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'''Tan Gee Paw''' {{post-nominals|post-noms=] ]}} is a Singaporean former bureaucrat who served as chairman of the ] from 2001 to 2017. He was also chairman of ] from 2020 to 2025. '''Tan Gee Paw''' {{post-nominals|post-noms=] ]}} (born {{circa}} 1944) is a Singaporean former bureaucrat who served as chairman of the ] from 2001 to 2017. He was also chairman of ] from 2020 to 2025.


==Early life and education== ==Early life and education==
Tan was born sometime during the ]. His father was a clerk. Tan grew up with numerouse extended relatives in a bungalow in ] and attended ].{{sfn|Lim|2007}} Tan was born sometime during the ] in 1944. His father was a clerk. Tan grew up with numerous extended relatives in a ] in ] and attended ].{{sfn|Lim|2007}}


After the war, Tan was offered a ] scholarship to study ],{{sfn|Chan|2015}} but he declined it after "picturing myself as a marine engineer on board a ship" and deciding that "I don't think I want to spend my life inside those ships."{{sfn|Cheong|2019|p=50}} He successfully applied for a ] bursary to read ] instead at the ].{{sfn|Chan|2015}} Despite suffering from a ] in his final year, Tan graduated with ] in 1967.{{sfn|Cheong|2019|p=50}} After the war, Tan was offered a ] scholarship to study ],{{sfn|Chan|2015}} but he declined it after "picturing myself as a marine engineer on board a ship" and deciding that "I don't think I want to spend my life inside those ships."{{sfn|Cheong|2019|p=50}} He successfully applied for a ] bursary to read ] instead at the ].{{sfn|Chan|2015}} Despite suffering from a ] in his final year, Tan graduated with ] in 1967.{{sfn|Cheong|2019|p=50}}


==Career== ==Career==
Tan's career in public service began in the late 1960s when he joined the Public Works Department as a junior engineer. Shortly after establishing the Water Planning Unit in the ] in 1971, Prime Minister ] tasked Tan with drafting Singapore's first Water Masterplan.{{sfn|Chan|2015}} Tan's career in public service began in the late 1960s when he joined the Public Works Department as a junior engineer. Shortly after establishing the Water Planning Unit in the ] in 1971, Prime Minister ] tasked Tan and the Permanent Secretary of the ], ], with drafting Singapore's first water master plan.{{sfn|Chan|2015}}


In 1974, Tan joined the ]'s environmental engineering division.{{sfn|Chan|2015}} As head of the Drainage Department, Tan formulated a five-year drainage improvement proposal with the ministry's Permanent Secretary, ]. The ] quickly approved of their ]100 million programme, which led to a significance decrease in the incidence of floods nationwide.{{sfn|Boh|2022|p=131}} In 1974, Tan joined the Ministry of the Environment's environmental engineering division.{{sfn|Chan|2015}} As head of the Drainage Department, Tan formulated a five-year drainage improvement proposal with Lee Ek Tieng. The ] quickly approved of their ]100 million programme, which led to a significance decrease in the incidence of floods nationwide.{{sfn|Boh|2022|p=131}}


