2019-10-01 Singapore Tatler

DIPLOMACY & PUBLIC SERVICE

ONGYEKUNG

OngOngYeYeKungKungis theis the

ministerministerforforeducationeducationandand

MPMPforforSembawangSembawangGRC.GRC.

HisHisministryministryis seekingis seekingtoto

reducereducethetheloadloadofofschoolschool

examinations,examinations,totolessenlessen

thetheemphasisemphasisononacademicacademic

resultsresultsandandboostboostthethejoyjoy

ofoflearning,learning,asaswellwellasas

strengthenstrengthenthethesupportsupportforfor

under-performingunder-performingstudentsstudents

fromfromdisadvantageddisadvantaged

families.families.InIn2019,2019,hehealsoalso

announcedannouncedananenhancedenhanced

bursarybursaryschemeschemeforfor

tertiarytertiary students.students.

DENISEPHUA

ThemayorofCentral

SingaporeCDCand

JalanBesarGRCMP,

DenisePhuafoundedThe

PurpleParade,which

celebratestheabilities

ofspecial-needspersons,

andhada keyrolein

Singapore’sEnabling

Masterplansforthe

disabled.Shealsooversees

theAutismResource

Centre(Singapore),the

AutismAssociation,

EdenSchooland

Pathlight School.

PNGCHEONGBOON

PngCheongBoon

is theCEOof

EnterpriseSingapore,

thegovernmentagency

championingenterprise

development.It works

withcompaniestobuild

oncapabilities,innovate

andinternationalise.

Formerlysecond

permanentsecretaryfor

theMinistryofTradeand

Industry,Pngalsosits

ontheboardsofseveral

other organisations.

MPHRUBIN

MPHRubinwasan

ambassador-at-largeat

theMinistryofForeign

Affairsandservedas

highcommissioner

tocountriessuch

asSouthAfrica,Fiji

andNewZealand.

Sinceannouncinghis

retirementfrompublic

service,theformer

SupremeCourtjudge

andMeritoriousService

Medalrecipienthas

beenworkingonhis

autobiography.

IVYNG

IvyNgis thegroupCEO

ofSingHealth,Singapore’s

largesthealthcaregroup,

whichreceiveda $40m

donationfromNgeeAnn

Developmentformedical

researchandeducationto

advancepatientcare.She

alsochairstheSingapore

NationalEyeCentreFund

CommitteeandKKH

FundCommittee,andis a

memberofseveralboards,

includingEasternHealth

AllianceandSingapore

Management University.

NGJOOHEE

NgJooHeeis thechief

executiveofPUB,and

theMinistryofthe

EnvironmentandWater

Resources’deputy

secretary(specialduties).

ThePUB-ownedTuas

DesalinationPlantwas

namedDesalinationPlant

oftheYearatthe 2019

GlobalWaterAwards.

Ngledthe 2018 Singapore

InternationalWaterWeek

toa successfulclose

with$23binbusiness

announcements inked.

NGLANG

NgLangis theCEO

ofJTCCorporation,a

state-ownedrealestate

companyandstatutory

board.Healsoserveson

theboardsofJurongPort

andtheChina-Singapore

SuzhouIndustrialPark

DevelopmentGroup.

Duringhistermasthe

CEOofNationalParks

Board,heimplemented

majorgreeninfrastructure

programmesto

achievethe“Cityin

a Garden” vision.

JAYAMOHIDEEN

JayaMohideen,

Singapore’snon-resident

ambassadortoFinland,

wasawardedCommander,

FirstClass,oftheOrder

oftheLionofFinlandfor

herworkinstrengthening

bilateralties.The

managingdirectorof

GalerieBelvedereand

advisertotheMovement

fortheIntellectually

Disabledis married

toformerambassador

MPH Rubin.

NEOKIANHONG

NeoKianHongis the

CEOofSMRT.Within

hisfirstmonthinoffice,

heannouncedthe

additionofnewtrains

totheNorth-South

andEast-WestLines

in 2018 and 2019

tomeetcommuter

demand.Previously,

hewaspermanent

secretary(education

development)forthe

MinistryofEducation

andSingapore’sseventh

chief of its defence force.

NGENGHEN

Defenceminister

NgEngHen’sministry

launchedSaftiCitythat

willprovidevaried,

realisticandchallenging

trainingscenariosforthe

SingaporeArmedForces

whenreadyin2023.Also

MPforBishan-ToaPayoh

GRC,hereceivedthe

FrenchLegionofHonour,

France’shighestaward

forbothcivilianand

militarymeritregardless

ofcitizenship,in2018.

Ng is married to Ivy Ng.

ASHOKKUMAR

MIRPURI

AshokKumarMirpuriis

Singapore’sambassador

totheUS.Theformer

ambassadortoIndonesia

andhighcommissioner

toMalaysiaandAustralia

waspreviouslydirector

oftheMinistryofForeign

Affairs’PolicyPlanning

&AnalysisDirectorateI

(SoutheastAsia)before

beingsecondedtoShell

Internationalinthe

UKasitsAsia-Pacific

corporate adviser.

SUNDARESHMENON

SundareshMenonis the

firstSingapore-bornchief

justiceandpresidentofthe

AseanLawAssociation,

whichbringstogether

legalprofessionalsacross

theAseanregion.The

memberoftheCouncil

ofAseanChiefJustices

is alsothepresidentof

theSingapore Academy

of Law.

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