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Teo Ho Pin

Teo Ho Pin
张俰宾
Mayor of North West District
In office
24 November 2001 – 26 July 2020
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Lee Hsien Loong
Succeeded byAlex Yam
Member of Parliament
for Bukit Panjang SMC
In office
6 May 2006 – 23 June 2020
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byLiang Eng Hwa (PAP)
Member of Parliament
for Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC
(Bukit Panjang)
In office
25 October 2001 – 19 April 2006
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of Parliament
for Sembawang GRC
(Bukit Panjang)
In office
23 December 1996 – 17 October 2001
Preceded byLee Yiok Seng (PAP)
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1960-01-19) 19 January 1960 (age 64)
Colony of Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Alma materNational University of Singapore (BS)
Heriot-Watt University (MS, PhD)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Teo.

Teo Ho Pin (Chinese: 张俰宾; pinyin: Zhāng Huòbīn; born 19 January 1960) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Mayor of North West District between 2001 and 2020.

A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), Teo was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Panjang SMC between 2006 and 2020, the Bukit Panjang ward of Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC between 2001 and 2006 and the Bukit Panjang ward of Sembawang GRC between 1996 and 2001. He also served as Mayor of North West District between 2001 and 2020.[1]

Education

Teo attended New Town Secondary School and National Junior College before graduating from the National University of Singapore in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science with honours degree in building.

He subsequently went on to complete a Master of Science degree in project managing and a PhD in building at Heriot-Watt University in 1987 and 1990 respectively.[2]

Career

Teo was a senior lecturer at the National University of Singapore between 1985 and 1999. He also served as President of the Singapore Institute of Building between 1996 and 2002 and Consumers' Association of Singapore between 1999 and 2001.

Political career

Teo's political career began in 1996 when he was elected a member of parliament for the Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (Sembawang GRC). He subsequently served as an MP for Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC from 2001 to 2006, and for Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency (Bukit Panjang SMC) from 2006 to 2011. In the 2011 general elections, Teo was voted into office again as an MP for Bukit Panjang SMC.[3]

Teo was also Mayor of the North-West CDC from 2001 till his retirement in 2020[4] and also the Deputy Government Whip.[5]

Teo retired from politics in 2020 and did not contest in the 2020 Singaporean general election.[5]

References

  1. ^ "CDCs' role in helping needy will grow: PM". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Curriculum Vitae: Dr Teo Ho Pin" (PDF). parliament.gov.sg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ^ http://www.elections.gov.sg/gazette%5CG_ParE2011%5C2011-05-09%20Candidates%20declared%20to%20have%20been%20elected.pdf#zoom=100 Singapore Election Department : Gazette Notification on Candidates declared to have been elected Members of Parliament (for contested constituencies) – 2011
  4. ^ Goh, Yan Han (23 September 2020). "CDCs often keep low profile but do vital work, especially in times of crisis, says PM Lee". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Tiong Seng appoints former MP Teo Ho Pin as new independent board director". sg.news.yahoo.com. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
Government offices
New office Mayor of the North West district
2001 – 2020 		Succeeded by
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by
Lee Yiok Seng
 Member of Parliament
for Sembawang GRC (Bukit Panjang)
1997 – 2001 		Constituency redrawn
New constituency Member of Parliament
for Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC (Bukit Panjang)
2001 – 2006 		Constituency redrawn
New constituency Member of Parliament
for Bukit Panjang SMC
2006 – 2020 		Succeeded by
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teo_Ho_Pin