Teo Chee Hean
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The Honourable Teo Chee Hean | |
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张志贤 | |
5th Senior Minister of Singapore | |
Assumed office 1 May 2019 Serving with Tharman Shanmugaratnam | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | Seat Vacant |
Coordinating Minister for National Security | |
Assumed office 21 May 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | Wong Kan Seng |
Constituency | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore | |
In office 1 April 2009 – 30 April 2019 Serving with Tharman Shanmugaratnam | |
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Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | S. Jayakumar |
Succeeded by | Heng Swee Keat |
Minister for Home Affairs | |
In office 21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | K. Shanmugam |
Succeeded by | K. Shanmugam |
Minister for Defence | |
In office 1 August 2003 – 20 May 2011 | |
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Preceded by | Tony Tan Keng Yam |
Succeeded by | Ng Eng Hen |
Minister for Education | |
In office 25 January 1997 – 31 July 2003 | |
Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong |
Preceded by | Lee Yock Suan |
Succeeded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (Pasir Ris West) | |
Assumed office 17 October 2001 | |
Preceded by | himself (Pasir Ris GRC:Pasir Ris Loyang) |
Majority | 44,466 (28.30%) |
Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris GRC (Pasir Ris Loyang) | |
In office 26 June 1997 – 17 October 2001 | |
Preceded by | Charles Chong (Eunos GRC-Pasir Ris) |
Succeeded by | himself (Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC:Pasir Ris West ward) |
Member of Parliament for 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) |
Constituency | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
Personal details | |
Born | Singapore | 27 December 1954
Political party | People's Action Party (1992) |
Spouse(s) | Chew Poh Yim |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Manchester Imperial College London Harvard University |
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Military service | |
Branch/service | Republic of Singapore Navy |
Years of service | 1972–1992 |
Rank | Rear-Admiral |
Commands | Chief of Navy (1991-92) |
Teo Chee Hean (simplified Chinese: 张志贤; traditional Chinese: 張志賢; pinyin: Zhāng Zhìxián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tioⁿ Chì-hiân; Tamil: தியோ சீ ஹியென்; born 27 December 1954) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was appointed as the Senior Minister & Coordinating Minister for National Security by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Teo is currently the acting Prime Minister in Lee Hsien Loong's absence as Heng Swee Keat announced that he is stepping aside as the leader of the 4G team, paving the way for a younger person to lead the country.
Since 1 May 2019, he stepped down as the Deputy Prime Minister. He also oversees the Prime Minister's Office Strategy Group, including the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group, the National Security Coordination Secretariat, the National Population and Talent Division and the National Climate Change Secretariat.
In the first phase of his career, he served in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) where he held various command and staff appointments in the Republic of Singapore Navy and the Joint Staff. In 1991, he was appointed Chief of Navy, and was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral.
In December 1992, he left the SAF to seek elected public office and was elected as a Member of Parliament in a by-election in the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC). He was re-elected to Parliament five times in the Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC and was an MP for Pasir Ris West.
He served as the Deputy Prime Minister from 1 April 2009 to 30 April 2019 for a decade when former officeholders, S. Jayakumar and Wong Kan Seng both stepped down from the position. He had served as the Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Defence, Minister for Education, and Minister for the Environment. He has also served as Minister of State in the Ministries of Communications and Information, Finance and Defence.
Career[]
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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. He has been placed in charge of leading the Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC.
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, a post he held until 2018.[1]
On 23 April 2019, the Prime Minister Office's latest cabinet reshuffle announced that he, alongside Tharman Shanmugaratnam, would both be relinquishing their respective Deputy Prime Minister portfolio to Heng Swee Keat, and they would be conferred the Senior Minister post effective from 1 May onwards, while retaining his Co-ordinating Minister for National Defense portfolio.[2] Teo also oversees the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group, the National Security Coordination Secretariat, the National Population and Talent Division and the National Climate Change Secretariat under the Prime Minister's Office.[3]
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 to 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 studied at Imperial College in London and was awarded Masters of Science degree (with distinction) in Computing Science from University of London in 1977. He later earned Masters in Public Administration from Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1986, where he was named a Littauer Fellow.
Family[]
Teo is married to . 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 Archived 2011-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, channelnewsasia.com, 1 June 2011
- ^ "Heng Swee Keat to be promoted to DPM in Cabinet reshuffle". Channel NewsAsia. 23 Apr 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 Apr 2019.
- ^ "Mr TEO Chee Hean". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
Bibliography[]
- (in Chinese) 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
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