# Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore)

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA; Malay: Kementerian Ehwal Dalam Negeri; Chinese: 内政部; Tamil: உள்துறை அமைச்சு), sometimes referred to as the Home Team, is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for overseeing the national security, public security, civil defence, border control and immigration of Singapore.

## History

The Ministry of Home Affairs was created in 1959 when Singapore attained self-governance from the United Kingdom. The ministry was housed at the Empress Place Building until 16 September 1963, when Singapore joined Malaysia and internal affairs became a federal responsibility.
After gaining independence on 9 August 1965 from Malaysia, the ministry returned to the Empress Place Building under the purview of the Ministry of Interior and Defence (MID). MID stayed there for several months before it was relocated to Pearl's Hill (former Lower Barracks of Police).
On 11 August 1970, the Ministry of Interior and Defence was separated into two ministries, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). MHA remained at Pearl's Hill until August 1977 when it moved to Phoenix Park at Tanglin Road.
MHA, together with Police Headquarters, moved to its new premises at New Phoenix Park on 18 August 2001.

## Organisational structure
### Home Team Departments

The Ministry of Home Affairs consists of the following seven departments:
* Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB)
* Home Team Academy (HTA)
* Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA)
* Internal Security Department (ISD)
* Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
* Singapore Police Force (SPF)
* Singapore Prison Service (SPS)

### Statutory Boards

* Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA)
* Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX)
* Yellow Ribbon Singapore

### Committees/Councils

* Presidential Council for Religious Harmony
* National Crime Prevention Council
* National Council Against Drug Abuse
* National Fire and Civil Emergency Preparedness Council

## Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Home Affairs, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore.
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet |
| Minister for Home Affairs (1959–1963) |||||||
| | Ong Pang Boon MP for Telok Ayer (born 1929) | 3 June 1959 | 18 October 1963 | PAP | Lee K. I |
| | Othman Wok MP for Pasir Panjang (1924–2017) | 19 October 1963 | 27 November 1963 | PAP | Lee K. II |
| Minister for the Interior and Defence (1965–1970) |||||||
| | Goh Keng Swee MP for Kreta Ayer (1918–2010) | 9 August 1965 | 16 August 1967 | PAP | Lee K. II |
| | Lim Kim San MP for Cairnhill (1916–2006) | 17 August 1967 | 10 August 1970 | PAP | Lee K. II |
| | Lim Kim San MP for Cairnhill (1916–2006) | 17 August 1967 | 10 August 1970 | PAP | Lee K. III |
| Minister for Home Affairs (from 1970) |||||||
| | Ong Pang Boon MP for Telok Ayer (born 1929) | 11 August 1970 | 5 September 1970 | PAP | Lee K. III |
| | Wong Lin Ken MP for Alexandra (1931–1983) | 6 September 1970 | 15 September 1972 | PAP | Lee K. III |
| | E. W. Barker MP for Tanglin (1920–2001) | 16 September 1972 | 31 October 1972 | PAP | Lee K. IV |
| | Chua Sian Chin MP for MacPherson (1933–2014) | 31 October 1972 | 1 January 1985 | PAP | Lee K. IV |
| | Chua Sian Chin MP for MacPherson (1933–2014) | 31 October 1972 | 1 January 1985 | PAP | Lee K. V |
| | Chua Sian Chin MP for MacPherson (1933–2014) | 31 October 1972 | 1 January 1985 | PAP | Lee K. VI |
| | S. Jayakumar MP for Bedok & Bedok GRC (born 1939) | 2 January 1985 | 31 December 1993 | PAP | Lee K. VII |
| | S. Jayakumar MP for Bedok & Bedok GRC (born 1939) | 2 January 1985 | 31 December 1993 | PAP | Lee K. VIII |
| | S. Jayakumar MP for Bedok & Bedok GRC (born 1939) | 2 January 1985 | 31 December 1993 | PAP | Goh I |
| | S. Jayakumar MP for Bedok & Bedok GRC (born 1939) | 2 January 1985 | 31 December 1993 | PAP | Goh II |
| | Wong Kan Seng MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (born 1946) | 2 January 1994 | 31 October 2010 | PAP | Goh II |
| | Wong Kan Seng MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (born 1946) | 2 January 1994 | 31 October 2010 | PAP | Goh III |
| | Wong Kan Seng MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (born 1946) | 2 January 1994 | 31 October 2010 | PAP | Goh IV |
| | Wong Kan Seng MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (born 1946) | 2 January 1994 | 31 October 2010 | PAP | Lee H. I |
| | Wong Kan Seng MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (born 1946) | 2 January 1994 | 31 October 2010 | PAP | Lee H. II |
| | K. Shanmugam MP for Sembawang GRC (born 1959) | 1 November 2010 | 20 May 2011 | PAP | Lee H. II |
| | Teo Chee Hean MP for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (born 1954) | 21 May 2011 | 30 September 2015 | PAP | Lee H. III |
| | K. Shanmugam MP for Nee Soon GRC (born 1959) | 1 October 2015 | Incumbent | PAP | Lee H. IV |
| | K. Shanmugam MP for Nee Soon GRC (born 1959) | 1 October 2015 | Incumbent | PAP | Lee H. V |
| | K. Shanmugam MP for Nee Soon GRC (born 1959) | 1 October 2015 | Incumbent | PAP | Wong I |