Teo Chee Hean
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Teo Chee Hean MP |
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| 张志贤 | |
Teo Chee Hean at the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore on 3 June 2006
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore | |
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Assumed office 1 April 2009 Serving with Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | S. Jayakumar |
| Constituency | Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC |
| Co-ordinating Minister for National Security | |
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Assumed office 21 May 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Wong Kan Seng |
| Minister for Home Affairs | |
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In office 21 May 2011 – 30 Sep 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | K. Shanmugam |
| Minister for Defence | |
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In office 1 August 2003 – 20 May 2011 |
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| Prime Minister |
Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Tony Tan Keng Yam |
| Succeeded by | Ng Eng Hen |
| Minister for Education | |
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In office 1997 – 1 August 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong |
| Preceded by | Lee Yock Suan |
| Succeeded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Member of Parliament, Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC (Pasir Ris West) |
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Assumed office 17 October 2001 |
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| Preceded by | himself (Pasir Ris GRC:Pasir Ris Central) |
| Member of Parliament, Pasir Ris GRC (Pasir Ris Central) |
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In office 26 June 1997 – 17 October 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Chong (Enous GRC-Pasir Ris) |
| Succeeded by | himself (Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC:Pasir Ris West ward) |
| Member of Parliament, Marine Parade GRC (Joo Chiat) | |
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In office 20 December 1992 – 15 December 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Lim Chee Onn |
| Succeeded by | Chan Soo Sen (East Coast GRC:Joo Chiat) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 December 1954 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party (1992) |
| Spouse(s) | Chew Poh Yim |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
UMIST Imperial College London Harvard University |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
 Republic of Singapore Navy
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| Years of service | 1972–1992 |
| Rank | Rear-Admiral |
| Commands | Chief of Navy (1991-92) |
Teo Chee Hean (simplified Chinese: 张志贤; traditional Chinese: 張志賢; pinyin: Zhāng Zhì Xián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Chì-hiân; born 27 December 1954) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently the country's Deputy Prime Minister, Co-ordinating Minister for National Security and Minister-in-charge of the Civil Service. He oversees the National Population and Talent Division and the National Climate Change Secretariat, and is Chairman of the National Research Foundation. He has previously served as the Minister for Home Affairs (2011-15) Minister for Defence (2003–11), Minister for Education (1997–2003) and Minister for the Environment (1996–97). He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1992.
Prior to entering politics, Teo was a Rear Admiral in the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), and served as Singapore's Chief of Navy from 1991-92.
Teo enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 1972 and received his commission as a naval officer at the Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute (SAFTI) in 1973. He went on to hold various command and staff appointments in the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Joint Staff.
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