Cedric Foo Chee Keng ( zh, s=符致镜, p=Fú Zhìjìng; born 16 July 1960) is a Singaporean business executive and former politician. A member of the governing

People's Action Party The People's Action Party (PAP) is a major Conservatism, conservative political party in Singapore and is the governing contemporary political party represented in the Parliament of Singapore, followed by the opposition Workers' Party of Singap ...

(PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Pioneer division of

West Coast GRC The West Coast Group Representation Constituency was a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the western and central areas of Singapore. The five divisions consisted of: Ayer Rajah-Gek Poh, West Coast, Boon Lay, Nanyang ...

between 2001 and 2011, and Pioneer SMC between 2011 and 2020.

Early life and education

Born on 16 July 1960 in British Singapore, Foo attended Kim Seng East Primary School and Tanglin Technical School before graduating from

Singapore Polytechnic Singapore Polytechnic (SP) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established in 1954, SP is the first and oldest polytechnic in Singapore, and is renowned for ...

in 1980. He subsequently went on to complete a

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degree in

naval architecture Naval architecture, or naval engineering, is an engineering discipline incorporating elements of mechanical, electrical, electronic, software and safety engineering as applied to the engineering design process, shipbuilding, maintenance, and op ...

and

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at the

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in 1984 and a

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degree in ocean systems management at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

in 1985.

Career

Upon graduation from MIT, Foo began his career at shipping firm

Neptune Orient Lines Neptune Orient Lines Limited (NOL) was a Singaporean container shipping company. It was founded in 1968 as Singapore's national shipping line, but was later sold as a subsidiary to French shipping company CMA CGM in 2016. On 1 October 2020, NO ...

Limited (NOL), holding various executive positions, including president, NOL U.S.A. (1993–1995), and executive vice-president (finance) (1995–1999). Foo left NOL to take up the post of senior vice-president (finance and admin) at

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, which he held from 2000 to 2001, before subsequently assuming the position of senior vice-president (West Asia/Africa) from 2001 to 2002. In 2002, Foo left Singapore Airlines Foo returned to the private sector and NOL in May 2005 as group deputy president, subsequently assuming the additional portfolio of chief financial officer. Foo has also held positions on various government statutory boards. From 2003 to 2006, Foo served as the chairman of

SPRING Singapore The Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board (abbreviation: SPRING Singapore) was a Statutory boards of the Singapore Government, statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore), Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Si ...

, and was the chairman of JTC Corporation from 2008 to 2013. Since July 2017, Foo now serves as the chief financial officer of Singapore Technologies Engineering.

Political career

Foo entered politics in 2001, as an elected Member of Parliament for the West Coast Group Representative Constituency, Pioneer Division. In 2002, he was appointed Singapore's

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in the

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and, additionally from 2004, in the Ministry of National Development. He was re-elected in 2006 for a second parliamentary term. In the May 2011 general elections, Pioneer Division was re-designated a single-member constituency. Foo was nominated as the PAP candidate for Pioneer SMC, and returned as an elected Member of Parliament for a third term, winning 60.73% of the total votes cast. Foo continued to be the MP for Pioneer SMC, having won the 2015 general elections with 76.34% of the vote. In 2020, Foo did not stand for the

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. He was previously the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee as well as the chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Transport. He had also served as the deputy chairman of the GPC for Finance and Trade & Industry, and also as a member of the GPC for Defence & Foreign Affairs.

Personal life

Foo is married with four children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Foo, Cedric Singaporean people of Chinese descent Living people 1960 births People's Action Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Singapore University of Michigan College of Engineering alumni Hainanese people Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Singapore Polytechnic alumni Singaporean politicians of Chinese descent Chief financial officers

Early life and education

Career

Political career

Personal life

See also

References