Tay Eng Soon

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Tay Eng Soon
鄭永順
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Eunos GRC (Tampines North)
In office
3 September 1988 – 5 August 1993
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Minister of State for Education
In office
1 April 1981 – 12 September 1988
Senior Minister of State for Education
In office
13 September 1988 – 5 August 1993
Minister of Communication and Information
In office
2 January 1985 – 17 February 1986
Member of the Singapore Parliament for River Valley SMC
In office
30 May 1959 – 2 September 1988
Personal details
Born20 January 1940
Died5 August 1993(1993-08-05) (aged 53)
NationalitySingaporean
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Alma materAnglo-Chinese School
ProfessionPolitician
In this Chinese name, the family name is Tay.

Tay Eng Soon (Chinese: 鄭永順; pinyin: Zhèng Yǒngshùn; 20 January 1940 – 5 August 1993) was a Singaporean politician. Tay died of heart failure while in office on 5 August 1993.

Biography[]

Tay was educated at the Anglo-Chinese School. A member of the People's Action Party, he was Senior Minister of State (Education) in the 1980s[1] until his death in office.[2]

Tay died of heart failure on 5 August 1993.[3]

Legacy[]

One of the two libraries in the Singapore Institute of Management has been named after him, in recognition of Tay's contributions to the SIM's UK Open University Degree Programme.[4]

The Tay Eng Soon Health Sciences Award,[5] Tay Eng Soon Medal,[6] and Tay Eng Soon Convention Centre in ITE College Central[7] are also named after him.

References[]

  1. ^ "新加坡资优教育介绍". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ^ Tien Mui Mun (2002-11-06). "Tay Eng Soon". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board Singapore. Archived from the original on 2010-10-01.
  3. ^ "Dr Tay Eng Soon dies of acute heart failure". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  4. ^ "SIM Library: About Us". Singapore Institute of Management. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05.
  5. ^ "Welcome to Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Ex-Hong Kah Lite awarded Outstanding Graduate in ITE". Hong Kah Secondary School. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  7. ^ "ITEMAP" (PDF). Retrieved 30 October 2021.

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