# New Chief Executive Officer for the National Parks Board

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2026-04-24T07:00:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/new-chief-executive-officer-for-the-national-parks-board-2026
- **Topics:** Commercial & Industrial, Government & Policy

## Featured rationale

The leadership transition signals continuity in Singapore’s City in Nature and urban-innovation agenda, which may support sustained integration of greenery into future developments.

## AI summary

Dr Tan Puay Yok will become NParks CEO on 1 June 2026, succeeding Ms Hwang Yu-Ning, who will join MND as Chief (Urban Innovation & Excellence).

## Original article

The Ministry of National Development (MND) and National Parks Board (NParks) announced today the following senior appointment changes at MND and NParks:

• Ms Hwang Yu-Ning (黄攸寜), 57, will relinquish her current appointment as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NParks on 1 Jun 2026, and be appointed as Chief (Urban Innovation & Excellence) at MND; and

• Dr Tan Puay Yok (陈培育), 56, currently Executive Director of the National Parks & Gardens Cluster of NParks, Group Director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens and Chief Science and Technology Officer of NParks, will be appointed CEO of NParks (Designate) from 1 May 2026 before assuming the position on 1 Jun 2026.

Ms Hwang has built a distinguished career in the Singapore Civil Service, marked by strong leadership and a breadth of experience across policy and operational roles. Over the course of her service, she has held a series of senior appointments in ministries and statutory boards, from her role as Deputy CEO and Chief Planner at the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), to her current posting as CEO of NParks.

As CEO of NParks, Ms Hwang integrated urban planning with the expertise of her team and drove partnerships with various stakeholders. She engaged people from all walks of life, and fostered greater collaboration with NParks’ diverse stakeholder groups. Under her leadership, NParks forged ahead with adoption of science, research and technology throughout the organisation to support the City in Nature vision.

Dr Tan brings over three decades of leadership across public service and academia, underpinned by deep institutional knowledge of NParks and expertise in urban greening and ecology. As the Executive Director of the National Parks & Gardens Cluster and Group Director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, he enhanced the Gardens’ international standing as a leading centre for tropical botany and conservation, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a cultural institution, and a beloved National Garden.

Concurrently, as Chief Science and Technology Officer, Dr Tan provides strategic leadership over NParks’ Science and Technology agenda, supporting Singapore’s Research, Innovation and Enterprise priorities and strengthening translational research. An internationally recognised scholar practitioner in urban ecology, Dr Tan is on secondment from the National University of Singapore where he is a Professor at the Department of Architecture.

Detailed write-ups of Ms Hwang and Dr Tan are in the Annex.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 国家公园局新任首席执行官

国家发展部（MND）与国家公园局（NParks）今日宣布以下MND及NParks高级人事变动：

• 黄攸寜女士（Ms Hwang Yu-Ning），57岁，将于2026年6月1日卸任国家公园局首席执行官（CEO），并获委任为国家发展部首席（城市创新与卓越）；以及

• 陈培育博士（Dr Tan Puay Yok），56岁，现为国家公园局国家公园与花园集群执行董事、新加坡植物园集团总监及国家公园局首席科学与技术官，将于2026年5月1日起获委任为国家公园局候任首席执行官，并于2026年6月1日正式履新。

黄女士在新加坡公务员体系中建立了杰出的职业生涯，以强有力的领导力以及横跨政策与运营角色的丰富经验著称。在服务期间，她曾在多个部委及法定机构担任一系列高级职务，包括市区重建局（URA）副首席执行官兼总规划师，以至现任国家公园局首席执行官。

作为国家公园局首席执行官，黄女士将城市规划与其团队专长相结合，并推动与各方持份者的伙伴关系。她与各界人士广泛交流，并促进国家公园局与多元持份者群体的更紧密协作。在她领导下，国家公园局在组织内全面推进科学、研究与技术应用，以支持“自然中的城市”愿景。

陈博士在公共服务与学术界拥有逾三十年的领导经验，并具备对国家公园局的深厚机构知识以及城市绿化与生态学专长。作为国家公园与花园集群执行董事及新加坡植物园集团总监，他提升了植物园作为热带植物学与保育领先中心、联合国教科文组织世界遗产、文化机构及深受喜爱的国家花园的国际地位。

同时，作为首席科学与技术官，陈博士为国家公园局的科学与技术议程提供战略领导，支持新加坡的研究、创新与企业优先事项，并加强转化研究。陈博士是国际公认的城市生态学学者实践者，目前从新加坡国立大学借调，任建筑系教授。

黄女士与陈博士的详细履历见附件。