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Dr NG Eng Hen
Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence
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| Born: |
Singapore, Dec 10 1958 |
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| Education: |
1964 - 1974 |
Anglo-Chinese School |
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1975 - 1976 |
National Junior College |
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1977 - 1987 |
National University of Singapore
- (1982) M.B.B.S. with distinctions in Social Medicine and Public Health
- (1987) Master in Medicine (Surgery)
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| Professional Training and Memberships: |
1986 |
Fellow Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh |
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1989 |
New York Hospital - Cornell University Medical Centre Research Fellow, Laboratory of Surgical Metabolism |
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1990 |
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre Clinical Fellow, Surgical Oncology (First Prize Winner - Clinical Research) |
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1990 |
Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore |
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1992 |
American Society of Surgical Oncology |
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1998 |
Founder Member, Breast Cancer Foundation, Singapore |
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1999 |
American Society of Clinical Oncology |
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| Work and Appointments: |
1992 - 1997
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Consultant Surgeon, Singapore General Hospital |
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1997 - 2001 |
Private Practice, Mount Elizabeth Hospital |
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Nov 2001 |
Member of Parliament, Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC |
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2002 |
Minister of State, Education and Manpower |
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2003 |
Acting Minister for Manpower & Minister of State for Education |
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2004 |
Minister for Manpower & Second Minister for Education |
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July 2005 |
Minister for Manpower & Second Minister for Defence |
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May 2006 |
Re-elected Member of Parliament, Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC |
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May 2006
Apr 2007
Apr 2008 |
Re-appointed Minister for Manpower & Second Minister for Defence
Deputy Leader of the House
Minister for Education and Second Minister
for Defence |
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| Political Activities: |
2002 - 2006 |
- Member, Remaking Singapore Committee
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Enhancing Human Capital, Economic Review Committee
- Chairman, University Restructuring Committee MOE
- Chairman, Jobs Task Force, MOM
- Chairman, Inter-Ministerial Committee on Low Wage Workers
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2003 - 2006 |
- Organizing Secretary (Special Duties)
- Secretary, Refreshing PAP Committee
- SARS Ministerial Committee and Combat Unit
- Member, Central Executive Committee, PAP (2005)
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| Family: |
1982 Married Ivy Lim Swee Lian (MBBS,M Med
(Paed), FRCP (Edin) - pediatrician and
geneticist
2 sons, 2 daughters
- Jonathan Ng Yuan En (1984)
- Jill Ng Hui Wen (1988)
- Joel Ng Yuan Ming (1990)
- Jeanne Ng Li Wen (1994)
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| Recreation: |
Jogging, golf, reading. |
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