On 27 February 1977, Prime Minister ] challenged the Ministry of the Environment to clean up the ] and the ] within ten years.{{sfn|Cheong|2019|p=169}} Tan joined a task force led by Lee Ek Tieng and was tasked with drafting a master plan that would identify the various sources of water pollution.{{sfn|Boh|2022|p=132}} The eventual operation was regarded as a success by Lee Kuan Yew. Tan, Lee Ek Tieng, and eight other civil servants who were involved in the cleanup were each presented with a solid gold medal at a Clean River Commemoration ceremony on 2 September 1987.{{sfn|Chan|2015}}{{sfn|Boh|2022|p=136}} On 27 February 1977, Prime Minister ] challenged the Ministry of the Environment to clean up Singapore's waterways—including the ] and the rivers in the ]—within ten years.{{sfn|Cheong|2019|p=169}} Tan joined a task force led by Lee Ek Tieng and was tasked with drafting a master plan that would identify the various sources of water pollution.{{sfn|Boh|2022|p=132}} The eventual operation was regarded as a success by Lee Kuan Yew. Tan, Lee Ek Tieng, and eight other civil servants who were involved in the cleanup were each presented with a solid gold medal at a Clean River Commemoration ceremony on 2 September 1987.{{sfn|Chan|2015}}{{sfn|Boh|2022|p=136}}
On 1 April 2001, Tan became chairman of the ] (PUB).{{sfn|Yang|2020}} In 2015, he was awarded the President's Science and Technology Medal—the highest scientific honour in Singapore—for "his pivotal role in harnessing science and technology to enable Singapore to achieve sustainable water supply."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.psta.gov.sg/files/Citations/2015/2015-pstm-Tan%20Gee%20Paw.pdf|publisher=President's Science and Technology Awards|title=2015 PSTA Winner Citations|accessdate=2 January 2025}}</ref> On 31 March 2017, Tan announced his resignation as PUB chairman. He was succeeded the next day by Chiang Chie Foo.{{sfn|Koh|2017}} In October 1989, Tan replaced Chen Hung as principal of ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Tan Gee Paw to head Ngee Ann Polytechnic|newspaper=The Business Times|page=3|date=12 September 1989}}</ref> Tan relinquished his position in March 1995 to succeed Tan Guong Ching as Permament Secretary of the Ministry of the Environment.{{sfn|Chuang|1995|p=2}} On 1 April 2001, Tan became chairman of the ] (PUB).{{sfn|Yang|2020}} In 2015, he was awarded the President's Science and Technology Medal—the highest scientific honour in Singapore—for "his pivotal role in harnessing science and technology to enable Singapore to achieve sustainable water supply."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.psta.gov.sg/files/Citations/2015/2015-pstm-Tan%20Gee%20Paw.pdf|publisher=President's Science and Technology Awards|title=2015 PSTA Winner Citations|accessdate=2 January 2025}}</ref> On 31 March 2017, Tan announced his resignation as PUB chairman. He was succeeded the next day by Chiang Chie Foo.{{sfn|Koh|2017}}


In October 2020, Tan succeeded Liew Mun Leong as chairman of ]. Tan will be succeeded by Lim Ming Yan on 1 April 2025.{{sfn|Andres|2024}} In October 2020, Tan succeeded Liew Mun Leong as chairman of ]. Tan will be succeeded by Lim Ming Yan on 1 April 2025.{{sfn|Andres|2024}}
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===Organisational awards=== ===Organisational awards===
* The Insitution of Engineers, Singapore's Lifetime Achievement Award (2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ies.org.sg/About-IES/IES-Award/IES%20Lifetime%20Engineering%20Achievement%20Awards|title=IES Lifetime Engineering Achievement Awards|publisher=The Institution of Engineers, Singapore|accessdate=2 January 2025}}</ref> * The Institution of Engineers, Singapore's Lifetime Achievement Award (2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ies.org.sg/About-IES/IES-Award/IES%20Lifetime%20Engineering%20Achievement%20Awards|title=IES Lifetime Engineering Achievement Awards|publisher=The Institution of Engineers, Singapore|accessdate=2 January 2025}}</ref>
* Distinguished Professional Engineer Award (2017){{sfn|Zaccheus|2018}} * Distinguished Professional Engineer Award (2017){{sfn|Zaccheus|2018}}


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* {{cite news|last=Chan|first=Juliana|url=https://www.asianscientist.com/2015/09/features/sg50-pioneer-tan-gee-paw-love-waterways/|title=A Love Of Waterways|newspaper=Asian Scientist|date=18 September 2015}} * {{cite news|last=Chan|first=Juliana|url=https://www.asianscientist.com/2015/09/features/sg50-pioneer-tan-gee-paw-love-waterways/|title=A Love Of Waterways|newspaper=Asian Scientist|date=18 September 2015}}
* {{cite book|last=Cheong|first=Suk-wai|title=The Sound Of Memories: Recordings From The Oral History Centre, Singapore|publisher=World Scientific Publishing Company|year=2019|isbn=9789811208034}} * {{cite book|last=Cheong|first=Suk-wai|title=The Sound Of Memories: Recordings From The Oral History Centre, Singapore|publisher=World Scientific Publishing Company|year=2019|isbn=9789811208034}}
* {{cite news|last=Chuang|first=Peck Ming|title=Tan Guong Ching to be CEO of HDB from April 1|date=28 March 1995|page=2|newspaper=The Business Times}}
* {{cite news|last=Koh|first=Fabian|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/chiang-chie-foo-takes-over-from-tan-gee-paw-as-pub-chairman-from-april-1|title=New PUB chairman: Tan Gee Paw hands over to Chiang Chie Foo from April 1|date=30 March 2017|newspaper=The Straits Times}} * {{cite news|last=Koh|first=Fabian|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/chiang-chie-foo-takes-over-from-tan-gee-paw-as-pub-chairman-from-april-1|title=New PUB chairman: Tan Gee Paw hands over to Chiang Chie Foo from April 1|date=30 March 2017|newspaper=The Straits Times}}
* {{cite web|last=Lim|first=Jason|title=Interview with Tan Gee Paw|url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/oral_history_interviews/record-details/28fefdc1-1161-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad|date=6 November 2007|publisher=National Archives of Singapore}} * {{cite web|last=Lim|first=Jason|title=Interview with Tan Gee Paw|url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/oral_history_interviews/record-details/28fefdc1-1161-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad|date=6 November 2007|publisher=National Archives of Singapore}}
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 4 January 2025

