Education
Bachelor of Architecture, U. Adelaide, Australia, 1961;Master of Science in Civil Design, U. Liverpool, England, 1967.
Bachelor of Architecture, U. Adelaide, Australia, 1961;Master of Science in Civil Design, U. Liverpool, England, 1967.
Architect, Adelaide and Singapore, 1962-1965;town planner, Civil Svc., 1967-1971;private town planner, 1971-1975;elected member parliament, Government of Singapore, 1972-1993;senior minister state for committee, Government of Singapore, 1975;minister for committee, Government of Singapore, 1978-1980;acting minister for culture, Government of Singapore, 1978;minister for labor, Government of Singapore, 1980;minister without portfolio, Government of Singapore, 1983;2nd deputy prime minister, Government of Singapore, 1985;deputy prime minister, Government of Singapore, 1990;president of Republic, Government of Singapore, since 1993.
Chairman executive central committee People's Action Party, 1981-1993.
Married; 2 children.