Ker Sin Tze (Chinese: 柯新治; pinyin: Kē Xīn Zhì) is a former Singaporean politician. As a member of the People's Action Party, Ker was a Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC from 1991 to 2001.
In his early years, Ker was educated at Xing Hua Primary School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the then Nanyang University, Singapore in 1966. In 1968, Ker obtained his master's degree in economics from the University of Manitoba, Canada. He obtained his PhD in economics from the University of Manitoba, Canada in 1972.[1]
Career
From 1994 to 2001, he was managing director of Yenom Holdings Pte Ltd. Both Liang Court and Yenom Holdings belonged to billionaire Goh Cheng Liang. On 1 March 2001, he was elected as an independent director to the Board of Tung Lok Group.[2] He was chairman of Superior Metal Printing Limited (1990–1992, Sep 1994–1995); deputy chairman of the Chinese Development Assistance Council (Sep 1994–2000).[1]
Political career
Ker entered politics through a walkover in Aljunied GRC in the 1991 General Election.[3] In the 1997 General Election, the PAP team faced opponents from the SDP and won 67.02% of the votes.[4] He was Minister of State (Sep-Dec 1991) and later Minister of State for Education (Jan 1992) and Information and the Arts (Jan 1992-Aug 1994).[1] Ker was the chairman of the Aljunied Town Council (Feb 1995) and the Government Parliamentary Committees for Home Affairs and Law (Aug 1995–1996).[5] He stepped down from politics at the 2001 General Election.
Post-political career
From October 2002 to June 2007, he was appointed Trade Representative in the Singapore Trade Office in Taipei.[6] From July to December 2007, Ker was the special adviser to Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo, who was his Aljunied GRC teammate. Ker was the Consul-General in Hong Kong and Macao between 2008 and 2012.[5]
this, chinese, name, family, name, chinese, 柯新治, pinyin, xīn, zhì, former, singaporean, politician, member, people, action, party, member, parliament, aljunied, from, 1991, 2001, 柯新治member, singapore, parliament, aljunied, paya, lebar, office, august, 1991, oc. In this Chinese name the family name is Ker Ker Sin Tze Chinese 柯新治 pinyin Ke Xin Zhi is a former Singaporean politician As a member of the People s Action Party Ker was a Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC from 1991 to 2001 Ker Sin Tze柯新治Member of the Singapore Parliament for Aljunied GRC Paya Lebar In office 21 August 1991 18 October 2001Preceded byWan Hussin B H Zoohri PAP Succeeded byCynthia Phua PAP Personal detailsBorn 1944 12 24 24 December 1944 age 78 Singapore Straits SettlementsPolitical partyPeople s Action PartySpouseLee Geok PengChildren2 sonsAlma materNanyang University BComm University of Manitoba MSc PhD OccupationPolitician professor Contents 1 Education 2 Career 2 1 Political career 2 2 Post political career 3 ReferencesEducation EditIn his early years Ker was educated at Xing Hua Primary School He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the then Nanyang University Singapore in 1966 In 1968 Ker obtained his master s degree in economics from the University of Manitoba Canada He obtained his PhD in economics from the University of Manitoba Canada in 1972 1 Career EditFrom 1994 to 2001 he was managing director of Yenom Holdings Pte Ltd Both Liang Court and Yenom Holdings belonged to billionaire Goh Cheng Liang On 1 March 2001 he was elected as an independent director to the Board of Tung Lok Group 2 He was chairman of Superior Metal Printing Limited 1990 1992 Sep 1994 1995 deputy chairman of the Chinese Development Assistance Council Sep 1994 2000 1 Political career Edit Ker entered politics through a walkover in Aljunied GRC in the 1991 General Election 3 In the 1997 General Election the PAP team faced opponents from the SDP and won 67 02 of the votes 4 He was Minister of State Sep Dec 1991 and later Minister of State for Education Jan 1992 and Information and the Arts Jan 1992 Aug 1994 1 Ker was the chairman of the Aljunied Town Council Feb 1995 and the Government Parliamentary Committees for Home Affairs and Law Aug 1995 1996 5 He stepped down from politics at the 2001 General Election Post political career Edit From October 2002 to June 2007 he was appointed Trade Representative in the Singapore Trade Office in Taipei 6 From July to December 2007 Ker was the special adviser to Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo who was his Aljunied GRC teammate Ker was the Consul General in Hong Kong and Macao between 2008 and 2012 5 Ker presently serves as adjunct professor at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy National University of Singapore 7 and at the Public Policy and Global Affairs programme of Nanyang Technological University References Edit a b c Portrait of Mr Ker Sin Tze former Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC BookSG National Library Board Singapore Retrieved 7 June 2015 Tijoe Ka Men Tung Lok Annual Report 2014 PDF Tung Lok Restaurants TUNG LOK RESTAURANTS 2000 LTD Retrieved 7 June 2015 ELD 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results www eld gov sg Retrieved 16 August 2020 ELD 1997 Parliamentary General Election Results www eld gov sg Retrieved 16 August 2020 a b Dr Ker Sin Tze The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong Retrieved 7 June 2015 Dr Ker Sin Tze Nanyang Centre for Public Administration Retrieved 16 August 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Ker Sin Tze Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy National University of Singapore Retrieved 7 June 2015 Parliament of SingaporeNew constituency Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC Paya Lebar 1991 2001 Succeeded byCynthia Phua Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ker Sin Tze amp oldid 1123202370, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
