Ker Sin Tze () is a former Singaporean politician. As a member of the People's Action Party, Ker was a
Member of Parliament for
Aljunied GRC from 1991 to 2001.
Education
In his early years, Ker was educated at Xing Hua Primary School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the then
Nanyang University,
Singapore in 1966. In 1968, Ker obtained his master's degree in economics from the
University of Manitoba,
Canada. He obtained his PhD in economics from the University of Manitoba, Canada in 1972.
Career
From 1994 to 2001, he was managing director of Yenom Holdings Pte Ltd. Both
Liang Court and Yenom Holdings belonged to billionaire
Goh Cheng Liang
Goh Cheng Liang (; born 1927) is a Singaporean billionaire businessman who founded Wuthelam Holdings, which manufactures paint and coatings.
Early life
Goh Cheng Liang was born in Singapore. He is the son of Wu Songchang and Li Xiuying.
He gre ...
. On 1 March 2001, he was elected as an independent director to the Board of Tung Lok Group. He was chairman of Superior Metal Printing Limited (1990–1992, Sep 1994–1995); deputy chairman of the
Chinese Development Assistance Council The Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC; ) is a joint development between the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI; ) is a business chamber in Singapore.
The ...
(Sep 1994–2000).
Political career
Ker entered politics through a walkover in
Aljunied GRC in the
1991 General Election. In the 1997 General Election, the PAP team faced opponents from the
SDP and won 67.02% of the votes. He was
Minister of State (Sep-Dec 1991) and later Minister of State for Education (Jan 1992) and Information and the Arts (Jan 1992-Aug 1994).
Ker was the chairman of the Aljunied Town Council (Feb 1995) and the Government Parliamentary Committees for Home Affairs and Law (Aug 1995–1996).
He stepped down from politics at the
2001 General Election.
Post-political career
From October 2002 to June 2007, he was appointed Trade Representative in the Singapore Trade Office in Taipei. From July to December 2007, Ker was the special adviser to Minister for Foreign Affairs
George Yeo
George Yeo Yong-Boon ( zh, s=杨荣文, p=Yáng Róngwén; born 13 September 1954) is a Singaporean former politician and brigadier-general who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs between 2004 and 2011.
Yeo served in the Singapore Army an ...
, who was his Aljunied GRC teammate. Ker was the Consul-General in
Hong Kong and
Macao between 2008 and 2012.
Ker presently serves as adjunct professor at
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School) is an autonomous postgraduate school of the National University of Singapore (NUS), named after the late former Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew.
History
The Lee Kuan Yew School of ...
,
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the c ...
,
and at the Public Policy and Global Affairs programme of
Nanyang Technological University
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a national research university in Singapore. It is the second oldest autonomous university in the country and is considered as one of the most prestigious universities in the world by various inte ...
.
References
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1944 births
Living people
People's Action Party politicians
Singaporean people of Teochew descent
Nanyang University alumni
University of Manitoba alumni
Members of the Parliament of Singapore