| 1998 |
became Minister for Manpower with renaming of Ministry
of Labour to Ministry of Manpower |
| 1997 |
re-appointed Minister for Labour |
| 1997 |
re-elected at one of four MPs in Jalan Besar GRC |
| 1995 |
relinquished Defence portfolio, remained as Minister
for Labour |
| 1994 |
appointed Minister of Defence, retained portfolio in
Labour |
| 1992 |
relinquished post of Minister in Prime Minister's Office
and took appointment as Minister for Labour, retaining portfolio as
Second Minister for Defence |
| 1991 |
appointed Chairman, Board of Trustees, NTUC Income |
| 1991 |
promoted to Minister in Prime Minister's Office, concurrently
holding post of Second Minister for Defence |
| 1991 |
returned unopposed as one of four MPs for Jalan Besar
GRC |
| 1990 |
appointed Senior Minister of State for Defence in Goh
Chok Tong's government |
| 1988 |
appointed Senior Minister of State for National Development
and Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs, also appointed the
Government / Party Whip * |
| 1988 |
re-elected as one of three MPs for Jalan Besar GRC |
| 1986 |
appointed Minister of State for Trade and Industry
adn Minister of State for National Development |
| 1985 |
appointed Parliamentary Secretary to Minister for Finance
and Minister for Home Affairs |
| 1984 |
elected MP for Jalan Besar |
| 1982 -1984 |
Senior Manager at the Primary Industries Enterprise
Pte Ltd |
| 1981 |
became a Grain Marketing Consultant |
| 1972 - 1981 |
worked as Research and Development Officer at the Primary
Production Department |
