Koo Tsai Kee
Koo Tsai Kee | |
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| Cố thái cơ | |
| Member of theSingapore Parliament forTanjong Pagar GRC, (Tiong Bahru) | |
| In office 1991 - 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ch'ng Jit Koon(Tiong Bahru GRC) |
| Succeeded by | Lee Kuan Yew(Tanjong pagar-Tiong Bahru) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1954 Colony of Singapore |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Raffles Junior College University of Newcastle University of New South Wales University College London |
| Occupation | Associate Professor |
| Profession | Academic |
Koo Tsai Kee(Chinese:Cố thái cơ;pinyin:Gù Càijī;born 29 November 1954) is a Singaporean associate professor and former politician. He was aMember of Parliament(MP) from 1991 to 2011, representing theTiong Bahrudivision under theTanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency(Tanjong Pagar GRC).
Education
[edit]Koo was educated inRaffles Institutionand was aColombo Planscholar.[1]He holds aBachelor of Surveyingwith first class honours from the universities ofNewcastleandNew South Wales.He also attendedUniversity College Londonand has a Graduate Diploma in photogrammetry,Master of ScienceandMaster of Philosophy.[2]
Political career
[edit]Koo entered politics in 1991,[1]when he was elected via walkover as a MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC.
In 1995, Koo became a parliamentary secretary and was promoted to senior parliamentary secretary in 1999.[1]As parliamentary secretary, he had worked in various ministries, includingFinance,National Development,Defence,andEnvironment and Water Resources.Koo was promoted to Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence in May 2006.[2]
Koo is an associate professor atNanyang Technological University(NTU), and has been on no-pay leave since 1999.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^abcToh, Elgin (30 March 2011). "MPs Koo Tsai Kee and Ong Ah Heng to retire".The Straits Times.pp. A6.
- ^abc"Koo Tsai Kee".Parliament of Singapore.Archivedfrom the original on May 24, 2012.RetrievedDecember 21,2011.
- ^"DPM Teo pays tribute to Koo Tsai Kee".The Straits Times.RetrievedDecember 21,2011.
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