A Biographical Sketch
1980-1981
Education
St Patrick’s Institution; St. Joseph’s Institution
BSc (Univ. of Singapore)
MSc (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
PhD (Univ. of Adelaide)
Career
Submanager, later General Manager, Overseas-Chinese Banking Coporation (OCBC)
Member of Parliament
1980-81
1980-81
1981-83
Minister for Education
Vice-Chancellor, National University of Singapore
Minister-in-charge for National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological Institute
1983-85
1985-86
1985-91
Concurrently Minister for Finance
Minister for Health
Minister for Education
1995-
1995-2003
2003 Aug-
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Defence
Co-ordinating Minister for Security and Defence
Offices held
Chairman, National Trades
Union Congress Investment and Co-operatives Committee
Chairman, National Trades Union Congress Income Board of Trustees
Chairman, People’s Action Party Central Executive Committee
Chairman, People’s Action Party Community Foundation Management Council
Chairman, Economic Development Board International Advisory Council
Chairman, Singapore-US Business Council
Founding Board Member, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation
Member, Economic Review Committee
Patron, Singapore Dance Theatre
Honours
1959 Singapore Government
State Scholarship
1962 Asia Foundation Scholarship
1965 Research Scholarship
(University of Adelaide)
1988
National Trades Union Congress Medal of Honour
MIT Club of Singapore Distinguished Services Award
Hon. Doctor of Laws (Murdoch University)
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