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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 |
1986 |
Fellow Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh |
| Training, Memberships |
1989 |
New York Hospital - Cornell University Medical Centre Research Fellow, Laboratory of Surgical Metabolism |
| and Awards: |
1990 |
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre
Clinical Fellow, Surgical Oncology
- First Prize Winner - Clinical Research
- Smithkline Beecham Surgical Scholar Award
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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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| Career and |
1992 - 1997 |
Consultant Surgeon, Singapore General Hospital |
| Political |
1997 - 2001 |
Private Practice, Mount Elizabeth Hospital |
| Appointments: |
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 |
Re-appointed Minister for Manpower & Second Minister for Defence |
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Apr 2007 |
Deputy Leader of the House |
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Apr 2008 |
Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence |
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May 2011 |
Re-elected Member of Parliament, Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC |
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May 2011 |
Minister for Defence |
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May 2011 |
Leader of the House |
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| Key Political Activities: |
2002 - present |
- 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
- Secretary, Refreshing PAP Committee
- SARS Ministerial Committee and Combat Unit
- Member (Security Policy Review Committee (SPRC), National Research Foundation (NRF), Research Innovation & Enterprise Council (RIEC), Steering Committee on Life Sciences (SCLS), Steering Commitee on Interactive and Digital Media (SCIDM), National Population Committee (NPC), Ministerial Committee on Community Engagement (MCCE), SYOGOC Advisory Panel (2010))
- Asia NZ Foundation, Honorary Advisor
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Present |
- Organizing Secretary
- Co-opted 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. CEO KK Women's and Children's Hospital; Dy CEO SingHealth (2008).
Four children. 2 girls and 2 boys.
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| Recreation: |
Jogging, golf, reading. |
