Raymond Lim
30 May 2006 – 20 May 2011
1 April 2005 – 29 May 2006
for East Coast GRC (Fengshan)
25 October 2001 – 24 August 2015
State of Singapore
Balliol College, Oxford
King's College, Cambridge
Raymond Lim Siang Keat (Chinese: 林双吉; pinyin: Lín Shuāngjí, born 24 June 1959) is a former Singaporean 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 Kwan Yew that this was a "thankless job" but that "someone has to do it".[1]
He retired from politics in 2015 and is presently Executive Chairman of APS Asset Management and Senior Advisor to the Swire Group.[2]
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.[3]
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.
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Preceded by ? | Minister, Prime Minister's Office 1 April 2005 - 30 May 2006 | Succeeded by N.A. |
Preceded by | Minister for Transport 30 May 2006 - 18 May 2011 | Succeeded by |
External links
- Lim Siang Keat Raymond Lim Siang Keat at parliament.gov.sg
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