SINGAPORE - Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) director-general Han Kok Juan will take over the supervision of elections here from April 1.

Mr Han has been appointed as Returning Officer (RO) by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, whileHousing Board chief executive officer Tan Meng Dui will relinquish the appointment, the Elections Department said on March 28.

The RO is responsible for overseeing the conduct of elections, and works with the thousands of election officials who run polling stations and count ballots during a general or presidential election. He also announces the election results.

Prior to being appointed director-general of CAAS in 2021, Mr Han was deputy secretary in the Ministry of Transport from 2019. He was also deputy secretary in the Ministry of Law from 2015 to 2019.

Mr Tan, who became HDB’s chief executive officer in 2021, was appointed as RO on Feb 1, 2018, and oversaw the 2020 General Election and the 2023 Presidential Election.

The next general election is due by November 2025.