Raymond Lim Siang Keat | |
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林双吉 | |
Minister for Transport | |
In office 30 May 2006 – 20 May 2011 | |
Second Minister | Lim Hwee Hua (2009–2011) |
Preceded by | Yeo Cheow Tong |
Succeeded by | Lui Tuck Yew |
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | |
In office 1 April 2005 – 29 May 2006 | |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for East Coast GRC (Fengshan) | |
In office 25 October 2001 – 24 August 2015 | |
Preceded by | Chng Hee Kok |
Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | (1959-06-24) 24 June 1959 (age 65) State of Singapore |
Political party | People's Action Party |
Alma mater | University of Adelaide Balliol College, Oxford King's College, Cambridge |
Raymond Lim Siang Keat (Chinese: 林双吉; pinyin: Lín Shuāngjí, born 24 June 1959) is a Singaporean former politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), Lim has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the East Coast Group Representation Constituency for Fengshan from 2001 to 2015. He served as the Minister for Transport from 2006 to 2011, and as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office from 2005 to 2006. When taking on the transport portfolio, he was informed by Lee Kuan Yew that this was a "thankless job" but that "someone has to do it".
He retired from politics in 2015 and is presently Executive Chairman of APS Asset Management and Senior Advisor to the Swire Group.
Education
Lim was a Rhodes Scholar and Colombo Plan scholar and holds degrees from the universities of Adelaide, Oxford and King's College, Cambridge (LLM, 1987). Prior to his university education, he was a student and athlete in Raffles Institution.
Before taking on political office, he held numerous positions in the financial industry which he joined after serving as a law lecturer at the National University of Singapore and working as a reporter at The Straits Times.
Personal life
Lim's brother, Benny Lim Siang Hoe, was with the Internal Security Department, and is also a former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of National Development.
Government offices | ||
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Preceded by? | Minister, Prime Minister's Office 1 April 2005 - 30 May 2006 |
Succeeded byN.A. |
Preceded byYeo Cheow Tong | Minister for Transport 30 May 2006 - 18 May 2011 |
Succeeded byLui Tuck Yew |
References
- "Transport Minister post is a thankless job, Lee Kuan Yew told Raymond Lim". TODAY. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- "Mr Raymond Lim Siang Keat". Nanyang Centre for Public Administration. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- "Mr Raymond Lim Siang Keat". Nanyang Centre for Public Administration. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
External links
- Lim Siang Keat Raymond Lim Siang Keat at parliament.gov.sg
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