Lim Boon Heng
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The Honourable Lim Boon Heng |
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| 林文兴 | |
| Member of Parliament for Jurong GRC - Jurong Central ward Singapore |
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In office 3 November 2001 – 7 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | seat created |
| Succeeded by | Ang Wei Neng |
| Member of Parliament for Bukit Timah GRC - Ulu Pandan ward |
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In office 2 January 1997 – 3 November 2001 |
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| Preceded by | himself (Ulu Pandan SMC) |
| Succeeded by | Vivian Balakrishnan |
| Member of Parliament for Ulu Pandan SMC |
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In office 31 August 1991 – 2 January 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Dixie Tan |
| Succeeded by | himself (Bukit Timah GRC - Ulu Pandan ward) |
| Member of Parliament for Kebun Baru SMC |
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In office 23 December 1980 – 31 August 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Seat created |
| Succeeded by | Umar Abdul Hamid (Ang Mo Kio GRC - Kebun Baru ward) |
| Personal details | |
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18 November 1947 Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Chia |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Lim Boon Heng (simplified Chinese: 林文兴; traditional Chinese: 林文興; pinyin: Lín Wén Xīng, born 18 November 1947) is a former Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party, He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1980 to 2011, and served in the Cabinet from 2001 to 2011 as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. He also served as the Chairman of the People's Action Party (PAP), Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and Deputy Chairman of the People's Association.
Lim grew up in a small farm in Punggol, Singapore. He studied at Montfort Junior School (1955–1960) and Montfort Secondary School (1961–1966). In 1967, Lim was awarded a Colombo Plan Scholarship to study naval architecture at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Upon graduation in 1970, he joined Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) as a naval architect. In 1971, he was awarded a one-year NORAD (Norwegian) Fellowship for practical training in Oslo, leading to a diploma in international shipping inspection. Lim was assigned overseas twice to supervise the construction of NOL's new ships - Denmark (1972–1974) and Japan (1976–1977). He was promoted to Manager of Corporate Planning in 1978, while concurrently holding the post of Manager of Liner Services.
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