Lam Pin Min | |
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Personal details | |
Nationality | Singaporean |
Political party | People's Action Party |
Profession | Politician |
Dr. Lam Pin Min (simplified Chinese: 蓝彬明; traditional Chinese: 藍彬明; pinyin: Lán Bīn Míng; born 1 September 1969) is a politician and medical doctor from Singapore. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently a Minister of State in the Ministry of Health. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2006.
After graduating from medical school, Lam joined the Republic of Singapore Air Force as a medical officer. He served in the armed forces for nine years before moving into clinical practice in 2003. Prior to becoming a Minister of State, he served as a pediatric ophthalmologist at KK Women's and Children's Hospital and the Singapore National Eye Centre.
Lam was first elected to parliament at the 2006 general election as a member of the PAP team in the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency. He was part of the six-member PAP team (led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong) which defeated the team from the Workers' Party by 96,636 votes (66.1%) to 49,479 (33.9%).