Lim Soo Hoon is the first female

Permanent Secretary A permanent secretary is the most senior Civil Service (United Kingdom), civil servant of a department or Ministry (government department), ministry charged with running the department or ministry's day-to-day activities. Permanent secretaries are ...

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

in the Public Service Division of the office of the

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. Lim held other high-profile positions at Singapore's

Ministry of Trade and Industry A ministry of trade and industry, ministry of commerce, ministry of commerce and industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Ministry of Industry and ...

, then later into positions in Singapore's

Ministry of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government a ...

, and then in the Ministry of Manpower, and

Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) was a ministry of the Government of Singapore tasked with building a "cohesive and resilient" society in Singapore. On 1 November 2012, the MCYS was restructured and became the M ...

. Lim became Singapore's Woman of the Year in 1997.Singapore's Woman of the Year
Lumen, The University of Adelaide Magazine, Lumen Winter 2007 Issue Lim was awarded the Silver Public Administration Medal in 1998 and the Gold Public Administration Medal in 2004. Lim has served in the public sector for 36 years, her final position being the Permanent Secretary at the

Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfoli ...

before retirement. Lim will continue working as chairman of the

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(Acra) Board.

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