Leo Yip

Leo Yip
Head of the Civil Service
Assumed office
1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Lawrence Wong
Preceded byPeter Ong
Permanent Secretary (Strategy), Prime Minister's Office
Assumed office
1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Lawrence Wong
Preceded byPeter Ong
Permanent Secretary (National Security Intelligence and Coordination), Prime Minister's Office
In office
1 May 2016 (2016-05-01) – 30 November 2025 (2025-11-30)
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Lawrence Wong
Preceded byBenny Lim Siang Hoe
Succeeded byChan Heng Kee
Permanent Secretary (Home Affairs)
In office
1 December 2014 (2014-12-01) – 31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
MinisterTeo Chee Hean
K. Shanmugam
Preceded byTan Tee How
Succeeded byPang Kin Keong
Chairman of the Economic Development Board
In office
1 July 2009 – 30 November 2014
Preceded byLim Siong Guan
Succeeded byBeh Swan Gin
Permanent Secretary (Manpower)
In office
2005 – 30 September 2009
MinisterNg Eng Hen
Gan Kim Yong
Personal details
Born1963 (age 62–63)
Alma materHarvard Kennedy School (MPA)
University of Warwick (MBA)
University of Cambridge (BA)
Police career
DepartmentSingapore Police Force
Service years1982–2000
RankDeputy Assistant Commissioner of Police
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Leo Yip Seng Cheong PJG PPA(E) PPA(P) PBS (Chinese: 叶成昌; pinyin: Yè Chéngchāng; born 1963) is a Singaporean civil servant and former police officer. He currently serves as Head of the Civil Service, the highest-ranking official in the Singapore civil service. Yip concurrently holds the portfolio of Permanent Secretary (Strategy) in the Prime Minister's Office.