The Cabinet - Mr GOH Chok Tong

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Mr GOH Chok Tong
Senior Minister

Born:

Singapore, 20 May 1941

Education:

1955 - 1960	Raffles Institution, Singapore
1961 - 1964	University of Singapore (Bachelor of Arts with Honours [First Class] in Economics)
1966 - 1967	Williams College , USA (Master of Arts in Development Economics)

Appointments:

1964 - 1969	Administrative Officer, Singapore Administrative Service
1969 - Sep 1977	Neptune Orient Lines: Planning and Projects Manager Financial Director Managing Director (Nov 1973 - Sep 1977)
1976 to date	Member of Parliament (Marine Parade GRC)
1977 - 1979	Senior Minister of State for Finance
1979 - Nov 1990	Held various portfolios as Minister for Trade and Industry, Minister for Health and Minister for Defence
1985 - Nov 1990	First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence
28 Nov 1990 - 12 Aug 2004	Prime Minister (concurrently Minister for Defence until 1991.) Stepped down as Prime Minister on 12 Aug 2004 to pave the way for leadership self-renewal
12 Aug 2004 to date	Senior Minister in Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's Cabinet
20 Aug 2004 to date	Chairman, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Political Activities:

Member of the People's Action Party Central Executive Committee since 1979

-    Second Assistant Secretary-General (1979 - 1984)

-    Assistant Secretary-General (1984 - 1989)

-    First Assistant Secretary-General (1989 - 1992)

-    Secretary-General (1992 to Dec 2004 when he relinquished
      position to pave the way for Party leadership renewal)

-    Led his Party to victory in three General Elections in
      1991, 1997 and 2001

Family:

Married Mdm Tan Choo Leng,
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), University of Singapore
Advocate and Solicitor
They have two children - a daughter and a son

Recreation:

Golf, Tennis

January 2008

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