labour Movement.
NTUC DSG Koh Poh Koon will relinquish his DSG and Labour Movement positions from 15 May 2021 to return to Government full-time. DSG Koh Poh Koon was co-opted into the NTUC CC as DSG on 23rd April 2018. He drove NTUC’s training strategies and efforts, spearheading the formation of the NTUC T&T Group. Under his leadership, NTUC has set up more than 600 Company Training Committees and helped over 100 businesses to adopt the Operation and Technology Roadmap tool. He has been a strong advocate for the improvement of wages for lower-wage workers through the Progressive Wage Model (PWM). He was also the Executive Secretary for the Metal Industries Workers’ Union (1 Sep 2018 to 31 Mar 2021) and United Workers of Electronics & Electrical Industries (from 1 Apr 2021). As Executive Secretary, he worked to strengthen labour management relations with many companies and championed for the interests and protection of workers’ wages, welfare and work prospects.
NTUC records its deep appreciation to DSG Koh Poh Koon for his valuable service and contributions, and wishes him well in his appointments as Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Health.
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