Albert Chua

Albert Chua (born 1968) is a Singaporean civil servant and diplomat who is the Permanent Secretary of 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]

Albert Chua PPA(E)
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)
Incumbent
Assumed office April 2022
Preceded by	Chee Wee Kiong
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources
In office October 2017 – March 2022
Preceded by	Choi Shing Kwok
Succeeded by	Stanley Loh
Singaporean Permanent Representative to the United Nations
In office August 2011 – June 2013
Preceded by	Vanu Gopala Menon
Succeeded by	Karen Tan
Singaporean High Commissioner to Australia
In office March 2008 – June 2011
Personal details
Born	1968 (age 56–57) Singapore
Alma mater	University of East Anglia (BA) Harvard University (MPA)

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

Chua joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992, serving as Deputy Trade Representative at the Singapore Trade Office in Taipei from March 1994 to February 1997, and Deputy Secretary (Policy) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from August 2001 to February 2004.^[3]

He served as a Principal Private Secretary to then Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong from August 2004 to September 2007,^[3] and was appointed Singaporean High Commissioner to Australia from March 2008 to June 2011.^[4] He was appointed Permanent Secretary (Foreign Affairs) in April 2022, having formerly been Permanent Secretary (Sustainability and the Environment).^[5] He also served as a board member of the Middle East Institute and the Institute of South Asian Studies.^[6]

Awards

He received a Gold Public Administration Medal in 2017.^[7]