Josephine Teo Li Min MP |
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杨莉明 | |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC (Bishan North) |
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Assumed office 7 May 2011 |
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Preceded by | Zanail Nordin (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC-Biahan-Toa Payoh North) |
Majority | 15,180 (13.9%) |
Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office | |
Assumed office 1 October 2015 Serving with Heng Chee How |
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Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Transport | |
Assumed office 1 September 2013 |
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Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Senior Minister of State, Ministry Of Finance | |
In office 1 September 2013 – 30 September 2015 |
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Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Minister | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
Preceded by | new appointment |
Succeeded by | Indranee Rajah |
Personal details | |
Born |
Yong Li Min 8 July 1968 Singapore |
Nationality | Singapore |
Political party | People's Action Party (2006) |
Spouse(s) | Teo Eng Cheong |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Singapore |
Alma mater |
National University of Singapore London School of Economics |
Occupation | Politician |
Committees |
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Religion | Christianity |
Josephine Teo Li Min née Yong Li Min (simplified Chinese: 杨莉明; traditional Chinese: 楊莉明; pinyin: Yáng Lì Míng; born 8 July 1968) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), she is currently a Senior Minister of State at the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Transport. She has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency since 2006.
Teo worked at Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDB) from 1992 to 2002. She began her career there in enterprise development, and was later posted to Suzhou, China, as part of EDB's pioneering team there. While on secondment to the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Pte Ltd, she was responsible for Marketing Resources. Upon her return to Singapore, Teo became the EDB's Head of Human Resources.
From 2002 to 2006, Teo served as the Head of Human Resources at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).
In November 2005, Teo also took on the role of Director of Human Resources at the Administration and Research Unit (ARU) of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).