Ng Eng Hen

Dr Ng Eng Hen MP
黄永宏
Ng Eng Hen at The Pentagon, United States, on 4 April 2012

Minister for Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 May 2011
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Teo Chee Hean
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC (Toa Payoh Central)
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 October 2001
Preceded by	Ibrahim Othman
Leader of the House
In office 31 May 2011 – 30 September 2015
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Deputy	Heng Chee How
Preceded by	Mah Bow Tan
Succeeded by	Grace Fu
Minister for Education
In office 1 April 2008 – 21 May 2011
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Succeeded by	Heng Swee Keat
Minister for Manpower
In office 12 August 2004 – April 2007
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Lee Boon Yang
Succeeded by	Gan Kim Yong
Second Minister for Defence
In office July 2005 – 21 May 2011
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Teo Chee Hean
Succeeded by	None
Personal details
Born	(1958-12-10) December 10, 1958 Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party
Spouse(s)	Ivy Lim Swee Lian
Children	4
Alma mater	National University of Singapore

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ng.

Ng Eng Hen (simplified Chinese: 黄永宏; traditional Chinese: 黃永宏; pinyin: Huáng Yǒng Hóng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Éng-hông; born 10 December 1958) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Minister for Defence since 2011.^[1] He previously served as the Minister for Manpower from 2004 to 2008 and Minister for Education from 2008 to 2011, as well as the Leader of the House in Parliament from 2011 to 2015. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2001.

Early life and education

Ng is one of six children and lived in a rental flat in Zion Road during his childhood. He attended Anglo-Chinese School and National Junior College, before going on to medical school at the National University of Singapore and fellowship training in surgical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.^[2]

Career

Ng was a consultant surgeon at the Singapore General Hospital from 1992 to 1997, and maintained a private practice in Mount Elizabeth Hospital as a surgical oncologist from 1997 to 2001.^[3]

Political career

In 2001, Ng was elected a Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh Group GRC. In 2002, he was made a Minister of State at the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Manpower.^[4]

In August 2004, Ng became the Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Education. In 2005, his Second Minister's portfolio was switched from Education to Defence.

In April 2008, Ng was made the Minister for Education and relinquished the post of Minister for Manpower.

Ng has also served as Chairman of the Jobs Task Force at the Ministry of Manpower, and Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Low Wage Workers.

In June 2007, Ng travelled to France at the invitation of the French Ministry of Defence to visit the Paris Air Show and also to visit a permanent Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) detachment stationed at Cazaux Air Base in France.^[5]

In March 2010, Ng mentioned that the weight of mother-tongue language examinations in the Singapore Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) might be reduced in order to benefit some students who are weak in their mother-tongue due to the emphasis on the English language in the Singapore education system. This sparked a debate among Singaporeans who support emphasis on mother-tongue languages in education. Ng subsequently assured Singaporeans that the weight of mother-tongue language in the PSLE would not be reduced.

In 2011, Ng was appointed as Minister for Defence. He was also appointed as Leader of the House in Parliament.

Ng in November 2005

Private life

Ng is married to Ivy Lim Swee Lian, a paediatrician and geneticist who is the CEO of SingHealth.^[6] They have four children, born between 1984 and 1994.

References

↑ "PM Lee announces changes to Cabinet". 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
↑ http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/speeches/2011/03/07/fy-2011-committee-of-supply-de-1.php
↑ http://www.mfa.gov.sg/washington/jan2003.pdf
↑ About Dr. Ng Eng Hen
↑ Channelnewsasia.com
↑ "Senior Management". SingHealth.

