relinquished post of Minister for Communications and was appointed
Minister for National Development
1997
returned unapposed as one of four MPs for Tampines
GRC
1995
relinquished post as Minister for the Environment,
remained as Minister for Communications
1993
concurrently appointed Minister for the Environment
1991
promoted to Minster of Communications
1991
re-elected one of four MPs for Tampines GRC
1991
appointed Acting Minister for Communications, keeping
post of Minister of State for Trade and Industry
1991
Chairman if the Service Improvement Unit in the Political
Supervisory Committee
1990
appointed Minister of State for Trade and Industry
and Minister of State fro Communications in Goh Chok Tong's government
1988
elected one of three MPs for Tampines GRC, appointed
Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Minister of State for
Communications and Information
1988 - 1993
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of NTUC Comfort
1986 - 1991
Chairman of the National Productivity Board, the National
Productivity Council and Skills Development
1983 - 1986
Chairman of the Board of Directors for NTUC Comfort
1982
left SBS, seconded to Singapore News and Publications
Ltd
1974 - 1982
seconded to the Singapore Bus Service (SBS)
1973
appointed to Administrative Service, Ministry of Defence
1973
received Master of Engineering in Operations Research
1971
graduated with a First Class Honours in Industrial
Engineering from the University of South Wales on the awarded President's
and Colombo Plan Scholarships
