Lai Chung Han

Lai Chung Han
Han (left)
Born	Singapore
Allegiance	Singapore
Service/branch	Republic of Singapore Navy
Years of service	1992–present
Rank	Rear-Admiral
Commands held	Commanding Officer, RSS Valiant (2002–2004) Commander, Missile Corvette Squadron (2007) Fleet Commander (2011) Head of Long Term Planning Secretariat, Office of the Chief of Defence Force Office Director, Future Systems Directorate Director (Policy), Ministry of Defence (2007–2010) Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Defence (2012–2014) Chief of Navy (2014–present)
Awards	see #Awards
Spouse(s)	Ng Chiew Yen

Lai Chung Han
Traditional Chinese	黎忠漢
Simplified Chinese	黎忠汉
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lí Zhōnghàn

Lai Chung Han is a Singaporean naval admiral and the current Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy. He holds the rank of Rear-Admiral (two stars).

Education

Lai was awarded the President's Scholarship and Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship in 1992. He graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) in economics. He received the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship (General Development) in 2006 and obtained a Master of Public Administration at Harvard University. He also attended the Naval War College in the United States.^[1]

Military career

Lai enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in January 1992 and served in the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)'s missile corvettes. He served on board the RSS Valour as a junior officer and later as the Executive Officer before assuming command of the RSS Valiant from 2002–2004. He was appointed as the Commander of the Missile Corvette Squadron in July 2007 and later as the Fleet Commander in April 2011.^[1]

Lai also concurrently held a number of staff appointments in the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), including: Head of Long Term Planning Secretariat, Office of the Chief of Defence Force; Office Director, Future Systems Directorate; Director (Policy), Ministry of Defence (2007–2010); Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Defence (2012–2014).^[1]

Lai was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral (two stars) on 1 July 2014. He succeeded Ng Chee Peng as the Chief of Navy on 1 August 2014.^[1][2]

Non-military career

Lai is also a member of the board of ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems)^[3] and a member of the Board of Governors of Temasek Polytechnic.^[1]

Personal life

Lai is married to Ng Chiew Yen. They have two children.^[1]

Awards

• Public Administration Medal (Silver) (Military), in 2010.^[1]

References

1. "SAF Leadership". MINDEF. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
2. Loke, Kok Fai (1 August 2014). "Singapore Navy welcomes new chief". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
3. "Company Overview of ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems) Pte Ltd". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 August 2014.