Koo Tsai Kee (; 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 Tiong Bahru is a housing estate and subzone region located within Bukit Merah planning area, in the Central Region, Singapore, Central Region of Singapore. Tiong Bahru was constructed in the 1920s by the Singapore Improvement Trust, the predeces ...

division under the

Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency The Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in Central and Western Singapore. The five divisions consists: Buona Vista, Telok Blangah, Moulmein-Cairnhill, Tanjong Pagar- Tiong ...

(Tanjong Pagar GRC).

Education

Koo was educated in

Raffles Institution Raffles Institution (RI) is an independent educational institution in Singapore. Founded in 1823, it is the oldest school in the country. It provides secondary education for boys only from Year 1 to Year 4, and pre-university education for both b ...

and was a

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scholar. He holds a Bachelor of Surveying with first class honours from the universities of

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and

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. He also attended

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and has a Graduate Diploma in photogrammetry,

Master of Science A Master of Science (; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree. In contrast to the Master of Arts degree, the Master of Science degree is typically granted for studies in sciences, engineering and medici ...

and

Master of Philosophy A Master of Philosophy (MPhil or PhM; Latin ' or ') is a postgraduate degree. The name of the degree is most often abbreviated MPhil (or, at times, as PhM in other countries). MPhil are awarded to postgraduate students after completing at leas ...

Political career

Koo entered politics in 1991, when he was elected via walkover as an MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC. In 1995, Koo became a parliamentary secretary and was promoted to senior parliamentary secretary in 1999. As parliamentary secretary, he had worked in various ministries, including

Finance Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and Academic discipline, discipline of money, currency, assets and Liability (financial accounting), liabilities. As a subject of study, is a field of Business administration, Business Admin ...

, National Development, Defence, and Environment and Water Resources. Koo was promoted to Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence in May 2006. Koo is an associate professor at

Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1981, it is also the second oldest autonomous university in the country. The university is organised across numerous colleges and schools, includi ...

(NTU), and has been on no-pay leave since 1999.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Koo, Tsai Kee 1954 births Living people University of Newcastle (Australia) alumni University of New South Wales alumni Raffles Junior College alumni Alumni of University College London Academic staff of Nanyang Technological University People's Action Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Singapore