Wee Siew Kim
Wee Siew Kim | |
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| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC | |
| In office 25 October 2001 – 27 September 2010 | |
| Preceded by | PAP held |
| Succeeded by | PAP held |
| Majority |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Wee Siew Kim 19 April 1960 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
Wee Siew Kim[a] (born 19 August 1960) is a Singaporean former politician and businessman. A member of the People's Action Party, he was a Member of the Parliament of Singapore representing the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency from 25 October 2001 to 19 April 2011.
Early life and education
[edit]Wee was born on 19 August 1960, and was educated at Raffles Institution, followed by the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London Bachelor of Science (Aeronautical Engineering) (Hons), followed by an MBA at Stanford University.[1][2]
Career
[edit]From 1984 to 2001, he worked at Singapore Technologies Aerospace, becoming President of Singapore Technologies Aerospace.
From 2001 to 2002, he was President of ST Engineering – Europe
From 2002 to 2004, he was President, Defence Business, ST Engineering.
From 2004 to 2009, he was Deputy CEO & President, Defence Business, ST Engineering
He is Group Chief Executive Officer of Nipsea Group and Deputy President Nippon Paint Holdings since 2009.[2] He was previously the deputy CEO (Aerospace and Marine) and concurrent president, Defence Business of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.[3]
On 1 October 2020, he joined Jurong Port as Deputy Board Chairman and was appointed as Chairman and Chairman of the Executive Committee on 1 October 2021.
Wee is a Fellow of the City and Guilds Institute.[4] He also serves on the Boards of Mapletree Logistics Trust Management, SIA Engineering Company and Singapore Telecommunications.[1] He is also a member of the board of directors (non-executive & independent) of SBS Transit, and Director of Changi Airports International Pte Ltd. [citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Wee is a Buddhist.[5] Wee is married and has four children.[2]
In October 2006, one of Wee's daughters, Wee Shu Min, was in the news for posting on her blog what is viewed by some Singaporeans to be elitist,[6] naive and insensitive statements against heartlanders.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Chinese: 黃守金; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûiⁿ Siú-kim; pinyin: Huáng Shǒujīn
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Wee Siew Kim". Jurong Port. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Wee Siew Kim | Parliament Of Singapore". www.parliament.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.
- ↑ Choy, Sharolyn. "ST Engineering Announces Management Changes". ST Engineering – Press Releases. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ↑ "Mapletree Logistics Trust – Board of Directors".
- ↑ "Mr Wee Siew Kim". Parliament of Singapore. Government of Singapore. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ Ong, Soh Chin (28 October 2006). "Time to learn that sorry isn't the hardest word to say". The Straits Times. p. S10.
- ↑ Kwek, Ken (24 October 2006). "Teen blogger counselled for her 'elitist' remarks". The Straits Times. p. H5.
External links
[edit]- Wee Siew Kim on Parliament of Singapore (archive)