Geh Min
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Geh Min | |
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倪敏 | |
Born | 1950 (age 71–72) |
Alma mater | National University of Singapore |
Known for | Nature Society (former President) |
Dr. Geh Min (Chinese: 倪敏; pinyin: Ní Mǐn) is the former President of Nature Society in Singapore. She was formerly a Nominated Member of Parliament from January 2005 to April 2006.
Early life and education[]
Geh is a former student of Methodist Girls' School and Anglo-Chinese School. She is a medicine graduate of the National University of Singapore and works as a consultant ophthalmologist at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, and as a visiting consultant at the Singapore National Eye Centre and the National University Hospital. She is the granddaughter of philanthropist Lee Kong Chian.[1]
Career[]
In December 2004, Geh was appointed as a Nominated Member of Parliament.[2]
In 2006, Geh was one of the three recipients of the inaugural President's Award for the Environment, along with Tommy Koh and the Waterways Watch Society (WWS).[3]
Geh heads the Environment and Health Functional Committee of the South-West Community Development Council. She is a Board Member of the Nature Conservancy's Asia Pacific Council; the Water Network of the PUB; and the Singapore Environment Council.
References[]
- ^ "Nature conservation's new champion". The Straits Times.
- ^ "Nature Society President Geh Min is one of nine fresh faces - and the only civil society activist - among the new Nominated MPs appointed by President S R Nathan". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2010-12-14.
- ^ "President's Award for the Environment". Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources. Archived from the original on 2010-07-28.
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Singaporean ophthalmologists
- Singaporean people of Hokkien descent
- Singaporean people of Chinese descent
- Singaporean environmentalists
- Singaporean women environmentalists
- Singaporean Nominated Members of Parliament
- Anglo-Chinese School alumni
- National University of Singapore alumni
- Methodist Girls' High School, Singapore alumni
- Singaporean people stubs