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Our Vice-Chancellors:
A Biographical Sketch
 

Toh Chin Chye
1968-1975

 

 


Education
Secondary education in Perak
Raffles College; University of London
PhD (National Institute for Medical Research, London)

 

Career

  
1954 Founder member of PAP
 
1958-64 Reader in Physiology, University of Singapore
 
1964 Research Association, University of Singapore
 
1959-88

1959-68

1968-75		 Member of Parliament

Deputy Prime Minister

Minister for Science & Technology
 		  
1968-75 Vice-Chancellor, University of Singapore
 
1975-81 Minister for Health

 
 

 

Offices held

Chairman, Board of Governors, Singapore Polytechnic; Regional Inst. Of Higher Education
Member, Administration Board, Assoc. of Southeast Asian Inst. Of Higher Learning
Chairman, Applied Research Corporation

 

 

Honours

Hon. Doctor of Letters (University of Singapore)
Darjah Utama Nila Utama (Order of Nila Utama, First Class)

 

 

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