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.
Tan Gee PawDUBC PJG
陈义辅
Chairman of the Public Utilities Board
In office
1 April 2001 – 31 March 2017
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded byLee Ek Tieng
Succeeded byChiang Chie Foo
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (BS)
Chinese name
Chinese陈义辅
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Yìfǔ

Tan Gee Paw DUBC PJG (born c. 1944) is a Singaporean former bureaucrat who served as chairman of the Public Utilities Board from 2001 to 2017. He was also chairman of Changi Airport Group from 2020 to 2025.

Early life and education

Tan was born sometime during the Japanese occupation of Malaya in 1944. His father was a clerk. Tan grew up with numerous extended relatives in a bungalow in Waterloo Street and attended Anglo-Chinese School.

After the war, Tan was offered a Colombo Plan scholarship to study marine engineering, but he declined it after "picturing myself as a marine engineer on board a ship" and deciding that "I don't think I want to spend my life inside those ships." He successfully applied for a Public Service Commission bursary to read civil engineering instead at the University of Malaya. Despite suffering from a slipped disc in his final year, Tan graduated with first-class honours in 1967.

Career

Tan's career in public service began in the late 1960s when he joined the Public Works Department as a junior engineer. Shortly after establishing the Water Planning Unit in the Prime Minister's Office in 1971, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew tasked Tan and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Environment, Lee Ek Tieng, with drafting Singapore's first water master plan.

In 1974, Tan joined the Ministry of the Environment's environmental engineering division. As head of the Drainage Department, Tan formulated a five-year drainage improvement proposal with Lee Ek Tieng. The Cabinet of Singapore quickly approved of their S$100 million programme, which led to a significance decrease in the incidence of floods nationwide.

On 27 February 1977, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew challenged the Ministry of the Environment to clean up Singapore's waterways—including the Singapore River and the rivers in the Kallang Basin—within ten years. Tan joined a task force led by Lee Ek Tieng and was tasked with drafting a master plan that would identify the various sources of water pollution. The eventual operation was regarded as a success by Lee Kuan Yew. Tan, Lee Ek Tieng, and eight other civil servants who were involved in the cleanup were each presented with a solid gold medal at a Clean River Commemoration ceremony on 2 September 1987.

In October 1989, Tan replaced Chen Hung as principal of Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Tan relinquished his position in March 1995 to succeed Tan Guong Ching as Permament Secretary of the Ministry of the Environment. On 1 April 2001, Tan became chairman of the Public Utilities Board (PUB). In 2015, he was awarded the President's Science and Technology Medal—the highest scientific honour in Singapore—for "his pivotal role in harnessing science and technology to enable Singapore to achieve sustainable water supply." On 31 March 2017, Tan announced his resignation as PUB chairman. He was succeeded the next day by Chiang Chie Foo.

In October 2020, Tan succeeded Liew Mun Leong as chairman of Changi Airport Group. Tan will be succeeded by Lim Ming Yan on 1 April 2025.

Awards and honours

National awards

Organisational awards

  • The Institution of Engineers, Singapore's Lifetime Achievement Award (2015)
  • Distinguished Professional Engineer Award (2017)

Honorary degrees

References

Citations

  1. Lim 2007.
  2. ^ Chan 2015.
  3. ^ Cheong 2019, p. 50.
  4. Boh 2022, p. 131.
  5. Cheong 2019, p. 169.
  6. Boh 2022, p. 132.
  7. Boh 2022, p. 136.
  8. "Tan Gee Paw to head Ngee Ann Polytechnic". The Business Times. 12 September 1989. p. 3.
  9. Chuang 1995, p. 2.
  10. Yang 2020.
  11. "2015 PSTA Winner Citations" (PDF). President's Science and Technology Awards. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  12. Koh 2017.
  13. Andres 2024.
  14. "IES Lifetime Engineering Achievement Awards". The Institution of Engineers, Singapore. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  15. Zaccheus 2018.
  16. "UK honorary degree for Ngee Ann's principal". The Straits Times. 27 December 1993. p. 21.

Bibliography

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