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Lim Chee Onn, 58
Mr Lim is the Executive Chairman of Keppel Corporation Limited since
January 2000. He is also the Chairman of Keppel Land Limited,
MobileOne Ltd and Singapore-Suzhou Township Development Pte Ltd,
and a Director of Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd and
k1 Ventures Limited.
During his career, he has held various positions in the Civil Service.
He was Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Communications until elected as
Member of Parliament for Bukit Merah in July 1977. He served as Political
Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology from August 1978 to
September 1980. Mr Lim was Secretary-General, National Trades Union
Congress from May 1979 to June 1983 and concurrently Minister without
Portfolio, Prime Minister’s Office from September 1980 to July 1983,
and remained as Member of Parliament for Bukit Merah until August
1991. He was then elected Member of Parliament for Marine Parade
GRC from September 1991 to December 1992.
In addition, Mr Lim is co-Chairman of the Philippines-Singapore Business
Council, Deputy Chairman of the Seoul International Business Advisory
Council, and a Member of the Singapore-US Business Council and the
Suzhou Industrial Park Development Advisory Council, PRC. He is a
Consultant of the Advisory Mission for Economic and Social Development
of the People’s Government, Yunnan Province, PRC, since August 1998.
He is also a Global Counselor of The Conference Board’s Global Advisory
Council on Economic Issues, and a member of the INSEAD Singapore
International Council.
Mr Lim holds a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Naval
Architecture, Glasgow University; Master in Public Administration,
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Member of Wharton
Society of Fellows, University of Pennsylvania; and Honorary Doctor of
Engineering, Glasgow University.
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