Background
Balakrishnan, Vivian was born in 1961 in Singapore.
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Vivian Balakrishnan
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Ophthalmology, National University Singapore, 1985.
Career
Ophthalmologist Moorefields Eye Hospital, London, 1993—1995. Consultant ophthalmologist Singapore National Eye Center, 1995—1999, medical director, 0199—2000, chief executive officer, 2000—2001. Minister of state (national development) Singapore Government, 2002—2003, minister of state (trade and industry), 2003—2004.
Acting minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, 2004. Senior minister of state Ministry of Trade and Industry, 2004. Minister Community Development, Youth and Sports, and second minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, since 2005.
Council mem Singapore Medical Associate, 1998—2001. Chairman Special Training Committee, 1999—2001. Member National Library Board, 1997—2001, Singapore Broadcasting Authority Programmes Advisory Committee, 1998—2000, National Volunteer Center Committee, 1999—2001.
Chairman "Remaking Singapore" committee, 2002, National Youth Council, 2003.
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Commanding officer 2nd Combat Support Hospital of the Singapore Armed Forces, 1999—2002.
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Married; 4 children.
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Singaporean