Lim Teck Yin (; born 24 December 1962) is a Singaporean public servant and former brigadier-general who has served as the

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from 2011 - 2023. Throughout his career, Lim has been involved in competitive sports as he sought to further his primary job in the

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. Lim is also a former national

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player with seven

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medals, and a recipient of the

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Team of the Year Award for 1986, 1989 and 1991. Lim was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Military) (Silver) in 2006, and the Public Administration Medal (Gold) in 2015 for his contributions to Singapore's sports sector.

Background

Lim was born in Singapore. His grandfather, Major-General Lim Bo Seng, was a former resistance fighter during

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, and is regarded as a

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in Singapore. Lim attended

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (ACS(I)) is an independent Methodism, Methodist secondary school in Dover, Singapore. Founded in 1886 by Reverend William Fitzjames Oldham, it was recognised as an International Baccalaureate World School in 20 ...

and Anglo Chinese Junior College before graduating from the

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with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He also holds a

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from the

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under the SAF Postgraduate Scholarship (General Development). Lim is a board member of the Anglo-Chinese Schools and the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent).

Career

Military career

Commissioned as an

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officer in December 1981, Lim converted to a

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officer in September 1982 and was a platoon and company commander in the 1st Commando Battalion. Since then, he rose up the ranks holding various command and staff appointments notably as Commander of the Army Training and Doctrine Command and Commander of 6th Division. His final appointment in the SAF was Commandant of the

SAFTI Military Institute The SAFTI Military Institute ( zh, 新加坡武装部队军训学院, , ) is a military institute of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) comprising five schools: Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College, three SAF Advanced Schools, and the Offic ...

. After his retirement from the SAF, Lim was redeployed as Deputy Division Commander of 9th Division, a role created for retired Brigadier-Generals. He was a former board member of the Temasek Defence Systems Institute, a subsidiary of the National University of Singapore.

Public service

Following his retirement from the SAF, Lim joined

on 1 April 2011 as its

, scaling up its operations and strategic significance in the sports sector. Since then, he has gradually become a leading voice in the sports scene in Singapore as head of Sport Singapore as well as the chairman of the Singapore

organising committee, where he manages sporting activities and oversees key projects involving sports, sometimes taking rather tough views to put his point across. After the 2016 Rio Summer and Paralympics Olympics, Lim said that Sport Singapore would continue to optimize their resources to balance both

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and those at the grassroots levels.

Personal life

Lim is married to Jane. They have four children.

Honours

* Public Administration Medal (Military) (Silver), in 2006. * Public Administration Medal (Gold), in 2015.

References

External links

Sport Singapore Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Teck Yin 1962 births Singaporean chief executives National University of Singapore alumni Anglo-Chinese School alumni Alumni of London Business School Living people Singaporean male water polo players Asian Games bronze medalists in water polo Water polo players at the 1986 Asian Games Water polo players at the 1990 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Recipients of the Pingat Pentadbiran Awam