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Albert Chua

Albert Chua
PPA(E)
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 2022
Preceded byChee Wee Kiong
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources
In office
October 2017 – March 2022
Preceded byChoi Shing Kwok
Succeeded byStanley Loh
Singaporean Permanent Representative to the United Nations
In office
August 2011 – June 2013
Preceded byVanu Gopala Menon
Succeeded byKaren Tan
Singaporean High Commissioner to Australia
In office
March 2008 – June 2011
Personal details
Born1968 (age 55–56)
Singapore
Alma materUniversity of East Anglia (BA)
Harvard University (MPA)

Albert Chua (born 1968) is a Singaporean civil servant and diplomat who is the Second Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore.[1] He also served as Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations from 2011 to 2013.[2]

Education

He was educated at Raffles Institution, the University of East Anglia (BA, English Literature, 1990) and Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University (MPA, 2000).

Career

He served as a Principal Private Secretary to then Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong from 2004 to 2006, he remained Singaporean High Commissioner to Australia from March 2008 to June 2011.[3] He was appointed Permanent Secretary, (Foreign Affairs) in April 2022, having formerly been Permanent Secretary (Sustainability and the Environment).[4] He also served as a board member of the Middle East Institute and the Institute of South Asian Studies.[5]

Awards

He received a Gold Public Administration Medal in 2017.[6]

References

  1. ^ "ASEAN: The Next 50 Years". Asia Society. September 23, 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ "New Permanent Representative of Singapore Presents Credentials". www.un.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03.
  3. ^ "New NMPs mark start of term". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Public Service Division announces new permanent secretary appointments, retirements from Apr 1". CNA (TV network). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ^ "ASEAN: The Next 50 Years". Asia Society. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Recipients". Prime Minister's Office (Singapore). Retrieved 9 February 2023.


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