Teo Chee Hean
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Teo Chee Hean | |
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张志贤 | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore | |
Assumed office 1 April 2009 Serving with Tharman Shanmugaratnam | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | S. Jayakumar |
Constituency | Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC |
Co-ordinating Minister for National Security | |
Assumed office 21 May 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | Wong Kan Seng |
Minister for Home Affairs | |
In office 21 May 2011 – 30 Sep 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | K. Shanmugam |
Minister for Defence | |
In office 1 August 2003 – 20 May 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | Tony Tan Keng Yam |
Succeeded by | Ng Eng Hen |
Minister for Education | |
In office 1997 – 1 August 2003 | |
Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong |
Preceded by | Lee Yock Suan |
Succeeded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
Member of Parliament, Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC (Pasir Ris West) | |
Assumed office 17 October 2001 | |
Preceded by | himself (Pasir Ris GRC:Pasir Ris Central) |
Member of Parliament, Pasir Ris GRC (Pasir Ris Central) | |
In office 26 June 1997 – 17 October 2001 | |
Preceded by | Charles Chong (Enous GRC-Pasir Ris) |
Succeeded by | himself (Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC:Pasir Ris West ward) |
Member of Parliament, Marine Parade GRC (Joo Chiat) | |
In office 20 December 1992 – 15 December 1996 | |
Preceded by | Lim Chee Onn |
Succeeded by | Chan Soo Sen (East Coast GRC:Joo Chiat) |
Personal details | |
Born | Singapore | 27 December 1954
Political party | People's Action Party (1992) |
Spouse | Chew Poh Yim |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | UMIST Imperial College London Harvard University |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Republic of Singapore Navy |
Years of service | 1972–1992 |
Rank | Rear-Admiral |
Commands | Chief of Navy (1991-92) |
Template:Chinese-name Teo Chee Hean (simplified Chinese: 张志贤; traditional Chinese: 張志賢; pinyin: Zhāng Zhì Xián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Chì-hiân; born 27 December 1954) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently the country's Deputy Prime Minister, Co-ordinating Minister for National Security and Minister-in-charge of the Civil Service. He oversees the National Population and Talent Division and the National Climate Change Secretariat, and is Chairman of the National Research Foundation. He has previously served as the Minister for Home Affairs (2011-15) Minister for Defence (2003–11), Minister for Education (1997–2003) and Minister for the Environment (1996–97). He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1992.
Prior to entering politics, Teo was a Rear Admiral in the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), and served as Singapore's Chief of Navy from 1991-92.
Career
Naval career
Teo enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 1972 and received his commission as a naval officer at the Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute (SAFTI) in 1973. He went on to hold various command and staff appointments in the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Joint Staff.
Teo assumed command of the RSN as Chief of Navy in 1991 and was promoted to the rank of Commodore (later re-designated as Rear-Admiral) in July 1991.
On 7 December 1992, Teo left the RSN to seek election into Parliament.
Political career
Teo was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (Marine Parade GRC) in the Marine Parade by-election on 19 December 1992.
Following his election, Teo served as a Minister of State in the Ministries of Finance, Communications and Defence.
In April 1995, Teo was appointed the Acting Minister for the Environment and Senior Minister of State for Defence. In January 1996, he was appointed Minister for the Environment and Second Minister for Defence.
At the 1997 general election, Teo was elected as an MP for Pasir Ris GRC. In the subsequent Cabinet reshuffle, he was appointed the Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence.
At the 2001 general election, Teo was elected as an MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC and re-appointed as Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence. On 1 August 2003, he was appointed the Minister for Defence and Minister-in-charge of the Civil Service.
At the 2006 general election, Teo was re-elected as an MP for Pasir-Ris Punggol GRC. He led the team six-member PAP team to victory in the constituency with 68.7% of the votes.
On 26 March 2009, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong appointed Teo as one of two Deputy Prime Ministers with effect from 1 April 2009. He held this appointment alongside his roles of Minister for Defence and Minister-in-charge of the Civil Service.
At the 2011 general election, Teo led the PAP team in Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC to victory with 64.79% of the votes.
On 18 May 2011, Teo was appointed the Minister for Home Affairs and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security. He remains as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister-in-charge of the Civil Service.
Within the PAP, Teo is the First Assistant Secretary General on the party's Central Executive Committee.[1]
Involvement in the Singapore sports scene
Teo serves in leadership and advisory roles in several sports organisations in Singapore. He served as the President of the Singapore National Olympic Council from 1984-2014. He is also the advisor to the Singapore Dragon Boat Association.
Education
Teo Chee Hean went to Saint Michael's School and Saint Joseph's Institution.
He was awarded the President's Scholarship and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Scholarship in 1973. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Electrical Engineering and Management Science from the University of Manchester in 1976, He subsequently attained a Masters of Science degree (with distinction) in Computing Science in 1977 at the Imperial College in London, and a Masters in Public Administration at the Kennedy School of Government in Harvard University in 1986, where he was named a Littauer Fellow.
Family
Teo is married to Chew Poh Yim. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Biochemistry from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1977. She is a director of a business consultancy and teaches marketing management in the School of Business Management at Nanyang Polytechnic on a part-time basis. The couple has one son and one daughter.
References
- ^ PAP appoints Khaw Boon Wan as chairman, channelnewsasia.com, 1 June 2011
Bibliography
- Template:Zh icon Liu, Changping & Zhang, He, 风雨晚晴园(不应忘却的辛亥革命勋臣张永福), 中国文史 (2011), ISBN 9787503431098
External links
- Teo Chee Hean at cabinet.gov.sg
- Teo Chee Hean at parliament.gov.sg
- Teo Chee Hean's Twitter Profile
- Teo Chee Hean's Facebook Page
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Imperial College London
- Alumni of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
- Deputy Prime Ministers of Singapore
- Members of the Cabinet of Singapore
- Members of the Parliament of Singapore
- People's Action Party politicians
- President's Scholars
- Recipients of the Olympic Order
- Saint Joseph's Institution, Singapore alumni
- Singaporean people of Teochew descent