Background
Yam, Tony Tan Keng was born on February 7, 1940 in Singapore. Son of Seng Hwee Tan and Neo Swee Lim.
Yam, Tony Tan Keng was born on February 7, 1940 in Singapore. Son of Seng Hwee Tan and Neo Swee Lim.
Bachelor of Science, University Singapore. Master of Science in Operations Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University Adelaide, Australia.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Murdoch University, Australia.
Teacher, Physics Department University Singapore, 1964—1967, lecturer, mathematics, 1967—1969. Sub-manager Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation, 1969—1978, general manager, 1978—1979. Member Parliament, since 1979.
Senior Minister State Education, 1979—1980. Minister, Education Parliment, 1980—1981. Vice-Chancellor National University Singapore, 1980—1981, Min.-in-charge, 1981—1983, Nanyang Technology Institute, 1981—1983.
Minister, Trade and Industry Parliment, 1981—1986, Minister, Finance, 1983—1985, Minister, Health, 1985—1986, Minister, Education, 1985—1991. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd., 1992—1995. Chairman People's Action Party Central Executive Committee, 1993.
Minister Defense, 1995—2003. Deputy prime minister Singapore, 1995—2005. Coordinating minister Security and Defense, 2003—2005.
Chairman National Research Foundation, since 2005. Deputy chairman Research Innovation and Enterprise Council, since 2005. Board directors Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.
Deputy chairman, executive director, GIC, GIC Special Investments Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Private Ltd., since 2009.
Patron Singapore Dance Theatre. Member of Economic Review Committee.
Married Mary Chee Bee Kiang Kiang, 1964. 4 children.