Khaw Boon Wan
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| Khaw Boon Wan | |
 Khaw Boon Wan |
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| Assumed office 12 August 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Lim Hng Kiang |
| Constituency | Sembawang Group Representation Constituency |
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| Born | December 8, 1952 Penang, Federation of Malaya |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Khaw (Xǔ).
Khaw Boon Wan (simplified Chinese: 许文远; pinyin: Xǔ Wényuǎn; born 8 December 1952 in Penang, Malaya) is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently the country's Minister for Health.
Khaw completed his education at the University of Newcastle in Australia under the Singapore Government Colombo Plan Scholarship, graduating in 1977 with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce. He worked in the Ministry of Health, formulating health policies, and restructuring the public hospitals. He has been the CEO of the National University Hospital, Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital and the Singapore General Hospital. In 1992, he became Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's Principal Private Secretary, serving in this post for three years. In 1995, he joined the Ministry of Trade and Industry, where he served as its Permanent Secretary until October 2001.
Khaw was elected as a Member of Parliament on 3 November 2001. He was appointed Minister for Health on 12 August 2004. He played a key role in successfully combating the SARS that tested the island's public health resources. Khaw was noted for his role in the National Kidney Foundation Singapore scandal, and made Gerard Ee the new chairman of the NKF following T.T Durai's resignation.
Khaw is married with three daughters, and is known to be a devout Buddhist.
| Preceded by Lim Hng Kiang |
Minister for Health 12th August 2004–present |
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[edit] Politics
During the 2006 elections, Khaw stated that in a 4th May 2006, Straits Times article, that 'Means testing in hospitals may not happen at all'. However after winning the electoral battle for Sembawang GRC, Khaw revealed to Channel News Asia on 7th Apr 2007 that 'Means testing may kick in within next 12 months'. By 1st January 2009, Singapore implemented means testing for public hospital patients.
[edit] Quotes
- 'Singaporeans could consider living in nursing homes in neighbouring Johor Baru', 10th Feb 2009, addressing Singapore Parliament after visiting a site in Johor Baru, Malaysia, where a Singaporean investor was planning to build a 200-bed nursing home.
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