{"id":22562,"date":"2025-12-24T05:17:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T21:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=22562"},"modified":"2025-12-24T05:17:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T21:17:38","slug":"mindef-deputy-secretary-to-take-over-as-national-arts-council-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=22562","title":{"rendered":"MINDEF deputy secretary to take over as National Arts Council CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->The National Arts Council (NAC) will welcome a new chief executive officer, Mrs Elaine Ng, on <!-- -->March 1, 2026<!-- -->. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">She will succeed Mr Low Eng Teong, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/former-victoria-school-principal-low-eng-teong-to-take-over-as-nac-chief?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">served as the organisation\u2019s chief since 2023<\/p>\n<p><\/a> and will step down on <!-- -->Feb 28, 2026,<!-- --> said the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) on <!-- -->Dec 23<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Mrs Ng will first be appointed as <!-- -->CEO (Designate) from Jan 1, 2026<!-- -->. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">She is currently the<!-- --> <!-- -->deputy secretary (administration) at the Ministry of Defence, an appointment she has held since November 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In her current role, Mrs Ng heads the ministry\u2019s Defence Management Group, which plans and executes policies that support national security objectives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The incoming CEO has a track record in transforming organisations, MCCY said, pointing out that Mrs Ng oversees major infrastructural projects in her MINDEF role, such as the recently completed Central Manpower Base.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">She also chairs the Defence Collective Singapore, which operates Singapore\u2019s military museums, including the upcoming NS Gallery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Before her MINDEF stint, Mrs Ng served as the deputy chief executive of the National Heritage Board and<!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- -->CEO of the National Library Board (NLB).<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In her NLB role, Mrs Ng introduced initiatives that increased access to e-books, heritage publications and archives in Singapore while revamping public libraries and growing NLB\u2019s volunteers, MCCY said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Mr Low, the outgoing CEO, championed the development of the roadmap for Singapore\u2019s arts and culture policies, driving efforts to strengthen digital adoption in the arts sector, build clearer professional training pathways and deepen audience engagement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He also improved access to the arts across communities and strengthened arts education, among other achievements during his tenure, MCCY said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In the MCCY statement, Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth <!-- -->David Neo<!-- --> thanked the outgoing CEO and welcomed the incoming chief.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Mr Neo said: \u201cUnder Eng Teong\u2019s steadfast leadership, NAC has broadened access to the arts, strengthened support for the sector and deepened the role that culture plays in shaping who we are as Singaporeans.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"tags-test-id\">\n<p><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled 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