Koo Tsai Kee

顾蔡矶Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Tanjong Pagar GRC, (Tiong Bahru)In office
1991 - 2011Preceded byCh'ng Jit Koon (Tiong Bahru GRC)Succeeded byLee Kuan Yew (Tanjong pagar-Tiong Bahru) Personal detailsBorn (1954-11-29) 29 November 1954 (age 69)
Colony of SingaporeChildren2Alma materRaffles Junior College
University of Newcastle
University of New South Wales
University College LondonOccupationAssociate ProfessorProfessionAcademic

Koo Tsai Kee (Chinese: 顾蔡矶; pinyin: Gù Càijī; born 29 November 1954) is a Singaporean associate professor and former politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1991 to 2011, representing the Tiong Bahru division under the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (Tanjong Pagar GRC).

Education

Koo was educated in Raffles Institution and was a Colombo Plan scholar.^[1] He holds a Bachelor of Surveying with first class honours from the universities of Newcastle and New South Wales. He also attended University College London and has a Graduate Diploma in photogrammetry, Master of Science and Master of Philosophy.^[2]

Political career

Koo entered politics in 1991,^[1] when he was elected via walkover as a MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC.

In 1995, Koo became a parliamentary secretary and was promoted to senior parliamentary secretary in 1999.^[1] As parliamentary secretary, he had worked in various ministries, including Finance, National Development, Defence, and Environment and Water Resources. Koo was promoted to Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence in May 2006.^[2]

Koo is an associate professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and has been on no-pay leave since 1999.^[2][3]

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