Lim Swee Say
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The Honourable Lim Swee Say MP |
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| 林瑞生 | |
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| Minister for Manpower | |
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Assumed office 1 October 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Tan Chuan-Jin |
| Constituency | East Coast GRC (Bedok) (2011) |
| Minister in Prime Minister's Office | |
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In office 12 August 2004 – 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Succeeded by | Chan Chun Sing |
| Member of Parliament for East Coast GRC(Bedok) |
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Assumed office 8 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | S. Jayakumar |
| Member of Parliament for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC (Buona Vista) Tanjong Pagar GRC (Buona Vista)(1996-2001) Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC (Buona Vista) (2001-2006) |
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In office 2006 – 27 April 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Himself (Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC-Buona Vista) |
| Succeeded by | Chan Chun Sing (Tanjong Pagar GRC-Buona Vista) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 13, 1954 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party (1996) |
| Spouse(s) | Elaine Cheong Siew Boon |
| Alma mater |
Loughborough University Stanford University |
Lim Swee Say, MP (Chinese: 林瑞生; pinyin: Lín Ruì Shēng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Sūi-seⁿ, born 13 July 1954) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently the Minister for Manpower. He previously served as the Minister for the Environment from 2001 to 2004, a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office from 2004 to 2015, and as the Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) from 2005 to 2015. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1996.
Lim served at Singapore's National Computer Board as Chief Executive from 1986 to 1991, and as Chairman from 1994 to 1998. He also served at the Economic Development Board (EDB) as Deputy Managing Director based in New York City from 1991 to 1993, and as Managing Director from 1994 to 1996.
At the 1997 general election, Lim was a PAP candidate in the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (Tanjong Pagar GRC), which was led by the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew (who died in 2015) and was elected in a walkover. He was on the PAP's team in Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC at the 2001 general election, and in Holland-Bukit Timah GRC at the 2006 general election, and was elected unopposed on both occasions. At the 2011 general election, Lim stood in East Coast GRC, where the PAP's team defeated the team from the opposition Workers' Party by 59,992 votes (54.8%) to 49,429 (45.2%).
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