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The highest-ranking civil servant in Singapore is the Head of the Civil Service. The incumbent Head of the Civil Service is Leo Yip, who took office in September 2017. He also holds the position of Permanent Secretary at both the Strategy Group, and National Security and Intelligence Coordination (NSIC) under the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). [11]
The position of an IAS officer is commonly regarded as a gateway to power, privilege, and elevated social status. Criticisms of the country's bureaucracy have persisted over time, with detractors highlighting its cumbersome nature, slow decision-making processes, inefficiency, and occasional instances of corruption.
In 1866 Dr. Dietrich Brandis, a German forest officer, was appointed Inspector General of Forests. The Imperial Forest Service (IFS) was organized in 1867. IFS Officers appointed from 1867 to 1885 were trained in Germany and France, and from 1885 to 1905 at Cooper's Hill, London, which was a noted
Kausikan joined the civil service in 1981 as a foreign service officer, and was assigned to the Administrative Service in 1983. [7]Kausikan's father, P.S. Raman, gained Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's attention after he advised against editing out the video of Lee tearing while announcing Singapore's expulsion from the Malaysian Federation in 1965.
In 2020, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions memorandum stated that Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has directed that not less than two years experience at deputy secretary/director (GOI) level under the Central Staffing Scheme shall be mandatory for empanelment at joint secretary level (GOI) at the Centre in respect of IAS officers from 2007 batch.
Position Rank and name Photo Date of rank Vocation Decorations Service branch Ref Chief of Defence Force (CDF) Vice Admiral Aaron Beng Yao Cheng: 1 July 2023 [a] Naval Officer PPA(E), PPA(G) Republic of Singapore Navy [1] Chief of Army (COA) Major-General David Neo Chin Wee: 1 July 2022 [b] Commandos: PPA(E) (COVID-19), PPA(E), PPA(G), PBS ...
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Raju Narayana Swamy (born 24 May 1968) is an Indian Administrative Service officer, anticorruption crusader and whistleblower. He is the all India first rank holder of the 1991 batch of the IAS and a Kerala Sahitya Academy Award winning writer.