Heng Swee Keat
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The Honourable Heng Swee Keat MP |
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| 王瑞杰 | |
Heng Swee Kiat at Nan Hua High School in July 2012
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| Minister for Finance | |
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Assumed office 22 August 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Deputy | Lawrence Wong |
| Preceded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
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In office 1 October 2015 – 12 May 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Succeeded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Minister for Education | |
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In office 21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Ng Eng Hen |
| Succeeded by |
Ng Chee Meng (Acting Schools Minister) Ong Ye Kung (Acting Higher Education and Skills Minister) |
| Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore | |
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In office 1 June 2005 – 2 April 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Koh Yong Guan |
| Succeeded by | Ravi Menon |
| Member of Parliament for Tampines GRC |
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Assumed office 9 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Sin Boon Ann |
| Majority | 18,347 (14.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 November 1961 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater |
Raffles Institution University of Cambridge Harvard University |
Heng Swee Keat (Chinese: 王瑞杰; pinyin: Wáng Ruì Jié, born 1 November 1961) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been in the Cabinet serving as the Minister for Finance since October 2015. He was previously the Minister for Education from May 2011 to September 2015. He has been a member of parliament (MP) representing the Tampines Group Representation Constituency (Tampines GRC) since the 2011 general election.
Prior to his election to Parliament, Heng served as the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) from 2005 to 2011.
In 1983, Heng began his career in the Singapore Police Force where he was awarded the SPF Overseas Scholarship from then President Devan Nair. In 1997, he then joined the Singapore Civil Service's Administrative Service. He served a period at the Ministry of Education, before being appointed the Principal Private Secretary to former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (who was then Senior Minister) in 1997. In 2001, Heng became the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. He then served as managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore from 2005 to 2011.
In February 2011, Heng was named the Asia-Pacific Central Bank Governor of the Year by the British magazine The Banker.
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