Cedric Foo
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The Honourable Cedric Foo MP |
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| 符致镜 | |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Pioneer SMC |
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Assumed office 25 October 2001 |
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| Minister of State of Defence | |
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In office 1 April 2002 – 30 April 2005 |
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| Minister of State of National Development | |
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In office 12 August 2004 – 30 April 2005 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 July 1960 Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater |
Singapore Polytechnic (Dip, 1980) University of Michigan (BS, 1984) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, 1985) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Corporate Executive |
Cedric Foo Chee Keng (simplified Chinese: 符致镜; traditional Chinese: 符致鏡; pinyin: Fú Zhìjìng; born 16 July 1960) is a Singaporean politician and corporate executive. A member of the incumbent People's Action Party (PAP), Foo currently serves as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Pioneer Single Member Constituency (SMC).
Cedric Foo was born on 16 July 1960 in Singapore. He was educated at Kim Seng East Primary School and Tanglin Technical School (now Tanglin Secondary School), and graduated from Singapore Polytechnic in 1980.
He subsequently studied for a bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor from 1983-84. In 1985, he was awarded a master's degree in Ocean Systems Management by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Upon graduation from MIT, Foo began his career at shipping firm Neptune Orient Lines Limited, holding various executive positions including President, NOL U.S.A. (1993-1995), and Executive Vice-President (Finance) (1995-1999). Foo left NOL to take up the post of Senior Vice-President (Finance and Admin) at Singapore Airlines, which he held from 2000–01, before subsequently assuming the position of Senior Vice-President (West Asia/Africa) from 2001-02.
Foo entered politics in 2001, as an elected Member of Parliament for the West Coast Group Representative Constituency, Pioneer Division. In 2002, Foo left Singapore Airlines and was appointed Singapore's Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence and, additionally from 2004, in the Ministry of National Development.
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