Mrs Josephine Teo . 杨莉明 . ஜோஸஃபின் டியோ
Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC . 碧山--大巴窑集选区 . பீஷான் - தோ பாயோ குழுத்தொகுதி
Name : Mrs Josephine Teo
Designation : Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport
Menteri Negara, Kementerian Kewangan & Kementerian Pengangkutan
财政部兼交通部政务部长
துணை அமைச்சர், நிதி அமைச்சு, போக்குவரத்து அமைச்சு
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Party Affiliation : People’s Action Party
Place of Birth : Singapore
Date of Birth : 08.07.1968
Marital Status : Married
No of Children : 3
Religion : Christianity
Educational Qualifications
1981-1984 GCE 'O' Level (Dunman High School)
1985-1986 GCE 'A' Level (Raffles Junior College)
1987-1990 Bachelor of Arts (National University of Singapore)
1990-1991 Bachelor of Social Science (2nd Class Upper Div) (National University of Singapore)
1991-1992 Master of Science (Economics) (London School of Economics)
Present Occupations
21.05.2011 Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport
Member of Parliament
27.04.2006 - 18.04.2011 Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC
07.05.2011 Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC
Select Committees
Public Accounts Committee Member 11th Parliament, 1st Session
Public Accounts Committee Member 11th Parliament, 2nd Session
Special Select Committee on Nominations for Appointment as Nominated Members of Parliament Member 11th Parliament, 2nd Session
Career
Aug 1992-Jun 1995 Senior Officer, EDB
Jul 1995 –Feb 1996 Assistant Head, Services (EDB-Enterprise Development); Assistant Programme Manager (EDB-Int'l Advisory Council)
Mar 1996-Mar 1998 Manager, Marketing Resources, China-Singapore Suzhou (On-secondment) Industrial Park (CS-SIP) Pte Ltd
Mar 1998-Aug 2002 Head, Human Resources, Economic Development Board (EDB)
Oct 2002-Apr 2006 Director, Human Resource, Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR)
2002 - 2006 Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Creative Leadership (Asia)
Nov 2005 – Jun 2009 Director, Human Resource, NTUC-ARU
June 2006- 20 May 2011 Executive Secretary, Singapore Industrial Services Employees' Union
Feb 2007- 20 May 2011 Alignment Director (Youth Development), NTUC-ARU
Oct 2007-20 May 2011 Assistant Secretary-General, NTUC
Dec 2007-20 May 2011 Alignment Director (Organisation Development), NTUC-ARU
Jan 2008- 20 May 2011 Centric Director (Staff), NTUC-ARU
July 2009- 20 May 2011 Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Business China
Apr 2008 –20 May 2011 Chairman, Industrial Worker’s Education and Training Fund, NTUC
Other Appointments
11 Aug 2009 –20 May 2011 Member, Board of Trustees, The Singapore University of Technology and Design
May 2009 - 20 May 2011 Chairman, GPC for Education
May 2009 - 20 May 2011 Member, GPC for Defence and Foreign Affairs
Nov 2008 - Current Vice-Chairman, PAP Women's Wing Executive Committee
2009/2010 Co-Chairman, National Family Celebrations 2009 Organising Committee
1 Aug 2008 -20 May 2011 Vice-Chairman, REACH Supervisory Panel, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS)
2 Apr 2008 - 20 May 2011 Chairman, NTUC IWETF Committee Member, NTUC Industrial Relations Council
1 Apr 2008 - 31 Dec 2010 Board Member, Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC)
1 Oct 2007 - Current Board Director, Business China
1 Sep 2007 – 20 May 2011 Board Member, Singapore Workforce Development Agency
1 Sep 2007 - Current Honorary Advisor, Dunman High School Alumni
1 Apr 2007 – 20 May 2011 Member, Nanyang Polytechnic Board of Governors
1 Jan 2007 - Current Member, PAP Community Foundation Executive Committee
May 2010 – May 2011 Human Capital Leadership Institute Governing Council
Awards and Decorations
1991 Rachel Meyer Book Prize for the being the best women student in final examinations, NUS
1991 Singapore National Employers Federation Silver Medal (2nd in final exams), NUS
1991 NTUC Bronze Medal (Best student in Statistics), NUS
1991 Lim Tay Boh Medal (Achievement in final-year Economics exams), NUS
1991 EDB-Glaxo Postgraduate Scholarship
Interests
Travel, Reading, History, Movies
Acronyms
PSLE Primary School Leaving Examination
GCE ‘O’ Level Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level)
GCE ‘A’ Level Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (Advance Level)