Background
Teo, Chee Hean was born on December 27, 1954 in Singapore.
Teo, Chee Hean was born on December 27, 1954 in Singapore.
Graduate, Singapore Armed Forces Trng. Institute, 1973; Bachelor of Science (honorary), University Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, 1976. Master of Science Computing Science (honorary), Imperial College, London, 1977.
Master in Public Administrator, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1986.
Enlisted Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), 1972—1973. Chief of Navy Republic of Singapore Navy, 1991, rear admiral, 1991—1992. Minister of state Ministries of Finance, Communications, and Defense, 1992—1995.
Acting minister Environmental, 1995—1996. Senior minister State for Defense, 1995—1996. Minister Environmental, 1996—1997.
Second minister State for Defense, 1996—2003. Member of parliament Pasir Ris Grp. Republican Constituency, 1997—2006.
Minister Education, 1997—2003, Defense, since 2003, Civil Serice, since 2003.
Married Poh Yim Chew. 2 children.