Lim Hng Kiang

Lim Hng Kiang
林勋强
Minister for Trade and Industry
(Trade)
In office
12 August 2004 – 30 April 2018
Serving with S. Iswaran (Industry)
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Second MinisterVivian Balakrishnan
S. Iswaran
Preceded byGeorge Yeo
Succeeded byChan Chun Sing
(as Minister for Trade and Industry)
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
In office
1 August 2003 – 11 August 2004
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Lee Hsien Loong
Minister for Health
In office
3 June 1999 – 31 July 2003
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Preceded byYeo Cheow Tong
Succeeded byKhaw Boon Wan
Minister for National Development
In office
2 January 1994 – 4 June 1999
Acting: 2 January 1994 – 16 April 1995
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Preceded byRichard Hu
Succeeded byMah Bow Tan
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for West Coast GRC
(Telok Blangah)
In office
2 January 1997 – 23 June 2020
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byRachel Ong (PAP)
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Tanjong Pagar GRC
(Telok Blangah)
In office
21 August 1991 – 16 December 1996
Preceded byKoh Lam Son (PAP)
Succeeded byHimself
Personal details
Born (1954-04-09) 9 April 1954 (age 70)[1]
Colony of Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
SpouseLee Ai Boon
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
Harvard University

Lim Hng Kiang (Chinese: 林勋强; pinyin: Lín Xūnqiáng; born 9 April 1954)[1] is a Singaporean former politician who served as Minister for Trade and Industry between 2004 and 2018, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office between 2003 and 2004, Minister for Health between 1999 and 2003 and Minister for National Development between 1994 and 1999.[2][3] A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Telok Blangah division of Tanjong Pagar GRC between 1991 and 1997 and later West Coast GRC between 1997 and 2020.

  1. ^ a b "Lim Hng Kiang - Christ's College". alumni.christs.cam.ac.uk.
  2. ^ hermes (30 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: Desmond Lee could shore up PAP's West Coast or East Coast team, say analysts". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Desmond Lee to West Coast? Teo Chee Hean to East Coast? Heng Swee Keat to stay or leave Tampines?". mothership.sg. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

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