2006 July 21

Jul 21, 2006 -

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Former Cabinet Minister Lim Kim San passed away recently. Where can I find more information about him and his contributions?

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Here is a quick timeline of Mr Lim Kim San’s career:

1951 : Director, United Chinese Bank Ltd; Chairman, Batu Pahat Bank Ltd; Chairman, Pacific Bank Ltd
1959-1963 : Deputy Chairman, Public Service Commission, Singapore
1960 – 1963 : Chairman, Housing and Development Board
1961 – 1963 : Deputy Chairman, Economic and Development Board
1963 – 1968 : Member of Parliament for Cairnhill
1963 – 1980 : Member of the Central Executive Committee
19 Oct 1963 – 8 Aug 1965 : Minister for National Development
9 Aug 1965 – 16 Aug 1967 : Minister for Finance
17 Aug 1967 – 15 Apr 1968 : Minister for Interior and Defence
6 Sep 1970 – 15 Sep 1972 : Minister for Education
1971 – 1978 : Chairman, Public Utilities Board
16 Sep 1972 – 1 Jun 1975 : Minister for Environment
1973 : Chairman, Board of Trustees, NTUC Welcome Consumers’ Cooperative Ltd
1 Aug 1975 – 30 Jun 1978 : Minister for Communications and Information Technology
2 June 1975 – 31 Jan 1979 : Minister for National Development
1 Feb 1979 – 5 Jan 1981 : Minister for Environment
1979 – 1994 : Chairman, Port of Singapore Authority
1981 – 1982 : Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
1988 – 1 Dec 2002 : Executive Chairman, Singapore Press Holdings
1989 : Chairman, Times Publishing
1992 – 2003: Chairman, Council of Presidential Advisors
2000 : Chancellor, Singapore Management University.

Source: Singapore Infopedia
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