Koo Tsai Kee
Koo Tsai Kee | |
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顾蔡矶 | |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Tanjong 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 | Associate Professor | 29 November 1954
Profession | Academic |
Koo Tsai Kee (
Education
Koo was educated in Raffles Institution and was a Colombo Plan scholar.[1] He holds a Bachelor of Surveying with first class honours from the universities of Newcastle and New South Wales. He also attended University College London and has a Graduate Diploma in photogrammetry, Master of Science and Master of Philosophy.[2]
Political career
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.
Koo is an associate professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and has been on no-pay leave since 1999.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b c Toh, Elgin (30 March 2011). "MPs Koo Tsai Kee and Ong Ah Heng to retire". The Straits Times. pp. A6.
- ^ a b c "Koo Tsai Kee". Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
- ^ "DPM Teo pays tribute to Koo Tsai Kee". The Straits Times. Retrieved December 21, 2011.