External links

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Dr Ng Eng Hen - Official profile at cabinet.gov.sg

Political offices
Preceded by None	Second Minister for Education 2002 - 2003	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Teo Chee Hean	Second Minister for Defence 2003 – 2011	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Lee Boon Yang	Minister for Manpower 2003 – 2008 (Acting: 2003–2004)	Succeeded by Gan Kim Yong
Preceded by Tharman Shanmugaratnam	Minister for Education 2008 – 2011	Succeeded by Heng Swee Keat
Preceded by Teo Chee Hean	Minister for Defence 2011 – present	Incumbent
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by Ibrahim Othman	Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC (Toa Payoh Central) 2001 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Mah Bow Tan	Leader of the House 2011 – 2015	Succeeded by Grace Fu

Current members of the Cabinet of Singapore

Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong

Deputy Prime Ministers	Teo Chee Hean National Security/Civil Service Tharman Shanmugaratnam Economic and Social Policies

Cabinet Ministers	Khaw Boon Wan Infrastructure/Transport Yaacob Ibrahim Communications and Information/Muslim Affairs Grace Fu Culture, Community and Youth Ng Eng Hen Defence Ng Chee Meng Education (Schools) Ong Ye Kung Education (Higher Education and Skills) Masagos Zulkifli Environment and Water Resources Heng Swee Keat Finance Vivian Balakrishnan Foreign Affairs/Smart Nation Gan Kim Yong Health K. Shanmugam Home Affairs/Law Lim Swee Say Manpower Lawrence Wong National Development Chan Chun Sing Prime Minister's Office Tan Chuan-Jin Social and Family Development Lim Hng Kiang Trade S. Iswaran Industry

With effect from 1 October 2015

Members of the 13th Parliament of Singapore (since 2016)

Speaker: Halimah Yacob

Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs)

Aljunied^WP	Chen, S M Lim, S L Low, T K Faisal Singh

Ang Mo Kio^PAP	Ang, H K David Gan, T P Intan Koh, P K Lee, H L

Bishan-Toa Payoh^PAP	Chee, H T Chong, K H Ng, E H Saktiandi Teo, L M

Chua Chu Kang^PAP	Gan, K Y Low, Y L Yee, C H Zaqy

East Coast^PAP	Lee, Y S Lim, S S Maliki Tan, S N

Holland-Bukit Timah^PAP	de Souza Liang, E H Sim, Ann Vivian

Jalan Besar^PAP	Heng, C H Neo, Lily Phua, L P Yaacob

Jurong^PAP	Ang, W N Lee, T S Rahayu Tharman Tan, W M

Marine Parade^PAP	Fatimah Goh, C T Seah, K P Tan, C J Tong, C F

Marsiling-Yew Tee^PAP	Halimah Ong, T K Wong, S T Yam, Z M

Nee Soon^PAP	Faishal Kwek, H C Lee, B W Ng, K K Shanmugam

Pasir Ris-Punggol^PAP	Ng, C M Puthucheary Sun, X L Teo, C H Teo, S L Zainal

Sembawang^PAP	Amrin Khaw, B W Lim, W K Ong, Y K Vikram

Tampines^PAP	Baey, Y K Cheng, L H Choo, P C Heng, S K Masagos

Tanjong Pagar^PAP	Chan, C S Chia, S L Indranee Pereira Yong, Y C

West Coast^PAP	Foo, M H Iswaran Lim, H K Tay, T G

Single Member Constituencies (SMCs)

Bukit Batok^-	Vacant

Bukit Panjang^PAP	Teo, H P

Fengshan^PAP	Chan, W L

Hong Kah North^PAP	Khor, L S

Hougang^WP	Png, E H

MacPherson^PAP	Tin, P L

Mountbatten^PAP	Lim, B C

Pioneer^PAP	Foo, C K

Potong Pasir^PAP	Sitoh, Y P

Punggol East^PAP	Chong, Y F

Radin Mas^PAP	Tan, C S

Sengkang West^PAP	Lam, P M

Yuhua^PAP	Fu, H Y

Non-elected members

NCMP	Perera Tan, L F Goh, P S

NMPs	Azmoon Chia, Y Y Chua, K S Ganesh Kok, H L Kuik, S Y Mohan Tan, G K Thanaletchimi

The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; WP: The Workers' Party
The NCMPs listed above are from the WP, while NMPs do not belong to any party.

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